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Common names: Australian weasel shark, Sickelfin weasel shark, Weasel shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known off northern Australia from Geraldton (Western Australia) to Brunswick Heads (New South Wales) (Ref. 56150). Produces 2 litters of 1-19 pups each year (mainly in February and September). Commonly trawled off northwestern Australia (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 244, 7300, 13567.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: White, W.T., P.R. Last and L.J.V. Compagno, 2005
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Common names from other countries

Weasel shark, Austraalia nirkhai, Sickelfin weasel shark, ... more

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Ikan bertulang rawan (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Hemigaleidae (Weasel sharks)
Etymology: Hemigaleus: hemi-, from hemisys (Gr.), half, referring to similarity to and/or close affinity with Galeus (now in Pentanchidae). (See ETYFish); australiensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: referring to its occurrence off tropical Australia. (See ETYFish).
More on authors: White, Last & Compagno.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

laut dasar (demersal); kisaran kedalaman 12 - 170 m (Ref. 56150). Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia and where records from Papua New Guinea need to be confirmed.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / umur

Maturity: L_m 62.5, range 60 - 65 cm
Max length : 110 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 56150)

deskripsi pendek Morfologi | Morfometrik

Diagnosis: Medium-sized shark with moderately long head; dorsal fins slightly raked back, moderately or not falcate, moderately low; height of first dorsal fin 2.6-3 in head length (HL); length of first dorsal fin 2.1-2.4 times its height; caudal-fin upper lobe moderately broad, not elongate; caudal-fin ventral lobe short, preventral margin 9.3-9.8% TL; pectoral fins broad, falcate, base length 2.1-2.4 in preventral caudal margin; claspers of adults moderately short, inner length 5.4-5.6% TL, 1.8-1.8 in pelvic midpoint to first dorsal-fin insertion; teeth in 28-30/46-52 rows; precaudal vertebral centra 65-70, total vertebral centra 112-121; second dorsal fin with a conspicuous dark tip; first dorsal fin with a pale posterior margin (Ref. 56150).

A predominantly demersal species on continental and insular shelves from shallow, inshore bays down to 170 meters. Sexual maturity of males reached at about 60 cm TL; females between 60 - 65 cm TL; with young are born at about 30 cm TL (Ref. 56150).

Life cycle and mating behavior Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva

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White, W.T., P.R. Last and L.J.V. Compagno, 2005. Description of a new species of weasel shark, Hemigaleus australiensis (Carcharhiniformes: Hemigaleidae) from Australian waters. Zootaxa 1077:37-49. (Ref. 56150)

Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)

kurang bimbang (LC) ; Date assessed: 17 February 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

ancaman kepada manusia

Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 23.2 - 28.2, mean 26.9 (based on 385 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7539 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00147 - 0.00899), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High to very high vulnerability (66 of 100).

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