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Lizard Catshark
Schroederichthys saurisqualus
The lizard catshark (Schroederichthys saurisqualus) is a small shark species of the catshark family, Scyliorhinidae, found off the coast of southern Brazil on the upper continental shelf at depths of between 250 and 500 metres (820 and 1,640 ft).
From the article Lizard catshark on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The lizard catshark is a small species growing to a maximum size of 59 centimetres (23 in) for males and 69 centimetres (27 in) for females. It is similar in appearance to the slender catshark (Schroederichthys tenuis) but can be distinguished from it by the fact that it has white spotting, a longer distance between the two dorsal fins and a longer distance between the pelvic and anal fins. The dermal denticals on its skin are rounded rather than pointed and it has about 122 vertebrae while the slender catshark has only about 110.
Range & habitat
The lizard catshark is native to the Atlantic coast of South America where it is present off Brazil. It is found on the upper part of the continental slope at depths of between 250 and 500 metres (820 and 1,640 ft) among deepwater reefs where there are corals, tube sponges, gorgonians, crinoids and brittle stars. There are often many freckled catsharks (Scyliorhinus haeckelii) in the same habitat.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 112298.