Antilles catshark [SEP] parent taxon
Antilles catshark
The Antilles catshark ("Galeus antillensis") is a common but little-known species of catshark, part of the family Scyliorhinidae. It is found on or near the bottom at a depth of off Florida and the West Indies from Jamaica to Martinique. It was once regarded as a subspecies of the similar roughtail catshark ("G. arae"), along with the longfin sawtail catshark ("G. cadenati"). Growing to long, the Antilles catshark is a slender species with a marbled color pattern
Distribution and habitat.
The Antilles catshark has been reported from the Straits of Florida, as well as from the waters around Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Leeward Islands, and Martinique. Its range may be wider than is known and overlaps that of "G. springeri", but not "G. arae" or "G. cadenati". This abundant, demersal species inhabits continental and insular slopes, at a depth of .
Description.
The Antilles catshark grows larger than "G. arae" and "