Marine
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Heptranchias angio Costa, 1857 |
| synonym | Heptranchias cinereus (Gmelin, 1789) |
| synonym | Heptranchias dakini Whitley, 1931 |
| synonym | Heptranchias deani Jordan & Starks, 1901 |
| synonym | Heptranchus perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788) |
| synonym | Heptrancus angio Costa, 1857 |
| synonym | Notidanus cinereus (Gmelin, 1789) |
| synonym | Notidanus cinereus aetatis Bellotti, 1878 |
| synonym | Notidanus cinereus pristiurus Bellotti, 1878 |
| synonym | Squalus cinereus Gmelin, 1789 |
| synonym | Squalus perlo Bonnaterre, 1788 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Diagnostic Keys
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Vertebrae: 125 - 161
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
A narrow-headed, big-eyed small seven-gilled shark . Body fusiform and slender; dorsal fin small, originating over inner margins of pelvic fins; anal fin small . Teeth wide, low and comb-shaped . Brownish grey above, paler below, sometimes with indistinct dark blotches on body; juveniles with dark-tipped dorsal and caudal fins, adults with light fin margins . Live specimens with fluorescent green eyes .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
Ovoviviparous, number of young 9 to 20 in a litter . Size at birth about 25 cm . Distinct pairing with embrace . No apparent seasonality in its reproduction cycle (Ref.58048).
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Size
Max Length
139 TL (unsexed)
Size
137 cm TL (male/unsexed; ); 140 cm TL (female)
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Trophic Strategy
Found on the outer continental and insular shelves and upper slopes in depths of 100 to 400 , also inshore and down to 1,000 m . Feeds on small sharks and rays, small bony fish, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, squid, and cuttlefish .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Marine
Habitat bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m , usually 180 - 450 m Hennemann, R.M. 2001 Sharks & rays: elasmobranch guide of the world. IKAN-Unterwasserarchiv, Frankfurt, Germany, 304 p.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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Description
Remark
Occurs in southwestern coast
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas, excluding the northeast Pacific . Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba, then from Venezuela to Argentina . Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia, including the Mediterranean Sea. Indian Ocean: southwestern India, Aldabra Island, southern Mozambique, and South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan to China, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: off northern Chile.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Near Threatened
Near Threatened (NT) IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013).
| Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=636, version (12/2013). |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Information Listing
References
Overview > Diagnostic > Diagnostic Keys
- Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens 1994 Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p.
Overview > Diagnostic > Description
- Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens 1994 Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p.
Natural History > Life Cycle
- 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.
Natural History > Size
- 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.
Natural History > Trophic Strategy
- Sierra, L.M., R. Claro and O.A. Popova 1994 Alimentacion y relaciones tróficas. p. 263-284. In: Rodolfo Claro (ed.) EcologÃa de los Peces Marinos de Cuba. Instituto de OceanologÃa Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Castro, J.I., C.M. Woodley and R.L. Brudek 1999 A preliminary evaluation of the status of shark species. FAO Fish. Tech. P. 380, Rome, FAO, 72 p.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- 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.
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter 1994 SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User"s manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 9. Rome, FAO. 103 p.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Elasmobranchii |
| Order | Hexanchiformes |
| Family | Hexanchidae |
| Genus | Heptranchias |
| Species | Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre 1788) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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