Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810

Blackmouth catshark

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Spain country information

Common names: Bardoulina, Bastina, Blackmouthed dogfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Galicia (Ref. 86578). Recorded from the Balearic Islands (Ref. 26178).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database: ICTIMED

Common names from other countries

Chien espagnol, Pintarroja bocanegra, Tintorera, ... more

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

इलाज़मौबरांकी (शारक और रेज़) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others (See ETYFish); melastomus: melas (Gr.), black; stoma (Gr.), mouth, referring to color inside of mouth (common in congeners but quickly lost after preservation) (See ETYFish).
More on author: Rafinesque.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री ड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 55 - 1873 m (Ref. 55744), usually 150 - 1200 m (Ref. 35388). Deep-water; 64°N - 12°N, 19°W - 37°E

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Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810

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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

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