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Common names: Ten-ibara zame
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 13567.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Milandre belette, Comadreja coluda, قِرش سُرعوب قويُّ الأسنان, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchi (squali e razze) (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); tengi: In honor of Teng Huo-Tu (1911-1978), Director, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, and authority on Taiwanese elasmobranch fishes. (See ETYFish).

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

marino demersale. Tropical; 34°N - 15°N

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Japan to Viet Nam, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. Report of a record from off Madagascar may be an undescribed Paragaleus which has just recently been collected.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 244)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 0. Grey or grey-brown above, light below; no prominent markings on body and fins (Ref. 13567).

A little-known inshore shark (Ref. 13567). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Taken in fisheries where it occurs (Ref. 13567).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Endangered (EN) (A2d); Date assessed: 06 May 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)