Cuban ribbontail catshark
The Cuban ribbontail catshark (Eridacnis barbouri), is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found off western central Atlantic Ocean at depths of between 430 and 613 m. It can grow up to a length of 34 cm.
| Cuban ribbontail catshark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Proscylliidae |
| Genus: | Eridacnis |
| Species: | E. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Eridacnis barbouri | |
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The Cuban ribbontail catshark is ovoviviparous.
References
- Ormond, C.G.A. & Burgess, G.H. 2009. Eridacnis barbouri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T161330A5399669. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T161330A5399669.en. Downloaded on 06 September 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Eridacnis barbouri" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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