Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Isla de Malpelo. Tagging showed the species swim between 20 and 2000 m depth, with most of their time spent below 1000 m. Further, this species is present at a specific location in the north of the island year round: from January to April, during the day and night when it is cold (below 16°C) and thermocline is shallow (less than 20 m); and from May to December, almost exclusively at night when the water is warm (Sandra Bessudo, Fundación Malpelo), pers. comm. 05/2003; 06/2009).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Compagno, L.J.V., 2001
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks) > Odontaspididae (Sand tiger sharks)
Etymology: Odontaspis:Etymology not explained, presumably odontos (Gr.), tooth, and aspis (Gr.), shield, perhaps referring to how teeth comprise a prominent narrow cusp provided with two or more small “side teeth” (translation), i.e., cusplets, which, with some imagination, could be said to “shield” the main cusp; another explanation: aspis (L.), viper, perhaps referring to outwardly pointing teeth of O. ferox, like that of a viper. (See ETYFish); ferox:Latin for fierce, possibly referring to what Risso described as its “La voracité extrême” and/or its toothy and ferocious countenance. (See ETYFish). More on author: Risso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 2000 m (Ref. 26346), usually 13 - 880 m (Ref. 89422). Deep-water; 50°N - 49°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 54681)
Distribution
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