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Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Carcharhinus: karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin (See ETYFish); amblyrhynchoides: -oides, Greek suffix meaning like, resembling, having the form of: similar to C. amblyrhynchos, to which it had previously been identified (See ETYFish).
More on author: Whitley.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin pelagic-neritic; profondeur 0 - 75 m (Ref. 106604). Tropical; 26°N - 25°S, 43°E - 155°E
Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Aden and southwestern India east to Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan and south to Australia.
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 115.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 106604); 167.0 cm TL (female)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Épines anales: 0. Grey or grey-brown on dorsal surface, white or cream below, with a conspicuous band of white on sides from pelvic fins to first dorsal fin; pectoral, dorsal and pelvic fins, and ventral lobe of caudal fin black or dusky-tipped, sometimes inconspicuously (Ref. 9997).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
A little-known inshore, coastal pelagic species (Ref. 9997). Feeds mainly on fishes, also takes crustaceans and cephalopods (Ref. 6871). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Probably taken in fisheries where it occurs (Ref. 9997). Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption; fins used in the oriental shark fin trade; liver oil processed for vitamins (Ref. 9997).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449). 3 in a litter (Ref. 6871); 2-8 pups per litter (Ref.58048). Gestation period of 9-10 months (Ref. 6871). Size at birth 52 to 55 cm TL (Ref. 9997). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Traumatogenic (Ref. 4690)
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 24.9 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 974 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00244 - 0.01130), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Très faible, temps minimum de doublement de population supérieur à 14 ans (Fec=3).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 24.2 [4.2, 126.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.89 [0.23, 2.63] mg/100g; Protein = 21.6 [18.9, 24.0] %; Omega3 = 0.175 [0.070, 0.449] g/100g; Selenium = 33.3 [7.9, 100.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18 [6, 52] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.672 [0.310, 1.285] mg/100g (wet weight);
