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Plunket shark (Centroscymnus plunketi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Centroscymnus plunketi

Common Name
Plunket shark

Biology
Found on continental and insular slopes (Ref. 247). Occurs in large schools near the bottom which are segregated according to size and sex (Ref. 247). Feeds on cephalopods and bony fishes (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205), with up to 36 young in a litter. Size at birth between 32 and 36 cm (Ref. 247). Used for fishmeal and liver oil (Ref. 6871). Minimum depth from Ref. 247.

Classification

Classified By

Waite, 1910

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)

Family

Sleeper sharks (Somniosidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and southeastern Australia.

Range

32°S - 56°S, 135°E - 168°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

219 m

Depth To - meters

1550 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 219 - 1550 m (Ref. 6871), usually 550 - 732 m (Ref. 247)

Trophic Level

4.5 s.e. 0.59 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

131 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of potential interest

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=36)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Near Threatened (NT)