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Cuban ribbontail catshark

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Eridacnis barbouri

Higher classification
  
Eridacnis

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Genus
  
Eridacnis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

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Similar
  
African ribbontail catshark, Harlequin catshark, Pygmy ribbontail catshark, Slender smooth‑hound, Sailback houndshark

The Cuban ribbontail catshark, Eridacnis barbouri, is a finback catshark of the family Proscylliidae, found off western central Atlantic Ocean at depths of between 430 and 613 m. It can grow up to a length of 34 cm.

The Cuban ribbontail catshark is ovoviviparous.

References

Cuban ribbontail catshark Wikipedia