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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others (See ETYFish); gracilis: Latin for thin or slender, referring to its firm, slender body (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 290 - 470 m (Ref. 11146). Tropical; 10°S - 28°S
Indo-West Pacific: northern Australia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 11146)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 0. Bold saddle markings on body and precaudal tail, but without dark markings on the terminal and hypural caudal-fin lobes (Ref. 11146).
A rare, little-known bottom-dwelling catshark found on the uppermost continental slopes (Ref. 11146). Mode of reproduction unknown (Ref. 11146).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998. Scyliorhinidae. Catsharks. p. 1279-1292. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 11146)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10 - 13.1, mean 11.8 °C (based on 11 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).