Species: Schroederichthys maculatus, Narrowtail Cat Shark, Narrowtail catshark

no dark spots, many white spots

Schroederichthys maculatus Springer, 1966
Narrowtail catshark
Body slender, tapering, trunk behind pelvics very elongate, tip of snout to anus ~1/3 TL; head slightly depressed, rounded in profile; a crest over eye; eye a horizontal oval; snout short, round; front nostril flap triangular, broad, without barbel; lip furrows of moderate size on both jaws; teeth similar on both jaws, most with 3 points, central point 4-5X length of side points; 5 gill slits, last 2 over pectoral; two large dorsal fins, of similar size; origin of first over last half of pelvic base to just behind it; origin of second dorsal over last third of anal fin base to behind anal fin insertion; pelvic and anal fins small; tail fin asymmetric, short, its base without a keel, no crests of denticles along margins; color pattern of combinations of light and dark spots and saddles.
Upper head and body brown, with many round to ovoid white spots; juvenile with 6-9 indistinct pale brown saddles, 3 between dorsal fins, those disappearing in adults; fins pale brown, without spots.
Reaches 35 cm.
Depth range 190-411 m.
Outer continental shelf and upper slope
Honduras to Colombia

High Resolution Map Download
- Salinity
-
- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
-
- Offshore Only
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
-
- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
-
- Reef and soft bottom
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
-
- Bathydemersal
- Feeding Group
-
- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
-
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Data
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
-
- Data
- Benthic
- No pelagic phase
- Global Endemism
-
- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
-
- Caribbean endemic
- Continent only
- GC endemic
- All species..
- Residency
-
- Resident
- Climate Zone
-
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
-
- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
-
- Not listed
- Length Max
-
- 35
- Depth Range Min
-
- 190
- Depth Range Max
-
- 411