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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).
More on authors: Jordan & Richardson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 60 - 90 m (Ref. 244). Deep-water; 25°N - 21°N
Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 244); 45.0 cm TL (female)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0. Dorsal and sometimes upper and lower caudal-fin lobes with prominent black tips (Ref. 11146).
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
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22 - 23.6, mean 23.2 °C (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00176 - 0.00714), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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);