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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squaliformes (Sleeper and dogfish sharks) > Squalidae (Dogfish sharks)
Etymology: Squalus: Genus name from Latin 'squalus' meaning shark (Ref. 6885, 27436); shiraii: Named for Dr. Shigeru M. Shirai, Japanese ichthyologist from Tokyo University of Agriculture, for his valuable contributions to Systematics of Squaliformes.
Eponymy: Dr Shigeru M Shirai is a Japanese ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 310 - 390 m (Ref. 122378). Subtropical

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Northwest Pacific: Japan

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122378); 77.0 cm TL (female)

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Vertebrae: 120 - 123. This species is distinguished from S. mitsukurii by the following characters: colour of body brown dorsally; caudal fin with ventral and dorsal tips markedly tapered and broadly white; dermal denticles uniscuspidate and lanceolate; larger number of vertebrae, precaudal 91-94, total 120-123 (vs. body dark grey to black; caudal fin with ventral and dorsal tips rounded and not white in colour; denticles tricuspidate and rhomboid; precaudal 86-90 and total 116-117 S. mitsukurii) (Ref. 122378).

Found in shallow waters of the upper continental slope (Ref. 122378).

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Viana, S.T.F.L. and M.R. de Carvalho, 2020. Squalus shiraii sp. nov. (Squaliformes, Squalidae), a new species of dogfish shark from Japan with regional nominal species revisited. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96(2):275-311. (Ref. 122378)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Vulnerable (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 12 May 2022

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of potential interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00165 - 0.00730), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).

Squalus shiraii Viana & Carvalho, 2020