Hooktooth shark (Chaenogaleus macrostoma)

Scientific name: Chaenogaleus macrostoma Bleeker, 1852

Hooktooth shark (Chaenogaleus macrostoma)

The Hooktooth shark (Chaenogaleus macrostoma) is a marine fish of the family Hemigaleidae.

Biology

A common inshore and offshore shark found on the continental and insular shelves. Probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Viviparous. Caught irregularly by inshore gillnet fisheries and occasionally by small-scale longlining. Probably taken by artisanal fisheries wherever it occurs. Utilized fresh for human consumption and by-products processed into fishmeal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chaenogaleus macrostoma
Family
Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
100.0
Depth range
59 m (194 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 59 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Java and Sulawesi in Indonesia. This name has been used indiscriminately for the three species of hemigaleids in Indo-Pakistani waters other than Hemipristis elongatus.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd+3bd)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4)

Sources

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

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