Cephaloscyllium isabellum
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
CHONDRICHTHYES |
CARCHARHINIFORMES |
SCYLIORHINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cephaloscyllium isabellum |
| Species Authority: |
(Bonnaterre, 1788) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Carpet Shark, Draughtboard Shark |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2003 |
| Assessor/s: |
Francis, M.P. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003) |
| Reviewer/s: |
Shark Specialist Group Australia & Oceania Regional Group (Shark Red List Authority) |
Justification:
Endemic to New Zealand, from 0 to 673 m, mostly <400 m, soft substrates and rocky reefs. Commonly caught as bycatch in trawl and rock lobster fisheries, and probably also in some set net fisheries. Reported annual commercial catches were 74 to 540 tonnes between 1988 and 1991 when a shark liver fishery was operating, but catches declined rapidly when this industry stopped. Since then, reported catches have been less than five tonnes per year, and most sharks are probably discarded. They are very hardy and able to survive removal from the water for long periods, so survival of sharks returned to the sea is probably high. Widespread and common throughout its range.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Throughout mainland New Zealand, and the Stewart Is ? Snares Is Shelf; Chatham Rise and Chatham Islands. Depth ranges from the shore to 673 m, but most are shallower than 400 m.
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| Countries: |
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – southwest
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Trawled over open, soft substrates, and also found on rocky reefs. Nocturnally active; usually resting during the day. Feeds on fish, crustaceans, octopus and squid. Egg cases are laid in pairs and attached to objects by long spiral tendrils. Young hatch at about 16 cm total length (TL). Males mature at about 60 cm and females at 80 cm TL. Maximum length is reported to be larger than 150 cm, but individuals over 100 cm TL are rare. Females grow larger than males.
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| Systems: |
Marine |
| Major Threat(s): |
Frequently caught as bycatch in trawl and rock lobster fisheries. However there is no indication that these fisheries are impacting the population, though abundance data are lacking.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No conservation measures currently in place for this species.
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