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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); henlei: In honor of Friedrich Gustav Jacob Henle (1807-1885), German physician, pathologist and anatomist, who, along with Johann Müller, produced the first authoritative work on sharks (1839-1841) (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Dr Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle (1809–1885) was a German physician, anatomist and zoologist whose main subjects were ichthyology and human biology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 0 - 281 m (Ref. 96339). Subtropical; 48°N - 18°S, 126°W - 72°W (Ref. 55310)
Eastern Pacific: northern California, USA to the Gulf of California; Ecuador and Peru.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 57.0, range 51 - 63 cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 31395); âge max. reporté: 13 années (Ref. 6098)
Adults are found on the continental shelves from the intertidal region to at least 200 m depth. They feed on crabs, ghost shrimps, mantis shrimps, isopods, squids, polychaete worms, tunicates and small bony fishes. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 3 to 5 young in a litter. Size at birth between 19 and 21 cm. Readily kept in captivity. Utilized for human consumption. Marketed fresh, smoked and frozen (Ref. 9987).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta; with 3 to 5 young in a litter. Size at birth ranges from 19-21 cm (Ref. 244). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205). Polyandry is a common life history strategy among the elasmobranchs and for M. henlei, the occurrence and frequency of polyandric behavior may vary depending on location and density of breeding individuals (Ref. 95902).
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: hautement commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 9.7 - 23.5, mean 15.4 °C (based on 100 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00229 (0.00107 - 0.00491), b=3.14 (2.97 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.6 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (rm=0.127; K=0.26; tm=2-6; tmax=15; Fec=3).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (58 of 100).
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Vulnérabilité climatique (Ref.
125649): High vulnerability (61 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 20.8 [5.7, 103.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.509 [0.159, 1.911] mg/100g; Protein = 21.7 [19.4, 24.0] %; Omega3 = 0.147 [0.061, 0.347] g/100g; Selenium = 42.3 [12.2, 148.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.83 [2.38, 18.97] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.616 [0.272, 1.231] mg/100g (wet weight);
