Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)

Smalltooth sand tiger

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Lamniformes \| Odontaspididae
Synonyms	Squalus ferox, Carcharias ferox, Odontaspis herbsti, ... more
Common names	Requin féroce, Solrayo, Ragged-tooth shark, ... more

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Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 247)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 410 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58048); max. published weight: 289.0 kg (Ref. 9939)

Environment

Benthopelagic; marine; depth range 10 - 2000 m (Ref. 26346)

Climate / Range

Deep-water; 50°N - 49°S, 180°W - 180°W (Ref. 54681)

Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Gascony, Madeira, Morocco, Mediterranean; also Cape Verde (Ref. 27000). Western Atlantic: Yucatan Shelf, Mexico (Ref. 9939), Brazil (Ref. 53443). Indo-West Pacific: off South Africa and Maldives, Madagascar, southern Japan, Australia, and New Zealand (Ref. 13568). Expected to occur in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 13568). Central Pacific: off Hawaii (Ref. 13568). Eastern Pacific: off southern California, USA and Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 13568).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. A shark with a short, pointed snout, small eyes, protruding spike-like teeth, and small, equal-sized dorsal and anal fins; first dorsal closer to pectoral than to pelvic fins (Ref. 5578). Grey above, paler below (Ref. 6586); may have red spots on sides (Ref. 5578).

Found on or near the bottom of the continental and insular shelves and upper slopes (Ref. 6871); sometimes in shallow water (Ref. 6871). Tagging showed the species dives up to 2,000 m at Malpelo Island, Colombia (S.Bessudo, pers.comm. 06/09). Feeds on small bony fishes, squids, and crustaceans (Ref. 13568). Uses its long body cavity and large, oily liver to regulate buoyancy. Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother (Ref. 50449). Not implicated in attacks on people (Ref. 247). Flesh utilized for human consumption and liver for its high squalene content (Ref. 247); utilization of fins, jaws and cartilage (Ref.58048).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Data deficient (DD)	Harmless (Ref. 247)

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec assumed to be <10)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

Modified by Capuli, Estelita Emily

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