Draughtboard shark
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf from close inshore in shallow to deeper water. Oviparous, hatching at about 14 cm . Can expand itself with air or water. Caught by commercial bottom trawlers but of no use to fisheries at present.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 129 - 138. Head short and very broad. Body robust with inflatable stomach; with dark, mottled and blotched color pattern, and mostly with a dark median stripe on the belly. Labial furrows absent. Denticles large and widely spaced.: elongated; Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Draughtboard shark is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, paired eggs are laid. Embryos feed solely on yolk .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 220 m. Temperate; 32°S - 44°S Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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