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Apristurus manis (Springer, 1979)

Ghost catshark
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Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > 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);  manis: Latin for ghost or shade of the departed, referring to its grayish-white color. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 600 - 1900 m (Ref. 55584). Deep-water; 60°N - 40°N

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Northwest Atlantic: off Massachusetts, USA. Northeast Atlantic: Porcupine Bank west of Ireland. Nominal records of Apristurus profundurum from off Mauritania (Ref. 6479) possibly pertain to this species also.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 85.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 244); 76.0 cm TL (female)

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Found on the continental slopes. Oviparous (Ref. 50449).

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Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 April 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 3.1 - 3.9, mean 3.7 °C (based on 6 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00176 - 0.00714), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Fec assumed to be <10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 8.63 [1.58, 52.32] mg/100g; Iron = 0.326 [0.073, 1.122] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.7, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.234 [0.089, 0.599] g/100g; Selenium = 17 [5, 57] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.85 [1.19, 27.20] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.287 [0.143, 0.534] mg/100g (wet weight);