Brachaelurus (blind sharks) is the sole genus of sharks in the familyBrachaeluridae in the order Orectolobiformes. Only two species of blind sharks occur, both of which are native to shallow coastal waters up to 110 m (360 ft) deep, off the eastern coast of Australia.[2]
Brachaelurus
Temporal range: 182–0 MaMiddle Toarcian to present
They are distinguished by the presence of long barbels, large spiracles, and a groove around the nostrils. They have two dorsal fins, placed close together on the back, and a relatively short tail. Blind sharks have fully functioning eyes, but their name was given to them because when caught by anglers these eyes are closed (probably to protect them).[2]
Blind sharks feed on small fish, cuttlefish, sea anemones, and crustaceans. The female retains the eggs in her body until they hatch (ovoviviparity), during which time the embryos feed solely on the egg yolk.[2]
Both the blind shark and the Coclough's shark have been successfully kept in home aquaria.[3] In captivity, they can live to be 20 years old.[3] They are well suited because of their small adult sizes and "predilection for tight spaces".[3] However, they are inactive during the daytime and spend most of the daylight hours hiding in artificial caves.[3] Brachaelurids have been successfully reared in home aquaria on diets of fresh and frozen seafood fed three times weekly.[3] Waters at 64-76 °F have been found to be most conducive to the health of these fish.[3] Brachaelurids have been known to consume any of their tankmates that can be successfully swallowed. Blind sharks have been induced to breed in captivity.[3] The Sydney Aquarium has successfully maintained an entire breeding colony of blind sharks.[3]
brachaelurus, blind, sharks, sole, genus, sharks, family, brachaeluridae, order, orectolobiformes, only, species, blind, sharks, occur, both, which, native, shallow, coastal, waters, deep, eastern, coast, australia, temporal, range, middle, toarcian, present, . Brachaelurus blind sharks is the sole genus of sharks in the family Brachaeluridae in the order Orectolobiformes Only two species of blind sharks occur both of which are native to shallow coastal waters up to 110 m 360 ft deep off the eastern coast of Australia 2 BrachaelurusTemporal range 182 0 Ma Middle Toarcian to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N 1 Brachaelurus waddiScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ChondrichthyesOrder OrectolobiformesFamily BrachaeluridaeApplegate 1974Genus BrachaelurusOgilby 1908They are distinguished by the presence of long barbels large spiracles and a groove around the nostrils They have two dorsal fins placed close together on the back and a relatively short tail Blind sharks have fully functioning eyes but their name was given to them because when caught by anglers these eyes are closed probably to protect them 2 Blind sharks feed on small fish cuttlefish sea anemones and crustaceans The female retains the eggs in her body until they hatch ovoviviparity during which time the embryos feed solely on the egg yolk 2 Species EditTwo species in this genus are recognized Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby 1908 bluegrey carpetshark Brachaelurus waddi Bloch amp J G Schneider 1801 blind shark In aquaria EditBoth the blind shark and the Coclough s shark have been successfully kept in home aquaria 3 In captivity they can live to be 20 years old 3 They are well suited because of their small adult sizes and predilection for tight spaces 3 However they are inactive during the daytime and spend most of the daylight hours hiding in artificial caves 3 Brachaelurids have been successfully reared in home aquaria on diets of fresh and frozen seafood fed three times weekly 3 Waters at 64 76 F have been found to be most conducive to the health of these fish 3 Brachaelurids have been known to consume any of their tankmates that can be successfully swallowed Blind sharks have been induced to breed in captivity 3 The Sydney Aquarium has successfully maintained an entire breeding colony of blind sharks 3 References Edit http paleodb org a checkTaxonInfo amp taxon no 154884 amp is real user 1 dead link a b c Froese Rainer and Daniel Pauly eds 2014 Brachaeluridae in FishBase November 2014 version a b c d e f g h Michael Scott W March 2004 Sharks at Home Aquarium Fish Magazine pp 20 29 nbsp This shark related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brachaelurus amp oldid 1083550011, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
