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Mustelus minicanis Heemstra, 1997

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Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (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);  minicanis: mini-, from minimus (L.), least; canis (L.), dog, being a dwarf version of M. canis. (See ETYFish).

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

marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 71 - 183 m (Ref. 27770). Tropical

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Western Central Atlantic: known only from the coast of South America between Cape La Vela, Colombia and Rio Caribe, Venezuela.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.8 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 27770); 57.4 cm TL (female)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).

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Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

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Heemstra, P.C., 1997. A review of the smooth-hound sharks (Genus Mustelus, Family Triakidae) of the western Atlantic ocean, with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):894-928. (Ref. 27770)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Endangered (EN) (A2bd); Date assessed: 06 February 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 20.4 - 26.6, mean 23.6 °C (based on 14 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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).