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Cirrhigaleus barbifer Tanaka, 1912

Mandarin dogfish
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Common names: Mandarin dogfish, Mandarin shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in New South Wales (Ref. 6871, 31367). Also Ref. 247, 7300.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Squale moustache, Tollo mandarín, كلب البحر شارب, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Cirrhigaleus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, galeos = a shark (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Tanaka.

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

marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 140 - 650 m (Ref. 26346).   Deep-water; 36°N - 40°S, 120°E - 173°W (Ref. 54331)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Western Pacific: southeastern Honshu in Japan, New South Wales in Australia, New Zealand, and Torres Island in Vanuatu.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 92 - ? cm
Max length : 126 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 6871)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 2; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. Recognized by its tremendous, mandarin-like nasal barbels (Ref. 247).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on the uppermost continental and insular slopes, and probably the outer continental-insular shelves (Ref. 31367). Probably feeds on bottom fishes and some invertebrates (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), with 10 pups in a litter (Ref. 247). Although not utilized commercially, the liver is relatively high in squalene oil (Ref. 6871).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Ovoviviparous with 10 young in a litter (5 per uterus).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Medarbetare

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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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