Galeus springeri Konstantinou & Cozzi, 1998
Springer's sawtail cat shark
photo by FAO

Family:  Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Max. size:  31.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); 43.8 cm TL (female)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 450 - 700 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, north coast of Hispaniola, and Cuba.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 June 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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