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Antilles catshark
| Antilles catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Scyliorhinidae |
| Genus: | Galeus |
| Species: | G. antillensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Galeus antillensis S. Springer, 1979
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| Range of the Antilles catshark | |
The Antilles catshark (Galeus antillensis) is a common but little-known species of catshark, part of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on or near the bottom at a depth of 293–695 m (961–2,280 ft) off Florida and the West Indies from Jamaica to Martinique. It was once regarded as a subspecies of the similar roughtail catshark (G. arae), along with the longfin sawtail catshark (G. cadenati). Growing to 46 cm (18 in) long, the Antilles catshark is a slender species with a marbled color pattern of dark saddles and blotches, as well as a crest of enlarge dermal denticles along the front part of its dorsal caudal fin margin. It feeds on shrimp and may have schooling habits. Reproduction is oviparous.
- ^ Kyne, P.M.; Simpson, N.J.; Herman, K. (2020). "Galeus antillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161732A124535030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161732A124535030.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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