Oxynotus caribbaeus, Caribbean roughshark

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Oxynotus caribbaeus Cervigón, 1961

Caribbean roughshark
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Elasmobranquios (tiburones y rayas) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
Etymology: Oxynotus: oxys (Gr.), sharp; notos (Gr.), back, referring to its keeled back (“dorso carenato”). (See ETYFish);  caribbaeus: From the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, type locality. (See ETYFish).

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

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 402 - 457 m. Deep-water; 27°N - 10°N, 96°W - 58°W (Ref. 54692)

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Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela, possibly elsewhere in the Caribbean.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 247); common length : 39.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found on the upper continental slopes. Bottom temperatures range from 9.4 to 11.1°C. Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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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 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 June 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: sin interés
FAO - pesquerías: species profile; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 9.2 - 12.3, mean 10.6 °C (based on 8 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00160 - 0.00860), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).