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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino pelagic-neritic; distribuzione batimetrica 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.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm 115.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 106604); 167.0 cm TL (female)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Spine anali: 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).
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Traumatogenic (Ref. 4690)
Usi umani
Pesca: scarso interesse commerciale
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Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 24.9 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 974 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
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).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (Fec=3).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrienti (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);