Graceful catshark

Species of shark

Graceful catshark
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Proscylliidae
Genus: Proscyllium
Species:
P. habereri
Binomial name
Proscyllium habereri
Hilgendorf, 1904
Range of the graceful catshark

The graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) is a species of finback catshark, belonging to the family Proscylliidae. This shark is found in the western Pacific Ocean, from southeastern Japan to Vietnam and northwestern Java, at depths between 50 and 100 m. Females can reach a length of 65 cm.

References

  1. ^ Rigby, C.L.; Chen, X.; Ebert, D.A.; Herman, K.; Ho, H.; Hsu, H.; Zhang, J. (2020). "Proscyllium habereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161733A124535240. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161733A124535240.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Proscyllium habereri" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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Extant ground shark species
Carcharhinidae
(Requiem sharks)
  • (see Carcharhinidae)
Hemigaleidae
(Weasel sharks)
Hemipristis
  • Snaggletooth shark (H. elongata)
Chaenogaleus
  • Hooktooth shark (C. macrostoma)
Hemigaleus
  • Australian weasel shark (H. australiensis)
  • Sicklefin weasel shark (H. microstoma)
Paragaleus
  • Whitetip weasel shark (P. leucolomatus)
  • Atlantic weasel shark (P. pectoralis)
  • Slender weasel shark (P. randalli)
  • Straight-tooth weasel shark (P. tengi)
Leptochariidae
Leptocharias
  • Barbeled houndshark (L. smithii)
Proscylliidae
(Finback catsharks)
Ctenacis
  • Harlequin catshark (C. fehlmanni)
Eridacnis
  • Cuban ribbontail catshark (E. barbouri)
  • Pygmy ribbontail catshark (E. radcliffei)
  • African ribbontail catshark (E. sinuans)
Proscyllium
  • Graceful catshark (P. habereri)
  • Magnificent catshark (P. magnificum)
  • P. venustum
Pseudotriakidae
Gollum
  • Slender smooth-hound (G. attenuatus)
  • Sulu gollumshark (G. suluensis)
Planonasus
Dwarf false catshark (P. parini)
Pseudotriakis
  • False catshark (P. microdon)
Scyliorhinidae
(Catsharks)
(see Scyliorhinidae)
Sphyrnidae
(Hammerhead sharks)
Eusphyra
  • Winghead shark (E. blochii)
Sphyrna
  • Scalloped bonnethead (S. corona)
  • Whitefin hammerhead (S. couardi)
  • Carolina hammerhead (S. gilberti)
  • Scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini)
  • Scoophead (S. media)
  • Great hammerhead (S. mokarran)
  • Bonnethead (S. tiburo)
  • Smalleye hammerhead (S. tudes)
  • Smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena)
Triakidae
(Houndsharks)
  • (see Triakidae)
Taxon identifiers
Proscyllium habereri