| Triakidae (Houndsharks), subfamily: Triakinae |
| 100 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 13 years |
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demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 281 m |
| Eastern Pacific: northern California, USA to the Gulf of California; Ecuador and Peru. |
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| Adults are found on the continental shelves from the intertidal region to at least 200 m depth. They feed on crabs, ghost shrimps, mantis shrimps, isopods, squids, polychaete worms, tunicates and small bony fishes. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 3 to 5 young in a litter. Size at birth between 19 and 21 cm. Readily kept in captivity. Utilized for human consumption. Marketed fresh, smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 December 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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