Indonesian greeneye spurdog (Squalus montalbani)

Scientific name: Squalus montalbani Whitley, 1931

Indonesian greeneye spurdog (Squalus montalbani)

The Indonesian greeneye spurdog (Squalus montalbani) is a marine fish of the family Squalidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean to Pacific, Philippines, Indonesia to Australia.

Biology

This large species of the ?mitsukurii group? is distinguished by the following set of characters: body elongate to robust, trunk depth 8.9-13.4% TL (mean 11.4% TL, n=14); snout is broadly triangular, with mouth width 1.69-2.32 (1.85) times the horizontal prenarial length; pre-first dorsal length 26.5-30.7 (29.0)% TL; pre-second dorsal length 57.6-62.8 (60.8)% TL; interdorsal space 21.7-25.9 (23.7)% TL; low raked dorsal fins; second dorsal-fin length 11.1-13.9 (12.4)% TL, height 3.4-4.6 (4.0)% TL, inner margin length 4.0-5.9 (4.8)% TL; second dorsal-fin base 15.8-21.3 (20.8) times the base of second dorsal spine; pre-pectoral length 20.8-22.9 (22.0)% TL; pelvic-caudal space 22.9-26.0 (24.0)% TL; caudal bar is almost upright, extending broadly from the caudal fork up the poster or margin of the upper lobe for about 0.6 of its length in immature specimens, upper caudal fringe forming a deep saddle along midlength of lobe; flank denticles tricuspid; monospondylous centra 41-47 (mainly 42-

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Species facts

Scientific name
Squalus montalbani
Family
Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Order
Squaliformes (Bramble, Sleeper and Dogfish sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
84.0
Depth range
154–1370 m (505–4495 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 154 - 1370 m, usually 383 - 670 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean to Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia to Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd+4bd)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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