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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Haploblepharus: haplos (Gr.), single or simple; blepharon (Gr.), eyelid, referring to simple structure of lower eyelid, which closes against upper eyelid to protect the eye (See ETYFish); edwardsii: In honor of English naturalist George Edwards (1694-1773), known as the “father of British ornithology,” who was the first to illustrate this shark, in 1760 (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: George Edwards (1694–1773) was an illustrator, naturalist, and ornithologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 130 m (Ref. 5510), usually 40 - 130 m (Ref. 5510). Subtropical; 29°S - 35°S
Southeast Atlantic: Cape Agulhas to Natal in South Africa. There are two different forms of this species, the 'Cape' and 'Natal' types, which differ in coloration and habitat and might be geographic variants or two distinct species (Ref. 6782).
Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?, range 41 - ? cm
Max length : 59.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 244); 60.0 cm TL (female)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. Southeastern Cape form: sandy brown with 7 reddish-brown saddles bordered by black, and numerous small, dark brown and white spots between saddles; white below (Ref. 5578). Natal form: body cream in color with darker brown saddles and irregular white spots; white below (Ref. 5578).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found in inshore and offshore waters of the continental shelf, on sandy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 244). Feeds on bony fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 244). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught by surf anglers (Ref. 244).
Oviparous, with 1 egg-case laid per oviduct (Ref. 244). 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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Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske; sportfisk: ja
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [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) |
3.8 ±0.3 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) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Low.
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Näringsämnen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 29.5 [4.8, 158.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.746 [0.202, 2.212] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [15.3, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.195 [0.086, 0.425] g/100g; Selenium = 20.3 [6.1, 57.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.3 [4.0, 31.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.647 [0.307, 1.195] mg/100g (wet weight); |