The African ribbontail catshark, Eridacnis sinuans, is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found in the western Indian Ocean, from Tanzania, South Africa, and Mozambique, at depths between 180 and 480 m. It can grow up to a length of 37 cm.
| African ribbontail catshark | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Proscylliidae |
| Genus: | Eridacnis |
| Species: | E. sinuans
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| Eridacnis sinuans (J. L. B. Smith, 1957)
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The African ribbontail catshark is ovoviviparous giving birth to two young per litter.
The African ribbontail catshark's coloration is grey-brown.
References edit
- ^ Pollom, R.; Ebert, D.A.; Fernando, S.; Gledhill, K.; Kuguru, B.; Leslie, R. (2019). "Eridacnis sinuans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44611A124435295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44611A124435295.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Eridacnis sinuans" in FishBase. May 2006 version.