Blackmouth catshark
D-Fleckhai; GB-Blackmouth shark; DK- Ringhaj; PL-Piłogon; EST-Mustsuu-saagsabahai; RU-Испанская акула-пилохвост; FIN-Rengashai; S-Hågäl
Characters
1) Characteristic colour pattern.
2) Second dorsal fin only little smaller than first dorsal fin.
3) Upper margin of caudal peduncle strongly serrated.
●) 5 gill slits.
●) Inside of mouth black.
Females up to 90 cm, males up to 60 cm length.
Similar species
Smallspotted catshark - without scutes on dorsal part of caudal peduncle; inner side of mouth not black
Biology
Benthic in depths below 200 m, occasionally up to only 50 m depth; lays eggs.Diet
Mussels, squids, crustaceans and fish.Importance
Of no commercial importance.Endangerment
Common bycatch in trawling and longlines, but presumably not endangered.Galeus melastomus
