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Sphyrna media Springer, 1940 SCOOPHEAD Life Vertebrata Fish Sphyrnidae Sphyrna |
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Grey brown on back and sides, lighter on under surfaces. Reported to attain 150 cm; size at birth 30-35 cm. A coastal species, demersal over soft bottoms. Depth: 0-100 m?. Western Atlantic and eastern Pacific (Lower Gulf of California to Peru, Malpelo).
Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 100 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: Pelagic crustacea; octopus/squid/cuttlefish; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); sea-stars/cucumbers/urchins; bony fishes; mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=29; Southern limit=-6; Western limit=-113; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=35; Longitudinal range=35. Egg Type: Live birth; No pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: New world (East Pacific + West Atlantic); East Pacific + Atlantic (East +/or West); Transisthmian (East Pacific + Atlantic of Central America); TEP non-endemic; All species. Habitat: Mud; Sand & gravel; Soft bottom only; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove). Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 150 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Marine. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;
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