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Etymology: Scyliorhinus: skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark; rhinus, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to a shark’s jagged, rasp-like skin (See ETYFish); torrei: In honor of Cuban zoologist Carlos de la Torre (1858-1950), who recognized this species as new and granted Howell Rivero permission to study and describe it (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Professor Carlos de la Torre y la Huerta (1858–1950) of Havana University was a malacologist regarded as the foremost Cuban naturalist of his generation. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 200 - 600 m (Ref. 55584), usually 366 - 550 m (Ref. 244). Deep-water; 30°N - 20°N
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Cuba.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 244)
Broad rounded snout. Pale brown back and upper sides transversely marked by series of indistinct darker blotches. Finer markings consist of small oval whitish spots, evenly distributed over the whole back and upper sides (Ref. 6032).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on the upper continental slope. Little is known of its biology. Oviparous (Ref. 50449).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 9.3 - 16.2, mean 13 °C (based on 33 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00263 (0.00138 - 0.00502), b=3.21 (3.04 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Fec assumed to be <10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100).
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