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Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others (See ETYFish); sauteri: In honor of German businessman and entomologist Hans Sauter (1871-1943), who collected holotype at a Taiwan fish market (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Hans Sauter (1871–1943) was a German entomologist who also became interested in herpetology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 60 - 90 m (Ref. 244). Deep-water; 25°N - 21°N
Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 244); 45.0 cm TL (female)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Espinas anales: 0. Dorsal and sometimes upper and lower caudal-fin lobes with prominent black tips (Ref. 11146).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A little-known bottom-dwelling shark found on the continental shelves (Ref. 11146). Possibly at depths greater than 90 m (Ref. 244).
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: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 22 - 23.6, mean 23.2 °C (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 13.2 [2.3, 85.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.366 [0.076, 1.272] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [14, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.181 [0.065, 0.455] g/100g; Selenium = 4.34 [1.34, 13.88] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.8 [5.0, 120.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.467 [0.208, 0.910] mg/100g (wet weight);
