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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Pentanchidae (Deepwater catsharks)
Etymology: Galeus: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others. (See ETYFish); schultzi: In honor of Leonard P. Schultz (1901-1986), Curator of Fishes, U.S. National Museum (based on an unpublished name proposed by Henry W. Fowler). (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 329 - 431 m (Ref. 244). Deep-water; 20°N - 5°N, 116°E - 128°E

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Western Central Pacific: apparently endemic to the Philippines.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 28.3, range 27 - 29.7 cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Obscure dark saddle blotches at first and second dorsal bases, and two bands on the tail; dorsal fins and caudal tip without black terminal marking (Ref. 244).

A little-known bottom-dwelling shark found on continental slopes (Ref. 244). One of the smallest sharks (Ref. 244).

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Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00355 (0.00173 - 0.00727), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Low.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 11.5 [2.0, 74.3] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.359 [0.076, 1.226] mg/100g ; Protein = 16.9 [13.7, 20.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.209 [0.083, 0.506] g/100g ; Selenium = 6.05 [1.92, 18.51] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 22.7 [4.9, 109.7] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.435 [0.200, 0.835] mg/100g (wet weight);

Galeus schultzi Springer, 1979