The blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, is a species of deepwater catshark in the family Pentanchidae, common in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Senegal, including the Mediterranean Sea. It typically inhabits continental slopes at depths of 150 to 1,400 meters on muddy bottoms. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Blackmouth catshark (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Israel, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
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1. Blackmouth catshark (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The blackmouth catshark, Galeus melastomus, is a species of deepwater catshark in the family Pentanchidae, common in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Senegal, including the Mediterranean Sea.
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Slow-swimming but active, the blackmouth catshark is a generalist that preys on a wide variety of crustaceans, cephalopods, and fishes.
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Because of its abundance, the blackmouth catshark forms a substantial part of the bycatch of deepwater commercial fisheries across much of its range.
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View the Source2. Blackmouth catshark (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q141066 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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