Brachaelurus colcloughi, Colclough's shark : fisheries

Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908

Colclough's shark
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Brachaeluridae (Blind sharks)
Etymology: Brachaelurus: brachys (Gr.), short, referring to short and stout body; aelurus, from ailouros (Gr.), cat, i.e., a short catshark (See ETYFish); colcloughi: In honor of Ogilby’s friend John Colclough, Amateur Fisherman’s Association of Queensland, who collected many specimens for Ogilby (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: John Colclough was a friend of the author. He was a keen fisherman, member of the Amateur Fisherman’s Association of Queensland and collector, and later sent a considerable collection to Ogilby from the Aru Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Ogilby.

Issue
See CofF and Ref. 48863.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 217 m (Ref. 106604). Subtropical; 12°S - 29°S, 143°E - 154°E

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Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13576)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. No white spots on body (Ref. 13576). Caudal fin with its upper lobe at a low angle above body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe (Ref. 13576).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A little-known shark found on the continental shelf close inshore (Ref. 247). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 43278). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 43278, 50449).

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Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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Goto, T., 2001. Comparative anatomy, phylogeny and cladistic classification of the order Orectolobiformes (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchi). Mem. Grad. Sch. Fish. Sci. Hokkaido Univ. (MGSFSHU), v. 48 (no. 1):1-100. (Ref. 48863)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Vulnerable (VU) (C2a(ii)); Date assessed: 20 May 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: minor commercial
FAO - Fisheries: species profile; Publication: search | FishSource |

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