Proscylliidae - Finback Catsharks

There are five species of small, slender sharks in this family. Finback catsharks are deep sea sharks. They are found in warm temperate waters of the western North Atlantic and in the Indian and west Pacific Oceans. Finback catsharks have long, oval, cat-like eyes; two dorsal fins; and nictitating eyelids. They eat small fish and invertebrates. The tiny pygmy ribbontail catshark is the smallest member of this family. It is only 6-7 inches long.

World Status Key
Least Concern Near Threatened Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in Wild Extinct
Status taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status, or there is no status data for the species.

US Status Key
Threatened in US Threatened in NH Endangered in US Endangered in NH Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game

Location Key
Africa Antarctic Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North America South America NH Species
Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranean/Black Sea Pacific Ocean Click for More Info Click for Image

New Hampshire Species		North/Central American Species
None		Cuban Ribbontail Catshark - Eridacnis barbouri

Species Around the World
Harlequin Catshark - Ctenacis fehlmanni Pygmy Ribbon Tail Catshark - Eridacnis radcliffei		African Ribbontail Catshark - Eridacnis sinuans Proscyllium habereri

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