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Common names: Morgi llyfn, Smooth-hound, Starry smooth-hound
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Ellis, J.R., A. Cruz-Martinez, B.D. Rackham and S.I. Rodgers, 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Widespread around the British Isles (10-199 m), and most abundant along the southern and western coasts of the UK with high catch rates recorded in the outer Thames Estuary and Bristol Channel. Juveniles were caught frequently in the inshore waters of England and Wales, particularly off the south coast of England, outer part of the Thames Estuary and Bristol Channel (Ref. 82399).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
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Common names from other countries

كلب البحر الأملس مُبَقَّش, 宽鼻星鲨, Émissole tachetée, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 244)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 140 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244); max. published weight: 4.8 kg (Ref. 4699)

Length at first maturity
L_m 80.0, range 85 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 350 m (Ref. 6808)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 7°C (Ref. 107945); 61°N - 16°N, 19°W - 36°E

Distribution

Northeast Atlantic: British Isles and North Sea to Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and Mauritania.
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A common inshore and offshore shark found on the continental and insular shelves from the intertidal down to at least 100 m. Prefers sandy and gravelly bottom. Feeds primarily on crustaceans (crabs, hermit crabs, lobsters and slipper lobsters). Ovoviviparous (aplacental), with 7 to 15 young per litter. Size at birth about 30 cm. Utilized fresh and dried salted.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=2-3; Fec=7)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Mustelus asterias Cloquet, 1819