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title: "Graceful Catshark"
description: "Proscyllium habereri — Fish. The graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) is a species of finback catshark, belonging to the family Proscylliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/graceful-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Graceful Catshark

> Proscyllium habereri — Fish. The graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) is a species of finback catshark, belonging to the family Proscylliidae.

- Scientific name: *Proscyllium habereri*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 4
- Wikidata: [Q797997](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q797997)
- iNaturalist taxon: [110656](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/110656)

## Names

- en: Graceful Catshark
- de: Graziler Katzenhai

## Summary

The graceful catshark (Proscyllium habereri) is a species of finback catshark, belonging to the family Proscylliidae. This shark is found in the western Pacific Ocean, from southeastern Japan to Vietnam and northwestern Java, at depths between 50 and 100 m. Females can reach a length of 65 cm.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Chao 江星辰 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351422019

## Machine access

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