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Mandarine dogfish
No image of Mandarine dogfish found in the Shark Database
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| Systematics |
Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata)
Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order: Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)
Family: Dogfish sharks (Squalidae)
Genus: Cirrhigaleus (Cirrhigaleus)
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| Name |
| Scientific: | Cirrhigaleus barbifer |
| German: | Mandarinschnauz-Dornhai |
| English: | Mandarine dogfish, Mandarine shark |
| French: | Squale moustache |
| Spanish: | Tollo mandarin |
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| Appearance |
Small and stout shark, with a short snout and very elongated nasal flaps (hence its name). Two spiny dorsal fins. Lateral keels on the caudal peduncle, no anal fin.
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| Coloration |
Greyish-brown on back, light on ventral surface. Posterior white margins on dorsal fins and caudal fin.
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| Distribution |
Western Pacific: Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Torres Islands.
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| Biology |
A little-known bottom-dwelling shark that lives preferably on the uppermost continental and insular slopes down to a depth of 600 m.
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| Feeding |
Unknown, however they seem to have a food base similar tothe dogfishes (Squalus). It is assumed their nasal barbels are used for sensory purposes, similar to sturgeons or catfishes that trail them over the bottom.
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| Size |
Maximum size about 120 cm, average size between 80 cm and 100 cm.
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| Reproduction |
Egg laying sharks (oviparous). Up to 10 eggs per litter. Males reach sexual maturity at about 85 cm, females at about 95 cm.
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| Similar Species |
Similar species are known and taxonomic features have to be used for proper identification.
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| Endangerment |
Status in the IUCN
Red List(Version 2001):
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 NT (Near Threatened) |
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| Danger to Humans |
Harmless.
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