as eggs, suggesting some form of secondary maternal provisioning during gestation. The newborns measure long. Males and females reach sexual maturity at and long respectively. Human interactions There is intensive fishing activity in the shallower portions of the African sawtail catshark's distribution, where it is caught incidentally in bottom trawls. Landed sharks may be marketed for human consumption or processed into fishmeal. Because this species is largely protected from fishing pressure in deeper water, and the Namibian fisheries operating at its center of abundance are well-regulated, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed it as Vulnerable. References External link African sawtail catshark Fish of the Atlantic Ocean Marine fauna of West Africa African sawtail catshark Taxa named by Jean Cadenat