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| Main Ref: | van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Country: | South Africa | ||||||||||||
| Locality: | Natal | ||||||||||||
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| min 3 | (g) | (cm) | Ref: Smith, S.W., D.W. Au and C. Show, 1998 | ||||||||||
| max 14 | (g) | (cm) | |||||||||||
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| Spawning Cycles: | 0.5 (1/y) | Ref: Frisk, M.G., T.J. Miller and N.K. Dulvy, 2004 | |||||||||||
| Comments: | Gives birth to 3-14 pups of 70-100 cm (Ref. 6871). Newborn may live in nursery areas (away from the rest of the population). Also, adolescents and adults move inshore during summer and autumn (Ref. 6871). Gravid females move inshore to give birth (Ref. 6390). | ||||||||||||
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