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Mustelus higmani
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
Etymology: Mustelus: Latin, mustela, -ae = weasel (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Mustelus: Latin, mustela, -ae = weasel (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 900 m (Ref. 55584). Deep-water; 11°N - 36°S
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Atlantic: northern coast of Venezuela southward to Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 48 - ? cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)
Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)
Found on the continental shelf on muddy, sandy and calcareous bottoms. Also occurs in shallow brackish water. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and occasionally on bony fishes, squids, and coelenterates. Viviparous (with yolk-sac placenta), with 1 to 7 young per litter. Catches consisting of mainly adults of one sex suggest at least partial sexual segregation. Utilized for human consumption.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta (Ref. 244).
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.6 - 24.1, mean 15.4 (based on 49 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00240 (0.00107 - 0.00538), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=1).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100) .