AnAge entry for Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Classification (HAGRID: 01769)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Rhizoprionodon
- Species
- Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
- Common name
- Atlantic sharpnose shark
- Synonyms
- Scoliodon terraenovae, Squalus terraenovae
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 10.2 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 822
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Record longevity of these animals is 10.2 years [0822].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 948 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 803 days
- Litter size
- 4.4 (viviparous)
- Interbirth interval
- 365 days
- Adult weight
- 3,988 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0822] Garcia et al. (2008), The importance of habitat and life history to extinction risk in sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (PubMed)
- [0022] Cailliet et al. (2001), Age determination and validation studies of marine fishes: do deep- dwellers live longer? (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160200
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 303945
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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