Springer's sawtail catshark [SEP] IUCN conservation status
at the upper two corners. Adult males have yet to be captured; the largest immature male measured long. Females are mature by a length of .
Human interactions.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the Springer's sawtail catshark under Data Deficient, as there is little information on fishery activities within its geographic and depth range. Given its restricted range, it may be negatively affected by any expansion of deepwater fisheries in the region. It is occasionally caught in bottom trawls.
crests, made of enlarged dermal denticles along both the dorsal and the ventral edges of the caudal fin. The Springer's sawtail catshark is oviparous. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) presently lacks the information to assess its conservation status.
Taxonomy.
The Springer's sawtail catshark was originally regarded as the striped color morph of the Antilles catshark ("G. antillensis", formerly "G. arae antillensis"). The first known specimen had resided in the National Museum of Natural History for over 20 years