Argentina country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Mar del Plata to Golfo San Jorge, FRSKU S 360 to 363; ISH 1466-66, 1643-66; NMW 11187; ZMH 10196 (Ref. 27770). Also Ref. 58839.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Triakinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Émissole gatuso, Gatuso, Gatuzo, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 244)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 92.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57911); common length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 55 - 62 cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 60 - 195 m (Ref. 27770)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 13°C (Ref. 107945); 28°S - 45°S, 66°W - 46°W (Ref. 244)

Distribution

Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil to northern Argentina.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Found on the continental shelf. Feeds on crabs and probably other crustaceans, and presumably small fishes. Ovoviviparous (aplacental) with 2 to 7 pups per litter. Size at birth 26 cm. Utilized for human consumption.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Endangered (EN) (A2bd+3bd+4bd)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: highly commercial

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Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.6 ±0.3 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=2-3)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (58 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Mustelus schmitti Springer, 1939