- Cuban ribbontail catshark
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Cuban ribbontail catshark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Proscylliidae Genus: Eridacnis Species: E. barbouri Binomial name Eridacnis barbouri
(Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944)The Cuban ribbontail catshark, Eridacnis barbouri, is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found off western central Atlantic Ocean at depths of between 430 and 613 m. It reaches a length of 2 m.
The Cuban ribbontail catshark is ovoviviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Eridacnis barbouri" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Categories:- Proscylliidae
- Ovoviviparous fish
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