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Galeus eastmani (Jordan & Snyder, 1904)

Gecko catshark
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Fiji country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: error
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Outside distributional range (Ref. 127969). Reported in Ref. 85272.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fj.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/fiji/fiji.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ebert, D.A. and J.J. Jang, 2022
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Chien gecko, Pintarroja salamanquesa, قِرش قِطّ جِكُو, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others. (See ETYFish);  eastmani: Patronym not identified, probably in honor of American geologist and paleontologist Charles Rochester Eastman (1868-1918), a specialist in fossil fishes. (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin bathydémersal.   Deep-water; 34°N -

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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