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Somniosidae (Sleeper sharks)
Etymology: Scymnodalatias: scymno-, referring to previous placement in Scymnodon; dalatias, referring to lack of dorsal spines like most sharks in the family Dalatiidae (sometimes included within Somniosidae) (See ETYFish); sherwoodi: In honor of C. W. Sherwood, who discovered the shark washed up on a beach in Canterbury, New Zealand, and presented it to the local museum (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: C W Sherwood discovered the holotype lying washed up on the beach at New Brighton, New Zealand (1920) and presented it to the Canterbury Museum. Nothing further was recorded. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin benthopélagique. Subtropical; 42°S - 44°S
Distribution
Territoires | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Carte par point | Introductions | Faunafri
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Possibly occurring off Australia (Ref. 6871).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 80.3 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 247)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0. Dark brown or black with a grey blaze on the back behind the eyes (Ref. 26346). Scymnodon-like, but with no dorsal spines and the first dorsal fin slightly more posterior than in Scymnodon species; snout somewhat flattened, not bulbous, lower teeth with very high, erect or semi-erect cusps, distal blades and no serrations, first dorsal on middle of back behind pectoral fins, caudal fin asymmetrical, with a short lower lobe, fins without prominent light edges (Ref. 247).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A rare species (Ref. 26346) presumably inhabiting the insular slope of New Zealand (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00398 (0.00172 - 0.00922), b=3.13 (2.94 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Fec assumed to be <100).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 15 [3, 74] mg/100g; Iron = 0.552 [0.142, 1.667] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [17.4, 22.0] %; Omega3 = 0.27 [0.10, 0.78] g/100g; Selenium = 27.5 [7.9, 98.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 31.4 [7.8, 139.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.658 [0.308, 1.290] mg/100g (wet weight);