WoRMS taxon details
Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906)
105803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105803)
accepted
Species
Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906 · unaccepted
Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description A very common inshore to offshore shark of the continental shelf occuring at depths of a few meters to slightly over 100 m....
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]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Paragaleus pectoralis (Garman, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105803 on 2023-03-30
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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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]




From other sources
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]
Language | Name | |
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English | Atlantic weasel shark | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To FishBase images (Paragaleus pectoralis, by FAO)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigaleus pectoralis RAD107081-001) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigaleus pectoralis USNM 202673 radiograph) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragaleus pectoralis RAD107106-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragaleus pectoralis RAD107106-001) (from synonym Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragaleus pectoralis USNM 232977)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To FishBase images (Paragaleus pectoralis, by FAO)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigaleus pectoralis RAD107081-001) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Hemigaleus pectoralis USNM 202673 radiograph) (from synonym Hemigaleus pectoralis Garman, 1906)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragaleus pectoralis RAD107106-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragaleus pectoralis RAD107106-001) (from synonym Paragaleus gruveli Budker, 1935)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Paragaleus pectoralis USNM 232977)
To PESI
To ITIS