Family: PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE, False Cat Shark, False Cat Sharks
snout long, bell-shaped
deep groove before oval eyes
deep groove before oval eyes
D closer to pectoral than pelvic
long angular mouth
many small teeth
teeth similar on both jaws
many small teeth
teeth similar on both jaws
FAMILY PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE
FALSE CAT SHARKS
Head, body and fins soft and flabby; head narrow & rounded; snout elongate, rounded, bell-shaped; a deep groove before elongated, slit-like eyes; front nasal flaps broadly angular; mouth long, angular, arched, extends past eyes; lip furrows very short; teeth small, with acute narrow points & 1 pair of side cusplets, not bladelike, similar in both jaws, rear teeth comblike; many tooth rows (upper 96 - 294, lower 108 – 335); pectoral fins rounded; 1st dorsal fin nearer pectorals than pelvics; no pits on tail origin; tail fin with ventral lobe weak to absent; no undulations on upper edge of tail fin.
A family with three genera and 4 species
PREPARED BY D ROSS ROBERTSON, AFTER FAO
