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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); minicanis: mini-, from minimus (L.), least; canis (L.), dog, being a dwarf version of M. canis (See ETYFish).
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 71 - 183 m (Ref. 27770). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: known only from the coast of South America between Cape La Vela, Colombia and Rio Caribe, Venezuela.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.8 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27770); 57.4 cm TL (female)
Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
Heemstra, P.C., 1997. A review of the smooth-hound sharks (Genus Mustelus, Family Triakidae) of the western Atlantic ocean, with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies. Bull. Mar. Sci. 60(3):894-928. (Ref. 27770)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 20.4 - 26.6, mean 23.6 °C (based on 14 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Fec assumed to be <100).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
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