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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.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 4 - 217 m (Ref. 106604). Subtropical; 12°S - 29°S, 143°E - 154°E
Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 13576)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Espinhos anais: 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).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 23.7 - 25.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 50 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Baixo, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 4,5 - 14 anos (Fec assumed to be <100).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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