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Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
Etymology: Mustelus: Latin for weasel, an ancient name for sharks, possibly referring to the pointed snouts, swift movements and/or rapacious feeding behavior of smaller predatory sharks [strictly not tautonymous with Squalus mustelus Linnaeus 1758 since type was designated by the ICZN] (See ETYFish); norrisi: In honor of American zoologist Harry Waldo Norris (1862-1946), Grinnell College (Iowa), who studied the cranial nerves of the Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Harry Waldo Norris (1862–1946) was a zoologist and anatomist who was Professor of Biology and Zoology and Curator of the Museum at Grinnell College, Iowa (1891–1931) and was Research Professor of Zoology (1931–1941), retiring as Emeritus [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 100 m (Ref. 55584), usually 3 - 40 m (Ref. 55311). Subtropical; 32°N - 36°S, 99°W - 47°W (Ref. 55311)
Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and the northern Gulf of Mexico to Venezuela; also southern Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 40637); common length : 80.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217); peso massimo pubblicato: 13.8 kg (Ref. 40637)
Found on the continental shelves, on muddy or sandy bottoms to about 80 m depth. Feeds on crabs and shrimps, and also bony fishes. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 7 to 14 young in a litter. Size at birth 30 cm.
Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta) (Ref. 244). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
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: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.6 - 28, mean 25.7 °C (based on 450 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00170 (0.00097 - 0.00299), b=3.10 (2.95 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Fec=7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
