FB-68361 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68361 Animalia Chordata Myxini Myxiniformes Myxinidae Eptatretus Eptatretus aceroi Polanco Fernandez & Fernholm, 2014 Langneus-penhaai Long-snouted African spurdog Squalus blainville (non Risso, 1827) Squalus blainvillei (non Risso, 1827) 2017-09-20 2017-09-20 Viana, S.T. d. F.L., M.R. de Carvalho and D.A. Ebert0 <i>Squalus bassi</i> sp. nov., a new long-snouted spurdog (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the Agulhas Bank. J. Fish Biol. 91(4):1178-1207. (Ref. 116246) FB-GeneralDescr-68370 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-09-27 00:00:00 2022-01-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68370 Minimum size at maturity of this species is approximately 73.0 cm for females and 65.0 cm for males. Females have between 4-9 pups per litter (size at birth is around 21.0-30.0 cm, with the smallest free-swimming neonates measuring 23.0-23.5 cm TL. Reported to feed mainly on bony fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 116246). Viana, S.T. d. F.L., M.R. de Carvalho and D.A. Ebert 2017 <i>Squalus bassi</i> sp. nov., a new long-snouted spurdog (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the Agulhas Bank. J. Fish Biol. 91(4):1178-1207. (Ref. 116246) FB-Distribution-68370 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-09-27 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68370 Southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Oceans: southwards along the Western Cape, South Africa and extending to Mozambique. Viana, S.T. d. F.L., M.R. de Carvalho and D.A. Ebert 2017 <i>Squalus bassi</i> sp. nov., a new long-snouted spurdog (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the Agulhas Bank. J. Fish Biol. 91(4):1178-1207. (Ref. 116246) FB-Uses-68370 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-09-27 00:00:00 2022-01-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68370 fisheries: of potential interest FB-Size-68370 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-09-27 00:00:00 2022-01-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68370 96.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 116246)); 110 cm TL (female) Viana, S.T. d. F.L., M.R. de Carvalho and D.A. Ebert 2017 <i>Squalus bassi</i> sp. nov., a new long-snouted spurdog (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the Agulhas Bank. J. Fish Biol. 91(4):1178-1207. (Ref. 116246) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-68370 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2017-09-27 00:00:00 2022-01-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68370 pelagic-neritic; marine, usually 159 - 591 m (Ref. 116246) Viana, S.T. d. F.L., M.R. de Carvalho and D.A. Ebert 2017 <i>Squalus bassi</i> sp. nov., a new long-snouted spurdog (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the Agulhas Bank. J. Fish Biol. 91(4):1178-1207. (Ref. 116246)