| Family: |
Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks) |
| Max. size: |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 550 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
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). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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