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IllustrationEastern dwarf false catshark
Planonasus indicus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Eastern dwarf false catshark
- Scientific
- Planonasus indicus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sharks
- Maximum size
- Up to about 64 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Deep-water, on or near the bottom, recorded from 200 to 1000 m
- IUCN status
- DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2019
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small, dark deep-water catshark reaching about 64 cm, known from deep-sea longline bycatch at about 200 to 1,000 m.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase only as 'possibly present' in the Maldives. Sharks are fully protected in the Maldives (since 2010).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Planonasus-indicus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.