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are small and overlapping, each with three-toothed crown that bears a median ridge. There is a crest of enlarged saw-like denticles along the dorsal edge of the caudal fin. This species is dusky above and light below. There are typically 11 or fewer dark gray or brown saddles and/or blotches outlined
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The
African sawtail catshark attains a maximum known length of 46 cm (18 in); females tend to be larger than males. It has a slender, firm body and a slightly flattened head with a long, pointed snout. The anterior rim of each nostril bears a triangular flap of skin. The eyes are
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in white along the back and tail. The pattern tends to fade with age, and some individuals are uniformly colored. The interior of the mouth is black.
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may also be consumed. A known predator of this species is the
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The diet of the
African sawtail catshark consists of small
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519:are initially sustained an external
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1717:Australian sawtail catshark (
1336:Australian marbled catshark (
1231:Australian spotted catshark (
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364:, naming it in Poll's honor.
1579:Leopard-spotted swellshark (
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272:along the upper edge of the
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1822:Southern sawtail catshark (
1804:Longnose sawtail catshark (
1768:Atlantic sawtail catshark (
1726:Northern sawtail catshark (
1092:Black roughscale catshark (
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2743:Taxa named by Jean Cadenat
2733:Marine fish of West Africa
2728:Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
1858:African sawtail catshark (
1795:Slender sawtail catshark (
1777:Longfin sawtail catshark (
1597:Sarawak pygmy swellshark (
1249:Western spotted catshark (
1345:Eastern banded catshark (
1276:Orange spotted catshark (
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758:Chlamydoselachus africana
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2338:Small-spotted catshark (
2260:Narrowmouthed catshark (
2116:White-clasper catshark (
1885:Dwarf sawtail catshark (
1525:Reticulated swellshark (
1378:New Caledonia catshark (
658:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.).
368:Distribution and habitat
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2401:Whitesaddled catshark (
2374:Brownspotted catshark (
2356:West African catshark (
1927:Blackspotted catshark (
1561:Australian swellshark (
1258:Pale spotted catshark (
1207:Panama ghost catshark (
1144:Spatulasnout catshark (
1110:Smalldorsal cat shark (
672:. October 2010 version.
2738:Fish described in 1959
1669:Narrowbar swellshark (
1438:New Zealand catshark (
1327:Banded sand catshark (
1189:South China catshark (
1074:Broadmouth cat shark (
388:and rare south of the
378:Northern Cape Province
326:published a report on
2278:Narrowtail catshark (
2269:Redspotted catshark (
2152:McMillan's catshark (
1813:Blackmouth catshark (
1642:Blotchy swell shark (
1624:Speckled swellshark (
1606:Flagtail swellshark (
1552:Draughtsboard shark (
1498:Whitefin swellshark (
1429:Broadhead cat shark (
1285:Variegated catshark (
1198:Spongehead catshark (
1004:Smallbelly catshark (
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509:aplacental viviparous
416:nictitating membranes
293:aplacental viviparous
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2107:White-tip catshark (
2074:White-spotted Izak (
1996:Puffadder shyshark (
1759:Roughtail catshark (
1651:Saddled swellshark (
1588:Painted swellshark (
1570:Spotted swellshark (
1534:Formosa swellshark (
1162:Broadgill catshark (
1153:Deepwater catshark (
1119:Largenose catshark (
1020:Broadnose catshark (
986:Humpback cat shark (
929:Flatnose cat shark (
339:blackmouth catsharks
303:. The fisheries off
2410:Blotched catshark (
2392:Freckled catshark (
2320:Polkadot catshark (
2179:Filetail catshark (
2134:Campeche catshark (
1918:Speckled catshark (
1849:Peppered catshark (
1750:Antilles catshark (
1693:Lollipop catshark (
1615:Indian swellshark (
1516:Cook's swellshark (
1456:Spotless catshark (
1240:Blotched catshark (
1171:Saldanha catshark (
1128:Smallfin catshark (
1101:Smalleye catshark (
1065:Flathead catshark (
1056:Longhead catshark (
1038:Longnose catshark (
1029:Japanese catshark (
690:Sharks of the World
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463:Biology and ecology
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2236:Leopard catshark (
2170:Salamander shark (
1867:Phallic catshark (
1447:Bristly catshark (
1411:Arabian catshark (
1047:Iceland catshark (
995:Longfin catshark (
970:Flaccid catshark (
543:Human interactions
359:scientific journal
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2365:Comoro catshark (
2287:Lizard catshark (
2203:Onefin catshark (
2163:P. melanobranchus
2143:Velvet catshark (
2109:P. albimarginatus
1963:Quagga catshark (
1465:Sombre catshark (
1112:A. micropterygeus
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909:Carcharhiniformes
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