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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others. (See ETYFish); atlanticus: -icus (L.), belonging to: eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Vaillant.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur ? - 540 m (Ref. 26282). Deep-water
Eastern Central Atlantic: off Cape Spartel, northwest coast of Morocco.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 91095)
Type specimen taken from a depth of 540 m (Ref. 26282).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Compagno, L.J.V., 1999. Checklist of living elasmobranchs. p. 471-498. In W.C. Hamlett (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland. (Ref. 35766)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00185 - 0.00429), b=3.02 (2.90 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 11.3 [2.0, 73.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.358 [0.076, 1.229] mg/100g; Protein = 16.9 [13.7, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.214 [0.085, 0.516] g/100g; Selenium = 6.36 [2.02, 19.24] μg/100g; VitaminA = 22.6 [4.8, 108.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.432 [0.201, 0.833] mg/100g (wet weight);