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title: "Narrowmouthed Catshark"
description: "Schroederichthys bivius — Fish. The narrowmouthed catshark (Schroederichthys bivius) is a coloured catshark belonging to the family Atelomycteridae, found from central Chile around the Straits of Magellan, to Argentina between latitudes 23° S and 56° S, at depths down to about 180 m (600 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean and about 360 m (1,200 ft) in the Pacific."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/narrowmouthed-catshark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Narrowmouthed Catshark

> Schroederichthys bivius — Fish. The narrowmouthed catshark (Schroederichthys bivius) is a coloured catshark belonging to the family Atelomycteridae, found from central Chile around the Straits of Magellan, to Argentina between latitudes 23° S and 56° S, at depths down to about 180 m (600 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean and about 360 m (1,200 ft) in the Pacific.

- Scientific name: *Schroederichthys bivius*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 4
- Wikidata: [Q2716635](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2716635)
- iNaturalist taxon: [112295](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/112295)

## Names

- en: Narrowmouthed Catshark
- de: Schmalmaul-Katzenhai
- es: Pintarroja del sur

## Summary

The narrowmouthed catshark (Schroederichthys bivius) is a coloured catshark belonging to the family Atelomycteridae, found from central Chile around the Straits of Magellan, to Argentina between latitudes 23° S and 56° S, at depths down to about 180 m (600 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean and about 360 m (1,200 ft) in the Pacific. It can grow to a length of up to 70 cm (28 in). The reproduction of this catshark is oviparous.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Unspecified · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schroederichthys_bivius_UNMDP-DI_018%2B1312408328.jpg

## Machine access

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