The prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei, is one of two species in the family Echinorhinidae, found in the Pacific Ocean over continental shelves and slopes from Oregon to Chile in the eastern Pacific and around Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and various Pacific islands in the west. It is a stocky, dark colored shark that grows up to 4 meters long and is covered densely in thornlike dermal denticles, for which it is named. It is nocturnal, resting in deeper water during the day and moving into shallower zones at dusk, feeds on fish and cephalopods, and may use suction to catch prey given its slow swimming speed. It reproduces by bearing live young without a placenta, in notably large litters, is not known to be dangerous to humans, and has little commercial value, though it is caught incidentally by deepwater fisheries; the IUCN assesses it as Data Deficient because of its patchy distribution and expanding deepwater fishing pressure. 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
System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Prickly shark (Wikidata)
In Biome
In Ecosystem
Source Prickly shark (Wikipedia)
Source Prickly shark (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Prickly shark (Wikipedia)
Introduction
It is caught incidentally by commercial deepwater fisheries, which are expanding and may potentially threaten its population. Thus, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed this species as Data Deficient.
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
The prickly shark, Echinorhinus cookei, is one of two species in the family Echinorhinidae, found in the Pacific Ocean over continental shelves and slopes from Oregon to Chile in the eastern Pacific and around Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and various Pacific islands in the west.
- Wikidata Q140379 (P225 taxon name)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 405943
It is caught incidentally by commercial deepwater fisheries, which are expanding and may potentially threaten its population.
Lead
This species consumes a variety of bony and cartilaginous fishes, and cephalopods.
- In Biome: Marine, Wikipedia intro: "amble shark), found in the Pacific Ocean over continental and insular shelves and slopes, and in submarine canyons. Bottom-dwelling in nature, it generally inha..."
In Ecosystem: Galapagos, Distribution and habitat
In the eastern Pacific, it is known to occur from Oregon to El Salvador (including the Gulf of California), around the Cocos and Galapagos Islands, and off Peru and Chile.
In Ecosystem: Gulf of California, Distribution and habitat
In the eastern Pacific, it is known to occur from Oregon to El Salvador (including the Gulf of California), around the Cocos and Galapagos Islands, and off Peru and Chile.
View the Source2. Prickly shark (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Wikidata Q140379: data deficient (P141).
- Child Taxon Of: Chondrichthyes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. NatureServe Explorer: Echinorhinus cookei
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Elasmobranchii
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 33Quote, 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":[]
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Squaliformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 104838Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 104838
"cites_listing":"II","eu_listing":"B","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Elasmobranchii","order":"Squaliformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.