Image: The False Catshark has a very large mouth with a wide gape.
Description
A 1.75 m long False Catshark collected by an AFMA observer on trawler, FV Austral Leader at a depth between 700 m and 1000 m in the Indian Ocean. This fish is registered in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.41474-001). The False Catshark has a very large mouth with a wide gape.
- Photographer:
- Mark McGrouther
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- False Catshark
- Scientific name:
- Pseudotriakis microdon
- Family:
- Pseudotriakidae
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