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Eridacnis sinuans (Smith, 1957)

African ribbontail catshark
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Mozambique country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs off southern Mozambique (common). Also Ref. 244, 10004.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin chat à rubans, Tollo coludo africano, قِرش قِطّ مُشرَّط إفريقي, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Proscylliidae (Finback catsharks)
Etymology: Eridacnis: Etymology not explained, possibly eri-, Greek intensive particle (i.e., very), and dakno (Gr.), bite, referring to “wide, angular” mouth of E. radcliffei. (See ETYFish);  sinuans: Latin for sinuous, probably referring to its slender body and/or long, ribbon-like caudal fin. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Smith.

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 180 - 480 m (Ref. 244).   Deep-water; 4°S - 30°S

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