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title: "Gecko Catshark"
description: "Galeus eastmani — Fish. The gecko catshark (Galeus eastmani) is a species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan, and possibly also off Vietnam."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gecko-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gecko Catshark

> Galeus eastmani — Fish. The gecko catshark (Galeus eastmani) is a species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan, and possibly also off Vietnam.

- Scientific name: *Galeus eastmani*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 3
- Wikidata: [Q2639993](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2639993)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101181](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101181)

## Names

- en: Gecko Catshark
- de: Gecko-Katzenhai
- nl: Gekkokathaai

## Summary

The gecko catshark (Galeus eastmani) is a species of deepwater catshark, belonging to the family Pentanchidae, native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean from southern Japan to Taiwan, and possibly also off Vietnam. It is a common, demersal species found at depths of 100–900 m (330–2,950 ft). Its body is slender, with a pattern of dark saddles and blotches. The dorsal and caudal fins are edged in white, and there is a prominent crest of enlarged dermal denticles along the dorsal edge of the caudal fin. The gecko catshark is a schooling, opportunistic predator of bony fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. It is oviparous…

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

## Photo

![Gecko Catshark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gecko-catshark/medium.jpg)

Photo: D.S. Jordan and J. O. Snyder · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pristiurus_eastmani_by_jordan_and_snyder.jpg

## Machine access

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