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Etymology: Scyliorhinus: skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark; rhinus, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to a shark’s jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish); hesperius: Latin for western, from hesperos (Gr.), evening star, probably referring to its occurrence in the western Atlantic, the western Caribbean, and/or off the coast of western Panama. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 274 - 457 m. Deep-water; 22°N - 9°N
Western Central Atlantic: Honduras, Panama, and Colombia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm TL (female)
Found on the upper continental slope. Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Not utilized at present.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. 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 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11 - 17.1, mean 13.4 °C (based on 15 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00139 - 0.00497), b=3.21 (3.04 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Fec=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100).
