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Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
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); meadi: In honor of American ichthyologist Giles W. Mead (1928-2003), then at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (later director of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum), who brought this shark to Springer’s attention. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 300 - 600 m (Ref. 55584). Deep-water; 28°N - 20°N
Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina south to Florida in the USA and the Santaren Channel between Cuba and Bahamas Bank.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 244)
Found on the continental slope. Maximum length is from an immature specimen. Oviparous (Ref. 50449).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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
Fiskeri: saknar intresse
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10 - 14.3, mean 10.9 °C (based on 14 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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Fec=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).