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Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (sharks and rays) >
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) >
Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Schroederichthys: In honor of American ichthyologist William C. Schroeder (1895-1977), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, for his pioneering work (with Henry B. Bigelow) on cartilaginous fishes; ichthyos (Gr.), fish. (See ETYFish); maculatus: Latin for spotted, referring to randomly distributed yellowish or white spots on dorsal surface. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 190 - 412 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 18°N - 10°N
Western Central Atlantic: Honduras and Nicaragua.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - 33.5 cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 244); 34.0 cm TL (female)
Found on the continental outer shelf and upper slope. Prefers fine white calcareous material as substrate. Feeds on small bony fishes and cephalopods. Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Not utilized at present.
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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 13.4 - 21.4, mean 16.3 (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Fec=2).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).