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Common names: Angular rough shark, Kite-fin shark, Sailfin rough shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Common on continental slope to the west of the British Isles below 200 m. One specimen found in coastal waters on Scourie Bank, S of Isle of Handa (Ref 5204).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wheeler, A., 1992
National Database:

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Bramble, sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Oxynotidae (Rough sharks)
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Common names from other countries

قِرش فظّ زِعنفة قِلع, 帆鳍尖背角鲨, Humantin, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 247)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388); common length : 85.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 265 - 720 m (Ref. 35388)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 18°C (Ref. 107945); 41°N - 11°N, 13°W - 3°W (Ref. 54694)

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Atlantic slope from Scotland to Senegal.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Found on the continental slope. Probably feeds on small bottom invertebrates and fishes. Ovoviviparous.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.0 ±0.60 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (63 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Oxynotus paradoxus Frade, 1929