False catshark (Pseudotriakis microdon)

Scientific name: Pseudotriakis microdon de Brito Capello, 1868

False catshark (Pseudotriakis microdon)

The False catshark (Pseudotriakis microdon) is a marine fish of the family Pseudotriakidae.

Biology

Found on the continental and insular slopes, occasionally wandering onto continental shelves. Inactive and sluggish. Probably eats bony fishes, elasmobranchs and invertebrates. Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother, uterine milk is consumed additionally. Pups number 2 to 4 in a litter, size at birth between 70 and 140 cm TL. Caught very rarely by deepwater demersal longline fisheries in some areas. Utilized for its fins (limited value), meat and cartilage.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudotriakis microdon
Family
Pseudotriakidae (False catsharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
269
Depth range
173–1890 m (568–6201 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 173 - 1890 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New York and New Jersey, USA. Reported from Cuba; including Brazil. Northeast Atlantic: Atlantic slope off Iceland, France, Portugal, Madeira, Azores, Senegal, and Cape Verde. Indian Ocean: Aldabra Island group and Western Australia. Pacific Ocean: Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.17; Fec=2)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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