Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 550 m |
Western Central Pacific: Philippines. |
This large and slender species is distinguished from all its regional congeners by the following set of characters: absence of saddle or blotch patterns on body and caudal fin (except in G. sauteri); large size, exceeding 50 cm TL (except G. longirostris, G. nipponensis); with a higher count of monospondylous vertebrae (40) (except G. longirostris, G. nipponensis); and precaudal vertebrae 83 (Ref. 127969). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Type locality of Galeus friedrichi, off Sikayab-Bukana, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, at a depth of 550 m (Ref. 127969). |
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