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Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Etymology: Hemipristis: hemi-, from hemisys (Gr.), half; pristis, from pristes (Gr.), sawyer (but here meaning saw), allusion not explained, possibly referring to how marginal serrations of teeth of H. serra (type species, a fossil) do not extend over the entire length of each tooth (See ETYFish); elongata: Latin for prolonged, referring to its long and slim body (See ETYFish).
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Περιβάλλον: περιβάλλον / κλιματική ζώνη / εύρος βάθους / εύρος διανομής
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 1 - 130 m (Ref. 6871). Tropical; 41°N - 34°S, 12°E - 156°E (Ref. 6871)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and southeast Africa, including Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964) to Philippines, north to China, south to Australia.
Μήκος κατά την πρώτη ωρίμανση / Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Ηλικία
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?, range 120 - ? cm
Max length : 259 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 130455); common length : 200 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 13567); μεγ. δημοσιευμένο βάρος: 63.0 kg (Ref. 130455)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0. A slender weasel shark with a long, broadly rounded snout, large curved, saw-edged teeth in the upper jaw, and hooked lower teeth protruding from mouth; gill slits long; fins strongly curved (Ref. 5578). Light grey or bronzy with no prominent markings (Ref. 5578).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
A coastal species, found inshore and offshore on the continental and insular shelves (Ref. 244). Feeds on sharks, rays and bony fishes (Ref. 244); also cephalopods (Ref. 13567). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Thought to be potentially dangerous because of its large, fearsome teeth and shallow-water habitat, but has not been recorded in an attack on people (Ref. 244). Caught regularly by inshore gillnet, bottom trawl (occasionally) and longline fisheries (Ref.58048). Regularly taken in artisanal fisheries (Ref. 13567). Utilized fresh for human consumption, liver processed for vitamins, fins used in the oriental shark fin trade, and by-products processed into fishmeal (Ref. 244). Most adults below 200 cm (Ref. 30573).
Viviparous, with 2 to 11 young in a litter (Ref. 6871) after a gestation period of 7-8 months; possibly reproduces in alternate years (Ref.58048). Size at birth about 45-52 cm TL (Ref. 13567, Ref.58048). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
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)
Κατάσταση Κόκκινου Καταλόγου IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Απειλή για τον άνθρωπο
Traumatogenic (Ref. 5213)
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Προτιμώμενη θερμοκρασία (Αναφ.
123201): 23.8 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 2110 cells).
Δείκτης φυλογενετικής ποικιλότητας (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00172 - 0.00734), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 4.3 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Πολύ χαμηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού > 14 έτη (Fec=2).
Ευπάθεια στην αλιεία (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Θρεπτικά συστατικά (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 19.4 [3.2, 106.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.636 [0.166, 1.913] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [17.2, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.101 [0.042, 0.245] g/100g; Selenium = 64.4 [18.5, 200.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 13.4 [4.4, 42.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.614 [0.292, 1.120] mg/100g (wet weight);
