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Mustelus californicus Gill, 1864

Gray smoothhound
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Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
Etymology: Mustelus: Latin for weasel, an ancient name for sharks, possibly referring to the pointed snouts, swift movements and/or rapacious feeding behavior of smaller predatory sharks [strictly not tautonymous with Squalus mustelus Linnaeus 1758 since type was designated by the ICZN]. (See ETYFish);  californicus: -icus (L.), belonging to: California, referring to its common occurrence along the coast of California (USA). (See ETYFish).
More on author: Gill.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 200 m (Ref. 55308), usually 2 - 46 m (Ref. 55308). Subtropical; 40°N - 23°N, 126°W - 109°W (Ref. 55308)

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Eastern Pacific: northern California, USA to the Gulf of California. At the southern part of its range, this species is sympatric with Mustelus lunulatus, but the two are readily distinguishable.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 78.1, range 85 - ? cm
Max length : 116 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 244); 124.0 cm TL (female); edad máxima reportada: 9 años (Ref. 6098)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

A common inshore and offshore shark found on the continental shelves, and entering shallow muddy bays. Feeds mostly on crabs, including cancrids and grapsids, ghost shrimp, innkeeper (echiuroid) worms (Urechis), and small fish (herring and midshipmen, Porichthys). Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 2 to 5 young in a litter. Utilized for human consumption.

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Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta (Ref. 244).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Colaboradores

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: 19 March 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 15.1 - 23.3, mean 20.9 °C (based on 46 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00105 - 0.00478), b=3.14 (2.97 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 4.4 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (K=0.22-0.35; tm=1.3-2.1; tmax=12; Fec=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.7 [5.6, 105.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.522 [0.162, 2.021] mg/100g; Protein = 21.8 [19.4, 24.1] %; Omega3 = 0.139 [0.057, 0.331] g/100g; Selenium = 42.6 [12.0, 151.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.54 [1.87, 15.85] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.595 [0.263, 1.199] mg/100g (wet weight);