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WoRMS taxon details
Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906)
AphiaID: 105803
AphiaID: 105803
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) > Hemigaleidae (Family) > Paragaleus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Paragaleus Budker, 1935 | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906 Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935 | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces - Chondrichthyes, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 358-360 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baņos, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] | ||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Madagascar (probably not valid) [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To FishBase To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Description: A very common inshore to offshore shark of the continental shelf occuring at depths of a few meters to slightly over 100 m. A specialist feeder that prefers cephalopods (squid and octopi), also small bony fishes, including soles and sardines. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 1 to 4 young per litter. Size at birth about 47 cm. Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption, and processed into fishmeal. [details] | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2009). Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906). In: Nicolas Bailly (2009). World Database of Marine Pisces. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105803 on 2010-09-02 | |||||||||||
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