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Etymology: Cephaloscyllium: cephalus, from kephale (Gr.), head, referring to its very broad and depressed head; skylion, Greek for dogfish or small shark (See ETYFish); ventriosum: venter (L.), belly; -osus, Latin suffix connoting fullness, referring to its inflatable stomach (See ETYFish).
More on author: Garman.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 5 - 457 m (Ref. 96339), usually 5 - 37 m (Ref. 244). Subtropical; 40°N - 37°S, 126°W - 71°W (Ref. 55293)
Eastern Pacific: central California, USA to the Gulf of California and southern Mexico; central Chile.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 110 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 96339)
Found on the continental shelves and upper slopes from inshore to deeper waters. Prefers rocky, algal-covered areas of kelp beds. Nocturnal. Feeds on bony fishes, alive and dead, and probably crustaceans. Can inflate its stomach with water or air. Oviparous. Can live in tanks for several years and females can lay eggs in captivity. Occurs in aggregations while resting, sometimes piled one on top of the other. Sometimes caught by sport divers but not used.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. 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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 14.8 - 28.1, mean 22.3 °C (based on 90 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00269 (0.00140 - 0.00518), b=3.21 (3.04 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Fec assumed to be <100).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).
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