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The '''gecko catshark''', ''Galeus eastmani'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]] found in deep water in the western [[Pacific]] from [[Japan]] and the [[East China Sea]], and possibly [[Viet Nam]] and the [[Philippines]]. Its length is at least 40 cm, and possibly up to 50 cm. |
The '''gecko catshark''', ''Galeus eastmani'', is a [[cat shark]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Scyliorhinidae]] found in deep water in the western [[Pacific]] from [[Japan]] and the [[East China Sea]], and possibly [[Viet Nam]] and the [[Philippines]]. Its length is at least 40 cm, and possibly up to 50 cm. |
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The gecko catshark, Galeus eastmani, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in deep water in the western Pacific from Japan and the East China Sea, and possibly Viet Nam and the Philippines. Its length is at least 40 cm, and possibly up to 50 cm.
The gecko catshark is a little-known, but very common shark, found in deep water near the bottom.
Coloration is obscure saddle markings on the body and precaudal tail, and with dark markings on the terminal and hypural caudal fin lobes.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Galeus eastmani" in FishBase. July 2006 version.
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