Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
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Maximum longevity: 75 years (wild)
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Stompneus-penhaai: Brief Summary
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Die Stompneus-penhaai (Squalus megalops) is 'n haai wat voorkom in Suid-Afrika en Australië. In Engels staan die haai bekend as die Shortnose spiny dogfish.
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Description
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Found on the outer continental shelves and upper slopes. Forms large schools. Feeds on bony fishes inlcuding lanternfishes, star-eaters (@Astronesthes@), snake and conger eels, scorpion fishes, shrimps, cephalopods and other sharks. Ovoviviparous, with 2 to 4 young in a litter. Some sexual segregation occurs, on the east coast of South Africa, with breeding females staying more southerly in distribution. Utilized for human consumption.
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- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019). Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
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