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Etymology: Mustelus: Latin for weasel, an ancient name for sharks, possibly referring to the pointed snouts, swift movements and/or rapacious feeding behavior of smaller predatory sharks [strictly not tautonymous with Squalus mustelus Linnaeus 1758 since type was designated by the ICZN] (See ETYFish); norrisi: In honor of American zoologist Harry Waldo Norris (1862-1946), Grinnell College (Iowa), who studied the cranial nerves of the Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Harry Waldo Norris (1862–1946) was a zoologist and anatomist who was Professor of Biology and Zoology and Curator of the Museum at Grinnell College, Iowa (1891–1931) and was Research Professor of Zoology (1931–1941), retiring as Emeritus [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
بحري القاع; نطاق العمق 1 - 100 m (Ref. 55584), usually 3 - 40 m (Ref. 55311). Subtropical; 32°N - 36°S, 99°W - 47°W (Ref. 55311)
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela; also southern Brazil.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 40637); common length : 80.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 5217); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 13.8 kg (Ref. 40637)
Found on the continental shelves, on muddy or sandy bottoms to about 80 m depth. Feeds on crabs and shrimps, and also bony fishes. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 7 to 14 young in a litter. Size at birth 30 cm.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta) (Ref. 244). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
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)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: غير مهمة تجارياً; لعبة سمكه: نعم
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (مرجع
123201): 22.6 - 28, mean 25.7 °C (based on 450 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00170 (0.00097 - 0.00299), b=3.10 (2.95 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.9 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): منخفظ جدا, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع أكثر من 14 سنة (Fec=7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
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