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title: "Atlantic Sawtail Catshark"
description: "Galeus atlanticus — Fish. The Atlantic sawtail catshark (Galeus atlanticus) is a little-known species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, found in a small area of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, centered on the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alborán Sea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/atlantic-sawtail-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic Sawtail Catshark

> Galeus atlanticus — Fish. The Atlantic sawtail catshark (Galeus atlanticus) is a little-known species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, found in a small area of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, centered on the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alborán Sea.

- Scientific name: *Galeus atlanticus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1
- Wikidata: [Q4816649](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4816649)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101179](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101179)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Sawtail Catshark
- de: Atlantischer Sägeschwanzhai
- fr: Chien de mer de l'Atlantique
- nl: Atlantische zaagstaartkathaai

## Summary

The Atlantic sawtail catshark (Galeus atlanticus) is a little-known species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, found in a small area of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, centered on the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alborán Sea. It is found on or close to the bottom over the continental slope, mostly at depths of 400–600 m (1,300–2,000 ft). This shark closely resembles, and was once thought to be the same species as, the blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus); both are slender with a series of dark saddles and blotches along the back and tail, and a prominent crest of enlarged dermal denticles…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_sawtail_catshark

## Photo

![Atlantic Sawtail Catshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-sawtail-catshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bideault, keine bekannten Copyrightbeschränkungen (Gemeinfreiheit) · Public domain · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101179

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/atlantic-sawtail-catshark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).