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Squaliolus aliae
Teng, 1959
Smalleye pygmy shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Dalatiidae
Reference of the original description
Studies on the elasmobranch fishes from Formosa. Part 4. Squaliolus alii, a new species of deep sea squaloid shark from Tung-Kang, Formosa. Reports of the Laboratory of Fishery Biology of the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, 5, 69–72
Studies on the elasmobranch fishes from Formosa. Part 4. Squaliolus alii, a new species of deep sea squaloid shark from Tung-Kang, Formosa. Reports of the Laboratory of Fishery Biology of the Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute, 5, 69–72
Image of the original description
Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959
Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Squaliolus alii
Squaliolus alii
Description :
Citation: Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959, TL 117 mm, coll.: Pacific Shark Research Center, MLML; © Digital Fish Library
Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959, TL 117 mm, coll.: Pacific Shark Research Center, MLML; © Digital Fish Library
Common names
Smalleye pigmy shark, Smalleye pygmy shark
Smalleye pigmy shark, Smalleye pygmy shark
Short Description
The smalleye pygmy shark, Squaliolus aliae, is a very small dogfish (about 22cm) characterized by its small eye, with diameter about 46-70% of interorbital width, and with upper margin angular and chevron-shaped; upper lip with a pair of prominent lateral papillae (rarely indistinct) [544] [1388].Colour: dark brown to black, fin margins pale [1388]. Squaliolus are the only sharks with a fin spine on its first dorsal fin (spine sometimes concealed by skin) but not on its second dorsal fin; second dorsal fin long-based and low, about twice the length of the first dorsal fin base; first dorsal-fin base closer to pectoral fins than to pelvic fins; and caudal fin nearly symmetrical, with subterminal notch present [518] [1388].
The smalleye pygmy shark, Squaliolus aliae, is a very small dogfish (about 22cm) characterized by its small eye, with diameter about 46-70% of interorbital width, and with upper margin angular and chevron-shaped; upper lip with a pair of prominent lateral papillae (rarely indistinct) [544] [1388].Colour: dark brown to black, fin margins pale [1388]. Squaliolus are the only sharks with a fin spine on its first dorsal fin (spine sometimes concealed by skin) but not on its second dorsal fin; second dorsal fin long-based and low, about twice the length of the first dorsal fin base; first dorsal-fin base closer to pectoral fins than to pelvic fins; and caudal fin nearly symmetrical, with subterminal notch present [518] [1388].
Distribution
Western Pacific: Japan to Australia (off northwestern Australia and New South Wales). Source: www.gbif.org
Western Pacific: Japan to Australia (off northwestern Australia and New South Wales). Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Biology
Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Ovoviviparous but litter size unknown [1388]. Males mature at 15 cm [544]. Possibly the smallest living shark . Found near continental and island land masses. Feeds mainly on cephalopods and small midwater bony fishes.
Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Ovoviviparous but litter size unknown [1388]. Males mature at 15 cm [544]. Possibly the smallest living shark . Found near continental and island land masses. Feeds mainly on cephalopods and small midwater bony fishes.
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=6674;
shark-references Species-ID=6674;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Cestoda
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