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Dichichthys melanobranchus Chan, 1966 Blackgill catshark |
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| Family: | Dichichthyidae (Bristle shark) | |||
| Max. size: | 85 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 540 - 810 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: known from only 3 specimens taken in the South China Sea. Collected less than a degree north of the northwestern boundary of the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 11146). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 0-0. Light brown with distal parts and anterior margins of fins, snout, nostrils, and gills blackish brown in young, possibly uniform blackish brown in adults (Ref. 11146). | |||
| Biology: | A poorly known deep-water bottom-dwelling catshark found on mud bottoms of the upper continental slopes (Ref. 11146). Oviparous (Ref. 130868). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||