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Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906)

Atlantic weasel shark
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Namibia country information

Common names: Atlantiese weselhaai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: This species is a common catch of the industrial and artisanal fisheries of the Central Eastern Atlantic, probably occurring in northern Namibia (Ref. 36731). Caught in bottom trawls, with longlines and hook-and-line (Ref. 36731). Also Ref. 5578, 11228, 27121, 54854.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
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Common names from other countries

Milandre jaune, Tiburón comadiza, قِرش سُرعوب أطلسي, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Etymology: Paragaleus: para (Gr.), near, referring to how its dentition is intermediate between Hemigaleus and the triakid Eugaleus (=Galeorhinus). (See ETYFish);  pectoralis: Latin for pectoral, allusion not explained, possibly referring to its characteristic falciform pectoral fins. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Garman.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 5578), usually 30 - 70 m (Ref. 10730).   Tropical; 30°N -

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