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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Apristurus: a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw); oura (Gr.), tail, referring to absence of saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles along upper edge of caudal fin as found in the closely related Pristiurus (=Galeus) (See ETYFish); herklotsi: In honor of British botanist-ornithologist Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (1902-1986), University of Hong Kong, “with many fond memories of the China Sea and Java” (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (1902–1986) was a British biologist, botanist and ornithologist at the University of Hong Kong (1928–1941). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 533 - 864 m (Ref. 39445). Deep-water; 36°N - 8°N
Western Pacific: Japan, the Philippines, East and South China seas, and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 48.5 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 11146)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenstacheln: 0. Brownish without conspicuous markings (Ref. 244).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A poorly known deep-water bottom shark (Ref. 11146). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00347 (0.00171 - 0.00701), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophische Ebene (Ref. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179) |
sehr niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert mehr als 14 Jahre. (Fec assumed to be <10). |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766) |
Low.
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