Pale Spotted Catshark

Body small, spotted, very pale covered with widely-spaced, sharply-defined dark brown spots; dark spots or blotches beneath the eye absent; head and preoral length relatively long. Caudal peduncle slender, dorsal, anal and pelvic fins low; anal-fin base equal to or shorter than pelvic-anal space. Teeth ridged, 5 cusps. Monospondylous centra 34-36. Posterior margin of first dorsal fin 0.59-0.69 times its base (Ref. 36718).

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).

Oviparous (Ref. 50449).