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Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
Etymology: Oxynotus: oxys (Gr.), sharp; notos (Gr.), back, referring to its keeled back (“dorso carenato”) (See ETYFish); paradoxus: Latin for strange or contrary to expectation; Frade was not sure if this shark, with its first dorsal spine directed backward instead of forward, represented a new species or an aberrant form of O. centrina (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 265 - 1044 m (Ref. 128029). Deep-water; 41°N - 11°N, 13°W - 3°W (Ref. 54694)
Eastern Atlantic: Atlantic slope from Scotland to Senegal (Ref. 247).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 35388); common length : 85.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. )
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 247; shallow depth from Ref. 35388. Probably feeds on small bottom invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO. (Ref. 247)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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