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Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789)

Striped catshark
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Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Poroderma: poros (Gr.), hole or passage; derma (Gr.), skin or hide, allusion not explained nor evident (Smith proposed name without a description). (See ETYFish);  africanum: -anum (L.), belonging to: Africa, described from South Africa. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Gmelin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal; profondeur 0 - 100 m (Ref. 5510). Subtropical; 28°S - 36°S

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Southeast Atlantic: endemic to South Africa (Ref. 12484). There are old records from Madagascar and Mauritius, but these require confirmation (Ref. 244).

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm 68.5, range 65 - 72 cm
Max length : 101 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 244); 93.0 cm TL (female)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0. A large catshark with short nasal barbels and long horizontal black stripes (Ref. 5578).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in the continental shelf, both inshore and offshore (Ref. 5578). Prefers rocky reefs from the intertidal zone down to 100 m depth (Ref. 5578). Nocturnal, often found in caves and crevices during the day (Ref. 5578). Feeds mainly on crustaceans, but also bony fish and cephalopods (Ref. 244). Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Readily kept in captivity (Ref. 244).

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Oviparous, with a single egg-case per oviduct (Ref. 244). Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Size at hatching between 14 and 15 cm.

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborateurs

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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: pêcheries vivrières; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 16.2 - 22, mean 19 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00157 - 0.00504), b=3.22 (3.06 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 20.9 [3.6, 115.7] mg/100g; Iron = 0.674 [0.178, 1.992] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [15.2, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.166 [0.072, 0.366] g/100g; Selenium = 22.6 [6.9, 64.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.49 [2.90, 24.19] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.614 [0.294, 1.120] mg/100g (wet weight);