Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 62 m (Ref. 6871). Deep-water; 8°S - 16°S
Eastern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific: northern Australia, southern New Guinea and eastern Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 20.3, range 18 - 22 cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9840)
Found offshore on continental shelf and feeds on bony fishes and crustaceans. Litters of 1-3 pups, born at 12-14 cm WD (Ref. 114953). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994. Sharks and rays of Australia. CSIRO, Australia. 513 p. (Ref. 6871)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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