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Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Cirrhigaleus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, galeos = a shark (Ref. 45335); australis: Derived from the Latin australis in reference to the distribution of this species in the temperate
Southern Hemisphere.
More on authors: White, Last & Stevens.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino; distribuzione batimetrica 360 - 640 m (Ref. 58894). Temperate; 33°S - 42°S
Pacific Ocean: Temperate waters of eastern Australia, and possibly New Zealand (Ref. 58894).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 123.0 cm TL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
A moderately large dogfish of the genus Cirrhigaleus: body very robust, eyes relatively small, upper labial furrows relatively short, first dorsal fin moderately large, slightly raked, second dorsal similar in size to first dorsal fin, raked, first dorsal spine long, its apex located just below apex of fin; second dorsal spine long, its apex located at about level of fin apex; pectoral fins moderately large, flank denticles with three primary cusps, lateral cusps often with cusplets; 50 monospondylous centra,
85 precaudal centra, 114–115 total centra (Ref. 58894).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
White, W.T., P.R. Last and J.D. Stevens, 2007. Cirrhigaleus australis n. sp., a new Mandarin dogfish (Squaliformes: Squalidae) from the south-west Pacific. Zootaxa 1560:19-30. (Ref. 58894)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.7 - 6.5, mean 3.4 °C (based on 12 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00168 - 0.00747), b=3.09 (2.91 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100).