Gollum attenuatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	CHONDRICHTHYES	CARCHARHINIFORMES	PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE

Scientific Name:

Gollum attenuatus

Species Authority:

(Garrick 1954)

Common Name/s:

English

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Slender Smoothhound

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2003
Assessor/s	Francis, M.P. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003)
Evaluator/s:	Fowler, S., Kyne, P.M. & Cavanagh, R.D. (Shark Red List Authority)
Justification: Gollum attenuatus is endemic to New Zealand and adjacent oceanic ridges, and taken as bycatch in bottom trawl fisheries. Fecundity is extremely low (two pups/litter), but there is no information on population size or status. However, large parts of the species’ range (Norfolk and Three Kings Ridges) are outside the fished areas, suggesting that there is a relatively unfished reservoir. Should these areas become fished in future, the status could move quickly towards a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	New Zealand and ridges to the north (Norfolk Ridge, Three Kings Ridge). Depth range 129 to 724 m, with greatest abundance in 300 to 600 m.
Countries:	Native: New Zealand
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – southwest

Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found on flat plateaux to steep slopes on the upper to mid continental slope. Trawled over open, soft seabed, but may also occur over rocky habitats. Food is varied including sharks, teleosts, gastropods, squid, crustaceans and brittle stars. Length at maturity of both sexes is 70 cm total length (TL), and maximum length of 110 cm TL. Litter size is usually two embryos, which are born at about 40 cm TL.
Systems:	Marine

Habitat and Ecology:

Found on flat plateaux to steep slopes on the upper to mid continental slope. Trawled over open, soft seabed, but may also occur over rocky habitats. Food is varied including sharks, teleosts, gastropods, squid, crustaceans and brittle stars. Length at maturity of both sexes is 70 cm total length (TL), and maximum length of 110 cm TL. Litter size is usually two embryos, which are born at about 40 cm TL.

Systems:

Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Caught as bycatch by bottom trawlers and bottom longliners in New Zealand waters. Fishing effort on the ridges north of New Zealand is probably low, and catches therefore minimal.

Major Threat(s):

Caught as bycatch by bottom trawlers and bottom longliners in New Zealand waters. Fishing effort on the ridges north of New Zealand is probably low, and catches therefore minimal.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are currently no conservation measures in place for this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are currently no conservation measures in place for this species.

Citation:	Francis, M.P. 2003. Gollum attenuatus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 December 2008.
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