African ribbontail catshark

The African ribbontail catshark is ovoviviparous giving birth to two young per litter.

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The African ribbontail catshark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 180 - 480 m environment.

The African ribbontail catshark, Eridacnis sinuans, is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found in the western Indian Ocean, from Tanzania, South Africa, and Mozambique, at depths of between 180 and 480 m. It reaches a length of 37 cm. More

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Common names

African ribbontail cat shark in English
African ribbontail catshark in English
Afrikaanse rugvinkathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Afrikansk finnerødhaj in Danish (dansk)
Requin chat à rubans in French (français)
Requin-chat à rubans in French (français)
Tollo coludo africano in Spanish (español)
东非光唇鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
東非光唇鯊 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Proscylliidae
Genus : Eridacnis
Species : Eridacnis sinuans
Authority : Smith, 1957

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African ribbontail catshark (Eridacnis sinuans)