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Scyliorhinus hesperius Springer, 1966

Whitesaddled catshark
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Scyliorhinus hesperius
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Scyliorhinidae (Cat sharks) > Scyliorhininae
Etymology: Scyliorhinus: skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark; rhinus, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to a shark’s jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish);  hesperius: Latin for western, from hesperos (Gr.), evening star, probably referring to its occurrence in the western Atlantic, the western Caribbean, and/or off the coast of western Panama. (See ETYFish).

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 274 - 457 m. Deep-water; 22°N - 9°N

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Western Central Atlantic: Honduras, Panama, and Colombia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm TL (female)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the upper continental slope. Oviparous (Ref. 50449). Not utilized at present.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae

Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 June 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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