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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); asterias: Starry, referring to many small white spots on dorsal (upper) surface of body (See ETYFish).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 0 - 350 m (Ref. 6808). Temperate; 61°N - 16°N, 19°W - 36°E
Northeast Atlantic: British Isles and North Sea to Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and Mauritania.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 81.0, range 85 - ? cm
Max length : 154 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 86318); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 4.8 kg (Ref. 4699)
A common inshore and offshore shark found on the continental and insular shelves from the intertidal down to at least 100 m. Prefers sandy and gravelly bottom. Feeds primarily on crustaceans (crabs, hermit crabs, lobsters and slipper lobsters). Ovoviviparous (aplacental), with 7 to 15 young per litter. Size at birth about 30 cm. Utilized fresh and dried salted.
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk (Ref. 50449).
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 7 - 16.2, mean 10.1 °C (based on 587 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00174 (0.00146 - 0.00207), b=3.13 (3.08 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 7.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Zeer laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd meer dan 14 jaar (tm=2-3; Fec=7).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (71 of 100).
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Kwetsbaarheid voor het klimaat (Ref.
125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 7.5 [2.7, 39.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.16 [0.05, 0.62] mg/100g; Protein = 21.2 [18.8, 23.6] %; Omega3 = 0.236 [0.101, 0.548] g/100g; Selenium = 22.7 [7.0, 76.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.69 [2.12, 20.78] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.428 [0.190, 0.861] mg/100g (wet weight);
