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Proscylliidae (Finback catsharks)
Etymology: Eridacnis: Etymology not explained, possibly eri-, Greek intensive particle (i.e., very), and dakno (Gr.), bite, referring to “wide, angular” mouth of E. radcliffei (See ETYFish); sinuans: Latin for sinuous, probably referring to its slender body and/or long, ribbon-like caudal fin (See ETYFish).
More on author: Smith.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 180 - 480 m (Ref. 244). Deep-water; 4°S - 30°S
Western Indian Ocean: confined to South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?, range 37 - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL (female)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0. A slender, dwarf catshark with 2 equal-sized dorsal fins and a long tape-like caudal fin (Ref. 5578). Grey-brown in color (Ref. 5578).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the upper continental slope and outer shelf (Ref. 244). Feeds on small bony fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 244). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449), with 2 young in a litter (Ref. 244). Geographic or bathymetric segregation of populations by sex probably occurs as most specimens taken off Natal were male (Ref. 244).
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Bears two young (Ref. 5578). Size at birth between 15 and 17 cm (Ref. 244).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6328 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00282 (0.00110 - 0.00724), b=3.15 (2.93 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.58 se; based on food items. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Fec=2). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). 🛈 |