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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 |
| Madagascar |
| Off Madagascar |
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Fecundity Type: |
| min
1 |
(g) |
(cm) |
Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 |
| max
10 |
(g) |
(cm) |
| mean
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(g) |
(cm) |
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In a litter. |
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Min: |
Ref.:
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Mean: |
Ref.:
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Max: |
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Size: (cm) |
| n: |
| a:
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95% confidence limit:
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| b:
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95% confidence limit:
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| r2:
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| 0.5 (1/y) |
Ref: Frisk, M.G., T.J. Miller and N.K. Dulvy, 2004 |
| Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta; number of young commonly 4 to 7; gestation period 10 to 12 months; young born in late spring or early summer off South Africa, Madagascar, India and in the North Atlantic (April to June); females are thought to produce young only in alternate years; nursery and pupping grounds are located inshore where pregnant females go to drop their young; size at birth 38 to 72 cm. In a litter. |