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Common names: Pating
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1998
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimen from Navotas Market, Manila is mapped as the first record from the country (Ref. 47737). Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756). Caught inshore (Ref. 9999). Also Ref. 247, 6871, 43278.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., P.R. Last, J.D. Stevens and M.N.R. Alava, 2005
National Database:

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

قِرش رضيع أشقر, 光鳞鲨, Requin nourrice fauve, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 247)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 320 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 247); common length : 250 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 230 - ? cm

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 106604), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 43278)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 41°N - 27°S, 32°E - 169°W

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050), Red Sea and East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. A large, bulky nurse shark with a small mouth and small comb-like teeth, and with angular fins (Ref. 5578). Caudal fin shorter, much less than half the length of body; no ridges on side of the body; pectoral fins falcate (Ref. 6871). Brown dorsally, paler ventrally (Ref. 391); fins slightly dusky (Ref. 9999). Spiracles much smaller than eye (Ref. 9999).

Found on continental and insular shelves, from the intertidal down to at least 70 m (Ref. 247). Occurs on or near the bottom in lagoons or along the outer edges of coral and rocky reefs, sandy areas near reefs and off sandy beaches (Ref. 247, 43278). Primarily nocturnal, but may be active during the day (Ref. 247). Prefers crevices and caves on reefs but may be found hiding in more exposed areas (Ref. 247). Forms resting aggregations, and often seen piled across or on top of one another (Ref. 247). Feeds on a wide variety of bottom invertebrates, small fishes (Ref. 247), including cephalopods, crustaceans and sea urchins (Ref. 37816), corals (Ref. 68964). Docile and known to allow itself to be touched, but a few non-fatal attacks have been recorded (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 43278). 4 or more young are born per litter (Ref. 37816). Survives in captivity (Ref. 247). Marketed fresh and dried-salted; fins dried for the oriental sharkfin trade; liver processed for vitamins and oil; offal processed for fishmeal; hide potentially valuable for leather (Ref. 247).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2abcd+3cd+4abcd)

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 247)

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.1 ±0.4 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Very high vulnerability (77 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

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