Klassifizierung / Names
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Elasmobranchii (Haie und Rochen) (sharks and rays) >
Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) >
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.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 4 - 217 m (Ref. 106604). Subtropical; 12°S - 29°S, 143°E - 154°E
Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 13576)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Afterflossenstacheln: 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).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 23.7 - 25.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 50 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
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).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Fec assumed to be <100).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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