Pacific sleeper shark

Somniosus pacificus

General Status Rank: 
Presence Expected
Common Name: 
Pacific sleeper shark
Scientific Name: 
Somniosus pacificus
Naming References: 
W017
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fish
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Chordata
Class: 
Chondrichthyes
Order: 
Squaliformes
Family: 
Dalatiidae
References: 
W017
General Biology

Economic/Human Considerations

fisheries: of no interest
References: 
W017
Habitat
Env: benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0-2000m. Clim:temperate; 70°N - 47°S. Possibly reaches lengths greater than 700 cm (W017).
References: 
W017
Population

Population Size

Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=300; assuming tm<=10) (W017).
References: 
W017
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Presence Expected
Status Rank Description: 
Possibly present in NWT according to R131
S Rank: 
SNA
Decision Process Description: 
Reviewed in 2010 by DFO; no change.
Last Updated: 
March 16, 2011

References

Economic Status

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Habitat

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Naming

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Population Size

FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return

Taxonomy

  • FishBase (2004) Fish Base, accessed Nov 5, 2004. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2004 www.fishbase.org, version (09/2004) - W017 Return