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| Main Ref: | Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 | |||||||||||
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| Locality: | Eastern North Pacific and western North Atlantic, off southern coast of Natal | |||||||||||
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| Sex ratio: | 100 % Ref.: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 | |||||||||||
| Temperature: | - °C | |||||||||||
| Gestation period: | 8 - 16 month/s | |||||||||||
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| Length of offspring: | 69 - 100 cm | |||||||||||
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| Comments: | Viviparous with a yolk-sac placenta; South African sharks average more young (about 10) than those from Florida; birth may occur over a long time span of several months in a given region and has been reported to occur from late winter to summer; in South African waters birth may occur year-round with an increase in autumn; may exhibit biannual staggered birth seasons with a gestation period of 8 or 9 months or may be prolonged until about 16 months; females move inshore to drop their young then depart the nursery area; size at birth 69 to 100 cm. | |||||||||||
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