Galeus atlanticus, Atlantic sawtail cat shark

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Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant, 1888)

Atlantic sawtail cat shark
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others. (See ETYFish);  atlanticus: -icus (L.), belonging to: eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Vaillant.

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 540 m (Ref. 26282). Deep-water

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Eastern Central Atlantic: off Cape Spartel, northwest coast of Morocco.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Type specimen taken from a depth of 540 m (Ref. 26282).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Compagno, L.J.V., 1999. Checklist of living elasmobranchs. p. 471-498. In W.C. Hamlett (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland. (Ref. 35766)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2bd); Date assessed: 31 August 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00282 (0.00185 - 0.00429), b=3.02 (2.89 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 15.2 [2.4, 56.9] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.299 [0.076, 0.875] mg/100g ; Protein = 16.2 [13.3, 19.2] % ; Omega3 = 0.238 [0.096, 0.564] g/100g ; Selenium = 6.96 [2.19, 21.11] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 31.6 [8.1, 113.7] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.366 [0.170, 0.760] mg/100g (wet weight);