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Brachaeluridae (Blind sharks)
Etymology: Brachaelurus: brachys (Gr.), short, referring to short and stout body; aelurus, from ailouros (Gr.), cat, i.e., a short catshark (See ETYFish); colcloughi: In honor of Ogilby’s friend John Colclough, Amateur Fisherman’s Association of Queensland, who collected many specimens for Ogilby (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: John Colclough was a friend of the author. He was a keen fisherman, member of the Amateur Fisherman’s Association of Queensland and collector, and later sent a considerable collection to Ogilby from the Aru Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ogilby.
Taxonomic Remarks
See CofF and Ref. 48863.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 4 - 217 m (Ref. 106604). Subtropical; 12°S - 29°S, 143°E - 154°E
Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 13576)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0. No white spots on body (Ref. 13576). Caudal fin with its upper lobe at a low angle above body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe (Ref. 13576).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A little-known shark found on the continental shelf close inshore (Ref. 247). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 43278). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 43278, 50449).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Goto, T., 2001. Comparative anatomy, phylogeny and cladistic classification of the order Orectolobiformes (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchi). Mem. Grad. Sch. Fish. Sci. Hokkaido Univ. (MGSFSHU), v. 48 (no. 1):1-100. (Ref. 48863)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 23.7 - 25.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 50 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Fec assumed to be <100).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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