Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)

Velvet dogfish

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Squaliformes \| Somniosidae
Synonyms	Centrophorus squamulosus, Centroscymnus squamulosus, Scymnodon squamulosus, ... more
Common names	异鳞荆鲨, 黑异鳞鲨, 鳞铠鲨, ... more

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Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 247)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 84.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6871)

Environment

Benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2200 m (Ref. 6871), usually 400 - 900 m (Ref. 55584)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 64°N - 48°S

Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 5578). Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Chile (Ref. 58302). Western Pacific: Japan, South China Sea, New Zealand, and Australia. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland to Senegal; off Namibia (Ref. 5578). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Suriname, and southern Brazil to Uruguay (Ref. 58839).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Black in color, small dorsal fin spines, moderately long snout, small lanceolate teeth without cusplets in upper jaw and large high, knife-cusped cutting teeth in lower jaw, mouth moderately wide and nearly transverse, caudal fin with strong subterminal notch and short lower lobe (Ref. 247).

Demersal or pelagic near continental slopes and seamounts in depths of 550-2,000 m (Ref. 6871, 58302). Also found from the surface to 580 m over deep water (Ref. 26346). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Used dried and salted for human consumption and for fishmeal (Ref. 6871). Caught rarely by longline fisheries operating in deepwater; also caught, but rarely landed, by pelagic tuna longline fisheries (Ref.58048).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Data deficient (DD)	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

Modified by Wiethüchter, Anita

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