Mandarin dogfish
📖 Overview
Found on the uppermost continental and insular slopes, and probably the outer continental-insular shelves . Probably feeds on bottom fishes and some invertebrates . Ovoviviparous , with 10 pups in a litter . Although not utilized commercially, the liver is relatively high in squalene oil .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Anal spines: 0. Recognized by its tremendous, mandarin-like nasal barbels .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mandarin dogfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Ovoviviparous with 10 young in a litter (5 per uterus).
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 140 - 650 m . Deep-water; 36°N - 40°S, 120°E - 173°W South Wales in Australia, New Zealand, and Torres Island in Vanuatu.
🌿 Ecology
bottom fishes and some invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Mandarin Shark · Mandarin dogfish |
| 🌍CES | ostroun sagamský |
| 🇩🇪German | Mandarinhai · Mandarinschnauz-Dornhai |
| 🇫🇷French | Squale moustache |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pescecane mandarino comune |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hige-Tunozame · Higetsunozame · ヒゲツノザメ |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Mandarijndoornhaai |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Tubarão-mandarim-do-norte |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Усатая колючая акула |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Tollo Mandarin |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 刺鯊 · 棘沙 · 沙魚 · 長鬚卷盔鮫 · 長鬚卷盔鯊 · 長鬚棘鮫 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phaenopogon barbulifer | Herre | 1935 | Synonym |
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🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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