Scientific Name	Eridacnis radcliffei   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith, 1913	Depth	71 - 766M
Chinese	雷氏光唇鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	原鯊科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F024　Proscylliidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑鰭光唇鯊
Max Length	24 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙條、花尾貓鮫
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Jolo Light, Sulu Islands, 6°11'50"N, 121°08'20"E, Philippines, Albatross station 5135, depth 161 fathoms
Synonyms	Eridacnis radcliffi, Proscyllium alcocki
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Smith, H. M. 1913 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0062284. ASIZP0807640. ASIZP0807641. ASIZP0807642. ASIZP0917640. ASIZP0917641. ASIZP0917642. NMMBP02084. NMMBP02840. NMMBP02891. NMMBP03566. NMMBP04488. NMMBP04489. NMMBP04886. NMMBP04887. NMMBP05753.
Common Name	Pygmy ribbontail catshark; Pygmy ribbontail cat shark
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	One of the smallest living sharks, not exceeding 24 cm, with anal fin and two equal-sized, spineless dorsal fins, first dorsal fin over abdomen and slightly closer to pelvic fins than pectorals, preoral snout less than 1.5 times mouth length, nictitating eyelids, a triangular mouth, labial furrows rudimentary or absent, comblike posterior teeth, short anterior nasal flaps that do not reach mouth, no nasoral grooves or barbels, a long, narrow, ribbonlike caudal fin with prominent dark banding, and brown coloration. Colour brown, with prominent dark banding on tail and dark markings on dorsal fins.
habitats	A deepwater tropical benthic shark that often occurs on mud bottoms, on the upper continental and insular slopes and the outer shelves at depths from 71 to 766 m.Ovoviviparous, number of young 1 or 2 in a litter. This shark is extraordinary in the great s
Distribution	Wideranging in the Indo-West Pacific, but with spotty records from Tanzania, the Gulf of Aden, India (Gulf of Mannar, Bay of Bengal), the Andaman Islands, Viet Nam, Taiwan, and the Philippines. The immense range of this species is striking compared to the
Utility	Minimal, taken in commercial bottom trawls in the Philippines, but utilization there is not known.