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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Nasolamia: Latin, nasus = nose + Greek, lamia = a monster the eats men (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 192 m (Ref. 96339), usually 15 - 24 m (Ref. 9253). Tropical, preferred ?; 31°N - 18°S

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Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Peru.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 90 - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)

Found inshore and offshore on the continental shelves. Feeds on small bony fish, including anchovies, and crabs. Viviparous, with 5 young in a litter. Size at birth about 53 cm. Not known to have attacked people. Utilized fresh and frozen for human consumption and processed for fishmeal.

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Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449). Five pups of about 53 cm TL in each litter (Ref. 28023). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Nasolamia velox (Gilbert, 1898)