Haploblepharus edwardsii, Happy Eddie - IUCN Red List
WEBThe Happy Eddie (Haploblepharus edwardsii) is a small (to 64 cm total length) catshark endemic to South Africa in the Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Oceans, occurring from Langebaan Lagoon, Western Cape, to Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape.
WEBJan 1, 2024 · Photo © Don DeMaria. Haploblepharus edwardsii. This long, slender catshark prefers deeper cold waters off of coastal South Africa …
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WEBThe Puffadder Shyshark or Happy Eddie is a bycatch component in seine net, gillnet, trawl, line fishing, lobster, and shark longline fisheries. Climate change has also affected this species. It is estimated that Haplobepharus edwardsii has undergone a population reduction of 50–79% over the past 60 years.
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Haploblepharus edwardsii, Puffadder shyshark : fisheries, gamefish
WEBAug 1, 2019 · Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri. Southeast Atlantic: Cape Agulhas to Natal in South Africa. There are two different forms of this species, the 'Cape' and 'Natal' types, which differ in coloration and habitat and might be geographic variants or two distinct species (Ref. 6782 ).
Puffadder Shyshark | Haploblepharus edwardsii | Shark …
WEBPuffadder shysharks are oviparous and females lay one or two eggs at a time. Young shysharks hatch after three months and are about 9 cm long at birth. They mature between 35 to 55 cm long, and grow to a maximum …
WEBType species. Squalus edwardsii. Schinz 1822. Haploblepharus is a genus of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, containing four species of shysharks. Their common name comes from a distinctive defensive behavior in which the shark curls into a circle and covers its eyes with its tail.
WEBDescription, classification, synonyms, distribution map, bibliography and images of Haploblepharus edwardsii - Puffadder shyshark.
Puffadder shyshark - Save Our Seas Foundation
WEBHaploblepharus edwardsii Type: Fish - Shark Litter size: 2 to 4 Other common names: Happy Eddie Life span: +- 20 years Diet description: Small bony fishes, crustaceans, cephalopods and polychaetes Max length: 0.6 …
Happy Eddie ( Haploblepharus edwardsii
WEBHappy Eddie (Haploblepharus edwardsii) Supplementary Information for Haploblepharus edwardsii To analyse population trend data for the Happy Eddie, we used a Bayesian state-space tool for trend analysis of abundance …
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