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Squatinidae (Angel sharks)
Etymology: Squatina: Latin for skate, which angel sharks superficially resemble, presumably tautonymous with Squalus squatina Linnaeus 1758 (no species mentioned) (See ETYFish); aculeata: Latin for sharp-pointed, referring to large thorns on head and along back (See ETYFish).
More on author: Cuvier.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 30 - 500 m (Ref. 247). Subtropical; 43°N - 19°S, 18°W - 30°E
Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean, Morocco, Senegal, Guinea to Nigeria, Gabon to Angola.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?, range 124 - ? cm
Max length : 188 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 247); common length : 100.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 26999); max. veröff. Gewicht: 40.0 kg (Ref. 128028)
Found mainly on muddy bottom (Ref. 26999). Feeds on small sharks and jacks. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized dried salted and fresh for human consumption; liver oil and hide also utilized (Ref. 247).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
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)
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): 13.1 - 17.2, mean 15.2 °C (based on 65 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00661 (0.00287 - 0.01523), b=3.07 (2.88 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Fec assumed to be <100).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 13.9 [3.0, 67.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.738 [0.191, 2.174] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [17.7, 21.7] %; Omega3 = 0.371 [0.168, 0.804] g/100g; Selenium = 33.5 [9.7, 99.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.1 [3.3, 26.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.41 [0.20, 0.74] mg/100g (wet weight);