Species FAO code: –

Zameus squamulosus

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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
Slovakia	sk ospalec zamatový [Scymnodon squamulosus synonym for Zameus squamulosus]	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)

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. Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)

Scientific name

Zameus squamulosus

Author

(Günther, 1877)

Rank

Species

Morphological description

Black in color, small dorsal fin spines, moderately long snout, small lanceolate teeth without cusplets in upper jaw and large high, knife-cusped cutting teeth in lower jaw, mouth moderately wide and nearly transverse, caudal fin with strong subterminal notch and short lower lobe (Ref. 247).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderSqualiformes
  - FamilySomniosidae
    - GenusZameus
      - SpeciesZameus squamulosus

Synonyms

Centrophorus squamulosus Günther, 1877
Scymnodon squamulosus (Günther, 1877)
Centroscymnus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)
Centroscymnus obscurus Vaillant, 1888
Scymnodon obscurus (Vaillant, 1888)
Scymnodon niger Chu & Meng, 1982

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)

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Zameus squamulosus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast