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Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Etymology: Centroscymnus: centr[um] (L.), prickle or sharp point, referring to spines on both dorsal fins; scymnus, an ancient name for some kind of shark, derived from a Greek word meaning young animal, cub or whelp (See ETYFish); coelolepis: coelo-, from koilos (Gr.), hollow; lepis (Gr.), scale, referring to its concave skin denticles (See ETYFish).
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 128 - 3700 m (Ref. 55584), usually 400 - 2000 m (Ref. 35388). Deep-water; 5°C - 13°C (Ref. 117245); 75°N - 61°S, 98°W - 147°W
Western Atlantic: Grand Banks to Delaware, USA; Cuba (Ref. 26340). Eastern Atlantic: Iceland south along Atlantic slope to the southwestern Cape coast of South Africa; also western Mediterranean. Western Pacific: off Japan, New Zealand, and Australia (Ref. 6871, 31367). Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles (Ref. 76802).
Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm 101.8, range 95 - 110 cm
Max length : 121 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 122636); common length : 92.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 247); publicerad maxvikt: 10.1 kg (Ref. 122636)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 2; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. Dorsal fins with very small spines, very short snout, lanceolate upper teeth and bladelike lower teeth with short, oblique cusps, stocky body that does not taper abruptly from pectoral region, very large lateral trunk denticles with smooth, circular, acuspidate crowns in adults and subadults (Ref. 247). Uniformly golden brown to dark brown in color (Ref. 6871).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on continental slopes and abyssal plains (Ref. 6871). Feeds mainly on fish (including sharks) and cephalopods (Ref. 6871), also gastropods and cetacean meat (Ref. 5578). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), with 13 to 29 young per litter, born at 27-31 cm (Ref. 26346); 32-35 cm TL in North Atlantic (Ref. 98315). Utilized as fishmeal, dried and salted for human consumption, or as a source of squalene (Ref. 6871).
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 6871), with 13 to 29 young per litter (Ref. 26346). Born at 27-31 cm (Ref. 26346). 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 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 0.8 - 10.3, mean 3.9 °C (based on 2755 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00297 - 0.00510), b=3.12 (3.05 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Fec=13-29).
Prior r = 0.03, 95% CL = 0.02 - 0.05, Based on 1 full stock assessment.
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
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Sårbarhet för klimatet (Ref.
125649): Moderate vulnerability (38 of 100).
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Näringsämnen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 4.91 [1.03, 28.49] mg/100g; Iron = 0.266 [0.063, 0.926] mg/100g; Protein = 20.1 [17.1, 22.2] %; Omega3 = 0.308 [0.110, 0.995] g/100g; Selenium = 20.9 [5.9, 65.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.7 [2.8, 82.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.291 [0.136, 0.596] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.