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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Apristurus: a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw); oura (Gr.), tail, referring to absence of saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles along upper edge of caudal fin as found in the closely related Pristiurus (=Galeus) (See ETYFish); aphyodes: Greek for whitish, referring to its pale-gray coloration (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 1014 - 1800 m (Ref. 31787). Deep-water; 67°N - 57°N
Northeast Atlantic: Iceland and France.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 56.9 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.8 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 31787)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Body slender and cylindrical. Dermal denticles from dorsolateral side of body small and erect.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
Nakaya, K. and M. Stehmann, 1998. A new species of deep-water catshark, Apristurus aphyodes n. sp., from the Eastern North Atlantic (Chondrichthyes: Carchariniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Arch. Fish. Mar. Res. 46(1):77-90. (Ref. 31787)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Très faible, temps minimum de doublement de population supérieur à 14 ans (Fec assumed to be <10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 68 [11, 679] mg/100g; Iron = 0.416 [0.082, 2.133] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.6, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.217 [0.047, 0.913] g/100g; Selenium = 3.5 [0.6, 22.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 338 [26, 4,063] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.53 [0.54, 4.90] mg/100g (wet weight);
