Kyne & Simpfendorfer.. - Shark Specialist Group
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Western Central Atlantic: Straits of Florida and the Caribbean. FAO Area 31. Upper slope.<br />
293-658m.<br />
Galeus arae (Nichols, 1927). Roughtail catshark<br />
Northwest and Western Central Atlantic: USA, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Central<br />
America. FAO Areas 21, 31. Upper slope. 292-732m.<br />
Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant, 1888). Atlantic sawtail catshark<br />
Patchy in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean. FAO Areas 27, 37. Upper slope. 400-<br />
600m.<br />
Galeus boardmani (Whitley, 1928). Australian sawtail catshark<br />
Eastern Indian and Western Pacific: southern Australia. FAO Areas 57, 71, 81. Outer shelf<br />
and upper slope. 150-640m.<br />
Galeus cadenati Springer, 1966. Longfin sawtail catshark<br />
Western Central Atlantic: off Panama and Colombia. FAO Area 31. Upper slope.439-548m.<br />
Galeus eastmani (Jordan & Snyder, 1904). Gecko catshark<br />
Patchy in the Northwest Pacific. FAO Area 61. Habitat information not available.<br />
Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993. Slender sawtail catshark<br />
Eastern Indian and Western Central Pacific: patchy across northern Australia. FAO Areas 57,<br />
71. Upper slope. 290-470m.<br />
Galeus longirostris Tachikawa & Taniuchi, 1987. Longnose sawtail catshark<br />
Northwest Pacific: Japan. FAO Area 61. Upper slope. 350-550m.<br />
Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810. Blackmouth catshark<br />
Wide-ranging in the Northeast and Western Central Atlantic and the Mediterranean. FAO<br />
Areas 27, 34, 37. Shelf and upper to mid slope. 55-1440m (mainly 200-500m).<br />
Galeus mincaronei Soto, 2001. Brazillian sawtail catshark<br />
Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil. FAO Area 41. Deep reefs on upper slope. 236-600m.<br />
Galeus murinus (Collett, 1904). Mouse catshark<br />
Northeast Atlantic: Iceland and the Faeroe Islands. FAO Area 27. Upper to mid slope. 380-<br />
1250m.<br />
Galeus nipponensis Nakaya, 1975. Broadfin sawtail catshark<br />
Northwest Pacific: Japan. FAO Area 61. Upper slope and submarine ridges. 362-540m.<br />
Galeus piperatus Springer & Wagner, 1966. Peppered catshark<br />
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California. FAO Area 77. Upper to mid slope. 275-1326m.<br />
Galeus polli Cadenat, 1959. African sawtail catshark.<br />
Wide-ranging in the Eastern Atlantic off West Africa. FAO Areas 34, 47. Outer shelf and<br />
upper slope. 159-720m.<br />
Galeus schultzi Springer, 1979. Dwarf sawtail catshark<br />
Western Central Pacific: Philippines. FAO Area 71. Shelf (one record) and upper slope. 50-<br />
431m (single record at 50m, usually 329-431m).<br />
Galeus springeri Konstantinou & Cozzi, 1998. Springer's sawtail catshark<br />
Western Central Atlantic: Greater and Lesser Antilles. FAO Area 31. Upper slope. 457-699m.<br />
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