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Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
Etymology: Oxynotus: oxys (Gr.), sharp; notos (Gr.), back, referring to its keeled back (“dorso carenato”). (See ETYFish); caribbaeus: From the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, type locality. (See ETYFish).

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

marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 402 - 457 m. Deep-water; 27°N - 10°N, 96°W - 58°W (Ref. 54692)

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Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela, possibly elsewhere in the Caribbean.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 247); common length : 39.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5217)

Found on the upper continental slopes. Bottom temperatures range from 9.4 to 11.1°C. Probably feeds on bottom invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205).

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Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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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 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Oxynotus caribbaeus Cervigón, 1961