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Corrigan's catshark

Galeus corriganae White, Mana & Naylor, 2016

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The corrigan's catshark (Galeus corriganae) is a species in the family Pentanchidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the corrigan's catshark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the corrigan's catshark live?

Not recorded

Is the corrigan's catshark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the corrigan's catshark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyPentanchidae
  6. genusGaleus
  7. SpeciesGaleus corriganae White, Mana & Naylor, 2016
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Corrigan’s catsharkEnglish
  • Gattuccio di CorriganItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the corrigan's catshark

Other species in the same genus Galeus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the corrigan's catshark?

The corrigan's catshark (Galeus corriganae) belongs to the family Pentanchidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Corrigan's catshark (Galeus corriganae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/corrigans-catshark

MLA

“Corrigan's catshark (Galeus corriganae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/corrigans-catshark.

BibTeX
@misc{corrigans_catshark_2026,
  title = {Corrigan's catshark (Galeus corriganae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/corrigans-catshark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}