Velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus) fish species and Velvet dogfish information

Scientific Name
Zameus squamulosus

Common Name
Velvet dogfish

Biology
Demersal or pelagic near continental slopes and seamounts in depths of 550-2,000 m (Ref. 6871, 58302). Also found from the surface to 580 m over deep water (Ref. 26346). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). Used dried and salted for human consumption and for fishmeal (Ref. 6871). Caught rarely by longline fisheries operating in deepwater; also caught, but rarely landed, by pelagic tuna longline fisheries (Ref.58048).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1877

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes)

Family

Sleeper sharks (Somniosidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 5578). Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Chile (Ref. 58302). Western Pacific: Japan, South China Sea, New Zealand, and Australia. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland to Senegal; off Namibia (Ref. 5578). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Suriname, and southern Brazil to Uruguay (Ref. 58839).

Range

64°N - 48°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

2200 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 2200 m (Ref. 6871), usually 400 - 900 m (Ref. 55584)

Trophic Level

4.04 s.e. 0.53 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

84.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)

Velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus) fish species and information / pictures of Velvet dogfish - Zameus squamulosus

Velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus) fish species information

Classification

Distribution

Environment

Physical Size and Genetics

Human Uses and Population