Ecology of Centroscyllium fabricii
 
Main Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Remarks Reported to be a schooling species. Feeds on pelagic or benthopelagic invertebrates, with the incorporation and increasing importance of fish in its diet as it grows. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 117245). Found on the outermost continental shelves and upper slopes, mostly below 275 m (Refs. 247, 117245). At high latitudes, may move up to the surface especially during the winter (Ref. 247). Bottom water temperature are from 3.5 to 4.5°C (Also Ref. 117245), but sometimes down to 1°C. Feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods, jellyfish and small fishes.

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Centroscyllium fabricii may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Benthic;
Substrate Ref. Coad, B.W. and J.D. Reist, 2018
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations schooling; shoaling;
Associated with
Association remarks Parasites of the species include Otodistomum cestoides (trematode) and Lernaeopoda centroscyllii (copepod) (Ref. 5951). Segregation by sex and size as well as by movement into shallower water and by increase in school size is sometimes seen (Ref. 205). Among the few shark species known to school (Ref. 94899).
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition 3.84 0.27 3.86 0.60 Troph of juv./adults from 2 studies.
From individual food items 4.20 0.58 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref. Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley, 1992
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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