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Etymology: Mustelus: Latin for weasel, an ancient name for sharks, possibly referring to the pointed snouts, swift movements and/or rapacious feeding behavior of smaller predatory sharks [strictly not tautonymous with Squalus mustelus Linnaeus 1758 since type was designated by the ICZN] (See ETYFish); dorsalis: Latin for “of the back,” referring to “projection of the posterior angle of the first dorsal fin to the vertical of the origin of the ventrals” (See ETYFish).
More on author: Gill.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 20 - 200 m (Ref. 96339). Tropical; 20°N - 5°S
Eastern Pacific: southern Mexico to Peru.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?, range 43 - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9253)
An inshore bottom-dwelling shark found on the continental shelves. Feeds primarily on shrimps and probably other crustaceans. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 4 young in a litter. Size at birth, 21 to 23 cm.
Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta (Ref. 244).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 14.8 - 26, mean 16.6 °C (based on 31 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00224 (0.00104 - 0.00482), b=3.14 (2.97 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.55 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Fec=4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (79 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 36.2 [10.6, 179.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.511 [0.153, 1.851] mg/100g; Protein = 20.7 [18.4, 23.0] %; Omega3 = 0.0958 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 72.1 [21.3, 262.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.2 [6.7, 48.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.12 [0.50, 2.28] mg/100g (wet weight);
