Species FAO code: SCK

Dalatias licha

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr pas mrkalj hr drkovna	–
Cyprus	el σκυλόψαρο	–
France	fr squale liche fr saumonette (peeled)	–
Greece	el Σκυμνοσκυλόψαρο	–
Ireland	en Kitefin shark ga Siorc eitleoige	–
Italy	it Squalo zigrino it zigrino	–
Malta	en Kitefin shark it Zigrino mt Murruna sewda	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Gata pt Gata-lixa	–
Slovakia	sk svietivec riasnatopyský	–
Spain	es Lija es Gata es Mielga es Cazón	Canary Islands: Gata tramolla Canary Islands: Carocho Galicia: Gata torpedo Catalonia: Bestriu Catalonia: Negret xato

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	130.0 kcal
Total fat	4.51 g
Saturates	0.925 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	20.98 g
Salt	197.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Dalatias licha

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Dalatias licha

Scientific name

Dalatias licha

Author

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SCK

Morphological description

Moderately sized, short- and blunt-snouted shark with two almost equal-sized dorsal fins; papillose thick lips; small slender-cusped upper teeth and very large lower teeth with erect triangular serrated cusps and distal blades; first dorsal fin on back with its origin behind the pectoral rear tips and its base closer to the pectoral base than the pelvic fins; and caudal fin with the ventral lobe not expanded (Ref. 247). Dark grey-brown to black; trailing edges of fins translucent (Ref. 26346).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
  - FamilyDalatiidae
    - GenusDalatias
      - SpeciesDalatias licha

Synonyms

Dalatias tachiensis Shen & Ting, 1972
Scymnus vulgaris Cloquet, 1822
Scymnorhinus brevipinnis Smith, 1936
Squalus licha Bonnaterre, 1788
Squalus nicaeensis Risso, 1810
Dalatias sparophagus Rafinesque, 1810
Scymnorhinus licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Pseudoscymnus boshuensis Herre, 1935
Dalatias lica (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Squalus americanus Gmelin, 1789
Dalatias lichia (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Squalus scymnus Voigt, 1832
Scymnus aquitanensis de la Pylaie, 1835
Scymnorhinus phillippsi Whitley, 1931

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Dalatias licha

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Distribution maps