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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); saldanha: Named for Saldanha Bay, South Africa, type locality (See ETYFish).
More on author: Barnard.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 453 - 717 m (Ref. 5578). Deep-water; 31°S - 40°S
Southeast Atlantic: Cape Columbine to south of False Bay in South Africa (Ref. 5578).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5578)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. A stout, plain catshark with moderately large eyes, a long, thick and broad snout, and long labial furrows; mouth not projecting in front of eyes; pectoral fins large (Ref. 5578). Uniformly dark grey-brown (Ref. 5578).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 244). Feeds on small bony fish and cephalopods (Ref. 5578). Oviparous (Ref. 50449).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Oviparous (Ref. 5578). 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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (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). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Fec assumed to be <10). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). 🛈 |