Blackmouth catshark
Galeus melastomus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Pentanchidae
- Genus
- Galeus
Where to Find
Found in 19 diving areas across 12 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 1 records
- Larnaca, Cyprus - 5 records
- Paphos & Coral Bay, Cyprus - 5 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 13 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 6 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 15 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 5 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 2 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 109 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 10 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 169 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 17 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 86 records
- West Coast (Gothenburg), Sweden - 3 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 5 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 1 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 1 records