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Atelomycteridae (Coloured catsharks)
Etymology: Schroederichthys: In honor of American ichthyologist William C. Schroeder (1895-1977), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, for his pioneering work (with Henry B. Bigelow) on cartilaginous fishes; ichthyos (Gr.), fish (See ETYFish); chilensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Chile, described from the Pacific of Chile (and Peru) (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: William Charles Schroeder (1894–1977) was an American oceanographer and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Guichenot.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 9°S - 51°S
Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 62.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
An inshore shark found on the continental shelf. Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Sexual dimorphism is evident in dentition of male species (Ref. 49562).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449). Males have longer teeth with fewer cups than females (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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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