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Chimaeridae (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
Etymology: Hydrolagus: hydro-, combining form of hydor (Gr.), water; lagos (Gr.), hare, i.e., “water rabbit,” probably referring to three pairs of tooth plates, which tend to protrude from the mouth like a rabbit’s incisors (See ETYFish); novaezealandiae: novus (L.), new, i.e., of New Zealand, in whose waters it occurs (See ETYFish).
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 25 - 950 m (Ref. 26346), usually 100 - 600 m (Ref. 89422). Deep-water; 34°S - 47°S
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 96.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26346); common length : 55.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9258)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 0. Dark grey dorsally, with silver-white markings, pale silver-grey ventrally (Ref. 26346).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits the outer continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 26346). Feeds on crustaceans, shellfish, worms and small fish (Ref. 26346). Maximum length 87 cm without tail filament (Ref. 26346), assumed to have 96 cm TL. Marketed as fillets (Ref. 26346).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, young hatch from egg case at about 9-12 cm (Ref. 26346).
Cox, G. and M. Francis, 1997. Sharks and rays of New Zealand. Canterbury Univ. Press, Univ. of Canterbury. 68 p. (Ref. 26346)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
Special reports
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 8 - 13.7, mean 10.8 °C (based on 62 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00133 - 0.00547), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.46 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming Fec <100).
Prior r = 0.28, 95% CL = 0.19 - 0.42, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (58 of 100).
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Very high vulnerability (76 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 11.4 [3.1, 38.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.389 [0.134, 0.967] mg/100g; Protein = 15.9 [10.4, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 0.266 [0.100, 0.709] g/100g; Selenium = 18 [5, 59] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.22 [1.30, 27.04] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.326 [0.172, 0.627] mg/100g (wet weight);
