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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) >
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) >
Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others (See ETYFish); friedrichi: Named for Jürgen Friedrich, a European philanthropist and co-founder of the JAF Foundation (Switzerland).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 550 m (Ref. 127969). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127969)
Short description
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This large and slender species is distinguished from all its regional congeners by the following set of characters: absence of saddle or blotch patterns on body and caudal fin (except in G. sauteri); large size, exceeding 50 cm TL (except G. longirostris, G. nipponensis); with a higher count of monospondylous vertebrae (40) (except G. longirostris, G. nipponensis); and precaudal vertebrae 83 (Ref. 127969).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ebert, D.A. and J.J. Jang, 2022. Galeus friedrichi (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae), a new sawtail catshark from the Philippines. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 39:45-53. (Ref. 127969)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).