African gulper shark
📖 Overview
Examined type specimens ranged in size from 31.7-95.0 cm TL, with the smallest free-swimming individual at 40.8 cm TL; a late-term embryo of 31.7 sm TL still with a small external yolk sac; an embryo of 39.5 cm TL from a pregnant female. A female of 86.3 cm TL was found to be mature and pregnant. Reported sizes of adult males 71.5-76.5 cm TL and adult females 89.0-99.0 cm TL .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This medium sized (
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for African gulper shark is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 340 - 610 m . Tropical Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel (Madagascar and Mozambique), and off Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, and Togo; Morocco, the Canary Islands, and Ghana.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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