| Family: |
Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) |
| Max. size: |
45.3 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 428 - 562 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean: presumed to be endemic to the Galápagos Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is moderately sized and have the following characters: snout bluntly rounded;
preoral length 4.7-6.8% TL; short head, length about equal to pectoral-pelvic space, 21-24% TL; precaudal length 73-80% TL; dorsal and anal fins are subequal; length of anal-fin base about equal to length of interdorsal space; 81-85 (mean = 82.6) precaudal vertebrae; color chocolate brown dorsally, paler on ventral surface from snout to anus; body, flanks, caudal and median fins are overlain with pale spots about equal in size to eye, becoming smaller below lateral midline, and showing a bilaterally asymmetrical pattern. It differs from its congeners in its coloration, the length of its anal-fin base, and in other morphological characters (Ref. 89625). |
| Biology: |
This species were observed living on the bottom above sand or sand and mud substrates,
in the vicinity of lava boulders, either over flat bottoms or along slopes to 45° (Ref. 89625). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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