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Heptranchias perlo
(BONNATERRE, 1788)
Sharpnose sevengill shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Hexanchiformes Hexanchidae
Reference of the original description
Ichthyologie. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Paris, 215 p., pl. A-B + 1-100.
Ichthyologie. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Paris, 215 p., pl. A-B + 1-100.
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Carcharias cinereus, Heptanchus cinereus, Heptranchias angio, Heptranchias cinereus, Heptranchias dakini, Heptranchias deani, Heptranchus cinereus, Notidanus cinereus, Notidanus (Heptanchus seu Heptranchias) cinereus, Notidanus (Heptanchus) cinereus, Squalus cinereus, Squalus perlo
Carcharias cinereus, Heptanchus cinereus, Heptranchias angio, Heptranchias cinereus, Heptranchias dakini, Heptranchias deani, Heptranchus cinereus, Notidanus cinereus, Notidanus (Heptanchus seu Heptranchias) cinereus, Notidanus (Heptanchus) cinereus, Squalus cinereus, Squalus perlo
Types
Heptranchias perlo
Heptranchias dakini
Holotype: AMS: I.10825; Paratype: AMS: I.10794; AMS: I.10795;
Heptranchias deani
Holotype: SU: 12620
Heptranchias perlo
Heptranchias dakini
Holotype: AMS: I.10825; Paratype: AMS: I.10794; AMS: I.10795;
Heptranchias deani
Holotype: SU: 12620
Description:
Citation: Heptranchias perlo (BONNATERRE, 1788): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 06/2013
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Heptranchias perlo (BONNATERRE, 1788), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Heptranchias perlo (BONNATERRE, 1788), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Aschfarbener Siebenspalthai, Kammzähner, Perlon, Siebenkiemiger Kammzähner, Spitzkopf-Siebenkiemenhai, Spitzkopfsiebenkiemer, 
Alcatriña, Boca dolça, Bocadul, Bocadulce, Bocadû, Boquidulce, Cañabota, Cañabota bocadulce, Peix xovato, Tiburón de 7 branchias, Tiburón de siete agallas, Tiburón de siete branquias, Tiburón gris, 
Chien de mer, Monge gris, Mounge, Perlon, Pesciu angiu, Pesciu boiu, Pesciu mansu, Requin perlon, Requin-griset, 
One-finned shark, Perlon shark, Seven-gill shark, Seven-gilled Mediterranean shark, Sevengill cow shark, Sevengilled shark, Sharp snouted sevengill, Sharpnose seven-gill shark, Sharpnose sevengill shark, Sharpsnout sevengill shark, Slender sevengill shark, 
Anciova, Anciò, Angiolo, Cagna, Gatton grigio, Grange, Manzo, Murruna, Notidano cinereo, Pesce alice, Pesce angiò, Pesce cagnolu, Pesce vacca, Pesci boe, Pesci bove, Pisci alici, Pisci anciovu, Piscie manze, Sadda masculina, Squalo manzo, Stiare, Vaccarello, 
Albafar bravo, Archote, Bico doce, Bico-doce, Boca-doce, Canhabota boca doce, Cação, Cação-bruxa, Olho-branco, Severino, Tubarão-de-sete-guelras
Aschfarbener Siebenspalthai, Kammzähner, Perlon, Siebenkiemiger Kammzähner, Spitzkopf-Siebenkiemenhai, Spitzkopfsiebenkiemer, Alcatriña, Boca dolça, Bocadul, Bocadulce, Bocadû, Boquidulce, Cañabota, Cañabota bocadulce, Peix xovato, Tiburón de 7 branchias, Tiburón de siete agallas, Tiburón de siete branquias, Tiburón gris, Chien de mer, Monge gris, Mounge, Perlon, Pesciu angiu, Pesciu boiu, Pesciu mansu, Requin perlon, Requin-griset, One-finned shark, Perlon shark, Seven-gill shark, Seven-gilled Mediterranean shark, Sevengill cow shark, Sevengilled shark, Sharp snouted sevengill, Sharpnose seven-gill shark, Sharpnose sevengill shark, Sharpsnout sevengill shark, Slender sevengill shark, Anciova, Anciò, Angiolo, Cagna, Gatton grigio, Grange, Manzo, Murruna, Notidano cinereo, Pesce alice, Pesce angiò, Pesce cagnolu, Pesce vacca, Pesci boe, Pesci bove, Pisci alici, Pisci anciovu, Piscie manze, Sadda masculina, Squalo manzo, Stiare, Vaccarello, Albafar bravo, Archote, Bico doce, Bico-doce, Boca-doce, Canhabota boca doce, Cação, Cação-bruxa, Olho-branco, Severino, Tubarão-de-sete-guelras
Short Description
A narrow-headed, big-eyed small seven-gilled shark [518]. Body fusiform and slender; dorsal fin small, originating over inner margins of pelvic fins; anal fin small [1388]. Teeth wide, low and comb-shaped [1388]. Brownish grey above, paler below, sometimes with indistinct dark blotches on body; juveniles with dark-tipped dorsal and caudal fins, adults with light fin margins (Ref. 5578, 6574) [1388]. Live specimens with fluorescent green eyes [1388].
A narrow-headed, big-eyed small seven-gilled shark [518]. Body fusiform and slender; dorsal fin small, originating over inner margins of pelvic fins; anal fin small [1388]. Teeth wide, low and comb-shaped [1388]. Brownish grey above, paler below, sometimes with indistinct dark blotches on body; juveniles with dark-tipped dorsal and caudal fins, adults with light fin margins (Ref. 5578, 6574) [1388]. Live specimens with fluorescent green eyes [1388].
Distribution
Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas, excluding the northeast Pacific (Ref. 13573). Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba, then from Venezuela to Argentina [1388]. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia, including the Mediterranean Sea. Indian Ocean: southwestern India, Aldabra Island, southern Mozambique, and South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan to China, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: off northern Chile.
Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas, excluding the northeast Pacific (Ref. 13573). Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba, then from Venezuela to Argentina [1388]. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia, including the Mediterranean Sea. Indian Ocean: southwestern India, Aldabra Island, southern Mozambique, and South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan to China, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: off northern Chile.
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
Biology
Ovoviviparous, number of young 9 to 20 in a litter [518]. Size at birth about 25 cm [1388]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. No apparent seasonality in its reproduction cycle [2539]. Found on the outer continental and insular shelves and upper slopes in depths of 100 to 400 (Ref. 11230, 13573, 75154), also inshore and down to 1,000 m [1388] (Ref. 11230). Feeds on small sharks and rays, small bony fish, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, squid, and cuttlefish [536].
Ovoviviparous, number of young 9 to 20 in a litter [518]. Size at birth about 25 cm [1388]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. No apparent seasonality in its reproduction cycle [2539]. Found on the outer continental and insular shelves and upper slopes in depths of 100 to 400 (Ref. 11230, 13573, 75154), also inshore and down to 1,000 m [1388] (Ref. 11230). Feeds on small sharks and rays, small bony fish, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, squid, and cuttlefish [536].
Habitat
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 41394), usually 180 - 450 m (Ref. 45445)
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 41394), usually 180 - 450 m (Ref. 45445)
Parasites arranged by Pollerspöck, Jürgen
Cestoda
Cestoda
- Crossobothrium dohrnii (OERLEY, 1885) RUHNKE, 1996 (synonyms Phyllobothrium dohrni OERLEY, 1885 (host Heptranchias dakini = synonym of Heptranchias perlo [16385]) [11397] [16200]
- Grillotia acanthoscolex REES, 1944 (synonyms Grillotia cf. microthrix DOLLFUS, 1969 [11397], Grillotia microthrix DOLLFUS, 1969 [16112])
- Grillotia heptanchi (VAULLEGEARD, 1899) [16112]
- Grillotia institata (PINTNER, 1931) [16112]
- Grillotia sp. [16112]
- Hepatoxylon megacephalum (RUDOLPHI, 1819) [16112]
- Tentacularia coryphaenae BOSC, 1797 [11397] [16112]
- Trebius minutus CAPART, 1959 [15303]
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