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| Main Ref: | Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 | ||||||||||||
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| Locality: | Western Atlantic | ||||||||||||
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| min 1 | (g) | (cm) | Ref: Smith, S.W., D.W. Au and C. Show, 1998 | ||||||||||
| max 13 | (g) | (cm) | |||||||||||
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| Comments on Fecundity: | In a litter. | ||||||||||||
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| Spawning Cycles: | 0.5 (1/y) | Ref: Frisk, M.G., T.J. Miller and N.K. Dulvy, 2004 | |||||||||||
| Comments: | Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta; in the Western North Atlantic off Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and off South Africa young are born in late spring or early summer; off Nicaragua females may have young throughout the year with a peak in spring and early summer; estimated gestation period is 10 to 11 months; size at birth between 56 and 81 cm. In a litter. | ||||||||||||
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