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Squalus bassi Viana, Carvalho & Ebert, 2017 Long-snouted African spurdog |
| Family: | Squalidae (Dogfish sharks) | |||
| Max. size: | 96 cm TL (male/unsexed); 110 cm TL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southeastern Atlantic and western Indian Oceans: southwards along the Western Cape, South Africa and extending to Mozambique. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Minimum size at maturity of this species is approximately 73.0 cm for females and 65.0 cm for males. Females have between 4-9 pups per litter (size at birth is around 21.0-30.0 cm, with the smallest free-swimming neonates measuring 23.0-23.5 cm TL. Reported to feed mainly on bony fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 116246). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||