इलाज़मौबरांकी (शारक और रेज़) (sharks and rays) >
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) >
Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Apristurus: a-, Latin privative, i.e., without; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw); oura (Gr.), tail, referring to absence of saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles along upper edge of caudal fin as found in the closely related Pristiurus (=Galeus) (See ETYFish); platyrhynchus: platys (Gr.), wide; rhynchus (L.), snout, referring to its shorter, wider snout compared with A. macrorhynchus (See ETYFish).
More on author: Tanaka.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री बैथीपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा 759 - ? m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 35°N - 1°N
Western Pacific: Philippines, South and East China seas; northward to the Suruga Bay, Japan.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 244); 63.0 cm TL (female)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; गुदा कांटा: 0. Diagnostic features include the very short abdomen, with interspace between pectoral and pelvic fins base shorter than 3/5 of anal fin base length; pectoral fin tip reaching beyond the midpoint between pectoral and pelvic fins; first dorsal fin smaller in area than the second dorsal; posterior end base (axil) of second dorsal clearly in front of anal fin axil; low anal fin with a long base. Egg capsule very slender; without tendrils, conical posterior end. Claspers without hooks, with posterior margin of exorhipidion forming a free lobe (Ref. 37959). Black, brown or grey (Ref. 11146), without conspicuous markings on fins (Ref. 244).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the continental slopes. Poorly known. Oviparous, probably one egg per oviduct laid at a time. Not utilized at present.
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
मात्स्यिकी: कोई रुचि बग़ैर
साधन
Special reports
Download XML
इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (संदर्भ
123201): 3 - 10.1, mean 3.4 °C (based on 121 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00175 - 0.00721), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 4.0 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): बहुत नीचे, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 14 महीने। (Fec assumed to be <10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
🛈
