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Blind shark

Fish

The blind shark, Brachaelurus waddi, is one of two carpet shark species in the family Brachaeluridae, found along the coast of eastern Australia from Queensland to New South Wales. It is a nocturnal, bottom-dwelling shark that inhabits rocky areas and seagrass beds from the intertidal zone down to about 140 meters, often occupying tide pools and able to survive extended periods out of water. It reaches 62 to 66 centimeters at maturity, with a stocky grayish brown body marked with white flecks and darker bands that fade with age, a wide flattened head, small eyes, and long barbels. It feeds on small invertebrates and bony fish, bears live young without a placenta in litters of 7 to 8 pups in summer, and is of no commercial fishing value, remaining abundant and assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Brachaelurus waddi 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Chondrichthyes, Taxa
Source Blind shark (Wikidata)

In Biome

Seagrass Meadow, Biomes
Source Blind shark (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Coral Reef Systems, Ecosystems
Source FishBase: Brachaelurus waddi
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Blind shark (Wikipedia)Distribution: Australia
Quote, Distribution: Australia
Found along the coast of eastern Australia, this nocturnal, bottom-dwelling species is common in rocky areas and seagrass beds from the intertidal zone to a depth of 140 m (460 ft).
Sources
1. Blind shark (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    In the absence of substantial threats to its population, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as of Least Concern.
  • Lead section
    The blind shark feeds primarily on small invertebrates and bony fishes.
  • Human interactions
    The impact of collection for the aquarium trade on this shark is unknown but not thought to be severe.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Blind shark (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q29121 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Elasmobranchii
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Requins","language":"FR"},{"name":"Tiburones","language":"ES"},{"name":"Sharks","language":"EN"},{"name":"板鳃亚纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Orectolobiformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 80
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 80
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":"Orectolobiformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"须鲨目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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FishBase: Brachaelurus waddi
FishBaseIn Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Quote, In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Prefers rocky shoreline areas and coral reefs (Ref. 247 , 43278 ).
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