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Common names: Cazón de ley, Cazón de ley
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Of secondary importance to Mexican shark fisheries; a very common catch in Veracruz, Campeche and Yucatan (mostly juveniles and pre-adults); taken in smaller quantities in Quintana Roo (mostly pre-adults and adults) and Tamaulipas; probably caught in Tabasco (Ref. 13186). Marketed fresh (fillet), salt-dried, or as fish meal, liver oil; also for its skin and fins, and teeth for ornamental use (Ref. 26550).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Common names from other countries

Requin aiguille gussi, Cazón picudo atlántico, Atlantic sharp-nosed shark, ... more

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Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Rhizoprionodon: rhiza (Gr.), root; prion (Gr.) saw; odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to teeth with serrated (saw-like) bases, or roots [replacement name for Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915, preoccupied by Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 in mammals]. (See ETYFish); terraenovae: terra (L.), earth or land; novus (L.), new, i.e., Newfoundland, Canada, where Richardson erroneously thought it occurred. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Richardson.

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

marien; brak water demersaal; diepte 0 - 280 m (Ref. 26938), usually 0 - 10 m (Ref. 55195). Subtropical; 43°N - 25°S, 100°W - 32°W (Ref. 55195)

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Western Atlantic: New Brunswick, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Southwest Atlantic: coasts of Brazil.

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m 87.5, range 85 - 90 cm
Max length : 110 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 37512); 110.0 cm TL (female); common length : 70.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 37512); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 7.3 kg (Ref. 40637); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 10 Jaren (Ref. 6140)

Korte beschrijving Morfologie | Morfometrie

Small, generally gray, streamlined shark, with long pointed snout. Posterior margin of anal fin straight or slightly concave. Second dorsal fin origin well behind anal fin origin (Ref. 26938).

Reaches at least 103 cm TL (Ref. 244). Abundant in the continental shelves, from the intertidal to deeper waters. Often occurs close to the surf zone off sandy beaches, and also enclosed bays, sounds, and harbors, in estuaries and river mouths. Feeds on small bony fishes, shrimps, crabs, segmented worms and mollusks (gastropod feet). Viviparous, with 1 to 7 young in a litter (Ref. 27549). Size at birth about 29 to 37 cm. Utilized for human consumption. Minimum depth from Ref. 055195.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven

Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205). Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449). 1 to 7 young per litter. Larger females carry more young. Size at birth 29-37 cm. Gestation period is 10 to 11 months in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Sex ratio of near term fetuses is 1:1 (Ref. 244).

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Medewerkers

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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

Harmless

Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: visserij voor eigen gebruik; sportvis: ja

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.4 - 28, mean 27 (based on 1016 cells).

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00277 - 0.00754), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): Zeer laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd meer dan 14 jaar (K=0.19-0.45(?); tmax=10; tm=4; Fec 1-7).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Very high vulnerability (85 of 100).

Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836)