Brier Shark, Deania calcea (Lowe 1839)

Other Names: Birdbeak Dogfish, Deepwater Dogfish, Dorian Grey, Dorian Grey Shark, Platypus Shark, Roughskin Dogfish, Shovelnose Spiny Dogfish, Thompsons Deepsea Dogfish, Thompson's Deepsea Dogfish, Thompsons Shark, Thompson's Shark

Brier Shark, Deania calcea. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A longnosed brownish-grey dogfish with a long-based first dorsal fin and no subcaudal keel.

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Dianne J. Bray, Deania calcea in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2009

Brier Shark, Deania calcea (Lowe 1839)

More Info

Distribution	Known from off Coffs Harbour, NSW, to off Green Head, WA. The species occurs elsewhere in the eastern Atlantic, southern Africa, New Zealand and Chile.
Feeding	Feeds on fishes, squids and shrimps. In Australia, the Brier Shark commonly preys on myctophids (lanternfish), suggesting that this species feeds some distance above the bottom.
Biology	Females mature at 90 cm TL, and males mature at 80 cm TL. Females produce litters of 1-7 pups, which are born at a length of about 30 cm TL.
Fisheries	Taken as bycatch in trawl, hook & gill net fisheries in Australia. Briar sharks are used for their liver oil and flesh. The livers are high in squalene.
Species Citation	Acanthidium calceus Lowe 1839, Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 3: 19. Type locality: off Madeira, Portugal.
Author	Dianne J. Bray
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Brier Shark, Deania calcea (Lowe 1839)

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