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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); riveri: In honor of biologist-anthropologist Luis Hugo Howell-Rivero (1899-1986), for his contributions to Cuban ichthyology (this shark described from the north coast of Cuba) (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Luis Hugo Howell-Rivero (1899–1986) was a Cuban biologist and anthropologist at the University of Havana. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθύβιο(ς); εύρος βάθους 700 - 1500 m (Ref. 55584). Deep-water; 30°N - 9°N
Western Central Atlantic: Cuba, northern Gulf of Mexico, and Panama.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 244); 41.0 cm TL (female)
Relatively slender, moderately long, narrow snout and relatively narrow, low caudal fin. Color uniform dark brown (Ref. 37039). First to third gill openings long as the distance between the nostrils (Ref. 6032).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the continental slopes. Oviparous, with one egg per oviduct laid at a time. Sexual dimorphism in adults unusually well-developed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Sexual dimorphism is evident in dentition of males (Ref. 49562). Males have longer teeth with fewer cusps (Ref. 51093) to make 'courtship biting' more effective (Ref. 49562).
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
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 4.9 - 7.9, mean 5.7 °C (based on 95 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Πολύ χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού > 14 έτη (Fec assumed to be <10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 10.1 [1.8, 65.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.358 [0.076, 1.226] mg/100g; Protein = 16.8 [13.6, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.225 [0.092, 0.549] g/100g; Selenium = 12.9 [4.1, 41.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.1 [4.1, 92.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.379 [0.184, 0.754] mg/100g (wet weight);
