Atlantic sawtail cat shark

Reproduction is oviparous.

The Atlantic sawtail cat shark lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 540 - 540 m environment.

The Atlantic sawtail cat shark, Galeus atlanticus, is a rare cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae the only specimen of which, the holotype, was found off Cape Spartel, on the northwest coast of Morocco, at 540 m. Reproduction is oviparous. More

Common names

Atlantic sawtail cat shark in English
Atlantische zaagstaartkathaai in Dutch (Nederlands)
Melanostomos Atlantikou in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Melanostomos Atlantikou in Greek, Modern (1453)
Moixina atlàntica in Catalan (Català)
Μελανόστομος Aτλαντικού in Greek (Ελληνικά)
大西洋鋸尾鯊 in Mandarin Chinese
大西洋锯尾鲨 in Mandarin Chinese
⏠ελανόστομος Ατλαντικού in Greek, Modern (1453)

Order : Carcharhiniformes
Family : Scyliorhinidae
Genus : Galeus
Species : Galeus atlanticus
Authority : Vaillant, 1888