Smallspotted catshark
Average size: 50 cm
Maximum size: 80 cm
The back’s colour goes from grey to yellowish, the belly is white and the flanks has several brown/black/white spots. The skin is grained. This is a benthic species which lives on sandy, muddy or gravely bottoms at depths of 30 – 400 meters. It feeds on other fish and mollusks. The traditional fishing techniques are fish-traps and longline fishing.
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Roberto Sandulli, “Dentro al mare della Costa d'Amalfi" guida alla fauna marina della Costiera Amalfitana, Ecostiera edizioni, anno 1999