Cuban ribbontail catshark (Eridacnis barbouri) fish species and information / pictures of Cuban ribbontail catshark - Eridacnis barbouri

Cuban ribbontail catshark (Eridacnis barbouri) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eridacnis barbouri

Common Name
Cuban ribbontail catshark

Biology
Found on the upper continental and insular slopes. Probably feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods. Ovoviviparous, with two young in a litter. Size at birth over 10 cm.

Classification

Classified By

Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)

Family

Finback catsharks (Proscylliidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Atlantic

Distribution

Western Central Atlantic: apparently confined to a limited area in the Florida Straits and off the north coast of Cuba.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

400 m

Depth To - meters

650 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 650 m (Ref. 55584)

Trophic Level

3.83 s.e. 0.60 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

200 cm

Common Length

30.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6328 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Very high vulnerability (82 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=2)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)