Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) >
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) >
Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Etymology: Paragaleus: para (Gr.), near, referring to how its dentition is intermediate between Hemigaleus and the triakid Eugaleus (=Galeorhinus) (See ETYFish); tengi: In honor of Teng Huo-Tu (1911-1978), Director, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, and authority on Taiwanese elasmobranch fishes (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Teng Huo-Tu (1911–1978) was a Taiwanese ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal. Tropical; 34°N - 15°N
Western Pacific: Japan to Viet Nam, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Report of a record from off Madagascar may be an undescribed Paragaleus which has just recently been collected.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 244)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Espinhos anais: 0. Grey or grey-brown above, light below; no prominent markings on body and fins (Ref. 13567).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A little-known inshore shark (Ref. 13567). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Taken in fisheries where it occurs (Ref. 13567).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: pouco comercial
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Baixar XML
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 21.5 - 26.9, mean 24.7 °C (based on 164 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5664 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00309 (0.00128 - 0.00748), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Muito baixo(a), tempo mínimo de duplicação da população maior que 14 anos (Fec is assumed to be <10).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (55 of 100).
🛈
Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 33.9 [5.5, 192.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.731 [0.184, 2.180] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.106 [0.043, 0.251] g/100g; Selenium = 37.8 [11.6, 121.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.3 [8.8, 91.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.848 [0.399, 1.545] mg/100g (wet weight);