WoRMS taxon details
Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant, 1888)
105811 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105811)
accepted
Species
Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888) Vaillant, L. L. (1888). Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. <em>Poissons. Paris.</em> 1-406, Pls. 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13677 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105811 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888) Vaillant, L. L. (1888). Expéditions scientifiques du "Travailleur" et du "Talisman" pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. <em>Poissons. Paris.</em> 1-406, Pls. 1-28., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.13677 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Atlantic sawtail catshark | [details] |
| German | Atlantischer Sägeschwanzhai | [details] |
| Hebrew | גלדן | [details] |
| Lithuanian | atlantinis pjūklauodegis katryklis | [details] |
| Russian | антильский пилохвост | [details] |
| Spanish | olayo atlántico | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Акула котяча атлантична | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galeus atlanticus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galeus atlanticus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins) (from synonym Pristiurus atlanticus Vaillant, 1888)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To PESI
