Scientific Name	Galeus eastmani   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Snyder, 1904)	Depth	10 - 200M
Chinese	依氏蜥鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	貓鯊科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F023　Scyliorhinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	伊氏鋸尾鯊
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙條、依氏蜥鮫
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、North
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	off Izu, Japan
Synonyms	Pristiurus eastmani
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  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1904 Nakaya, K. 1975 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	ASIZP0063777. ASIZP0064093. ASIZP0070317. ASIZP0901284. NMMSTP00889. NMNSF01528. NTUM06967.
Common Name	Gecko cat shark; Gecko catshark
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body slender, precaudal tail not greatly compressed as base. Snout moderately long and narrowly parabolic, prenarial snout shorter than eye diameter; eyes virtually lateral on head, with slight subocular ridges; mouth moderately large and long, broadly arched. Pelvic fins small, low and angular; interspace between pelvic and anal bases much shorter than anal base; anal fin short, anal origin under anterior half of interdorsal space. A colour pattern of obscure dark saddle blotches on body and caudal fin, dorsal fins and caudal tip whitish. Size small, adults to at least 40 cm.
habitats	Found in deep water near the bottom.Development oviparous, with a single egg laid per oviduct. This species shows sexual segregation, males maturing at about 31 to 32 cm and reaching at least 36 cm; females maturing at about 36 to 37 cm and reaching at le
Distribution	Western North Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, East China Sea, Viet Nam.
Utility	Caught by bottom trawlers, with no economic value.