African Ribbontail Catshark
Neotriakis sinuans Smith, 1957a: 262, Fig. 2 Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 31. Off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean.
Local synonymy: Neotriakis sinuans Smith, 1957a: 262, fig. 2 (original description, off Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa); Smith, 1961a: 565, fig. 16a, pl. 108; Smith, 1964: 284; Smith, 1965: 565, fig. 16a, pl. 108. Eridacnis sinuans: Bass et al., 1975b: 12, fig. 6; Compagno, 1984b: 374, fig.; Bass & Compagno, 1986: 88, fig. 10.3; Compagno, 1988a: 185; Compagno et al., 1989: 54, pl.; Compagno, 1999: 119; Compagno et al., 2005: 256, fig., pl. 43; Ebert, 2013: 191, fig. 257; Ebert et al., 2013a: 389, fig., pl. 53; Ebert & Mostarda, 2013: 68, fig.; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 145; Weigmann, 2016: 865.
South Africa voucher material: Holotype: SAIAB [former RUSI] 31. Non-types: SAIAB 6095 [ex ORI 1533], SAIAB 6098 [ex ORI 1023], SAIAB 6099 [ex ORI 1529], SAIAB 6100 [ex ORI 1485], SAIAB 6102 [ex ORI 1107], SAIAB 6103 [ex ORI 1108], SAIAB 6749 [ex ORI 1311], SAIAB 6750 [ex ORI 1314], SAIAB 6751 [ex ORI 1318], SAIAB 6752 [ex ORI 1504], SAIAB 6753 [ex ORI 1507], SAIAB 6754 [ex ORI 1580], SAIAB 6755 [ex ORI 1581], SAIAB 6756 [ex ORI 1583], SAIAB 6757 [ex ORI 1589], SAIAB 6758 [ex ORI 163], SAIAB 6759 [ex ORI 1827], SAIAB 6760 [ex ORI 1865], SAIAB 39887.
South African distribution: Central to northern KZN.
Remarks: Smith (1957a) described a new genus (Neotriakis) for this species, but subsequent reviews determined it to be in the genus Eridacnis (Compagno, 1970, 1984b, 1988a; Bass et al., 1975b). The species appears to be relatively common in KZN waters, but also occurs off Mozambique and Tanzania.
Conservation status: LC (2019).