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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) >
Carcharhiniformes
(Ground sharks) >
Carcharhinidae
(Requiem sharks)
Etymology:
Rhizoprionodon:
rhiza
(Gr.), root;
prion
(Gr.) saw;
odon
(Gr.), tooth, referring to teeth with serrated (saw-like) bases, or roots [replacement name for
Rhizoprion
Ogilby 1915, preoccupied by
Rhizoprion
Jourdan 1861 in mammals]. (
See ETYFish
)
;
acutus:
Latin for sharp or pointed, probably referring to narrow, pointed snout. (
See ETYFish
)
.
More on author:
Rüppell
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and Mauritania to Angola (Ref.
244
). Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.
68964
), Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, north to Japan, south to Australia. Also reported from Gulf of Taranto in Mediterranean Sea (Ref.
231
).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
75.0
, range 70 - 80 cm
Max length : 175 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
12693
); 80.8 cm TL (female); common length : 110 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.
47737
); max. published weight: 5.0 kg (Ref.
40637
); max. reported age: 8 years (Ref.
244
)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0;
Anal
spines
: 0;
Anal
soft rays
: 0. A small shark with a long, narrow, snout, big eyes without notches, long labial furrows, and oblique-cusped teeth which may be smooth-edged or weakly serrated; 2nd dorsal fin small, low and behind larger anal fin; no interdorsal ridge (Ref.
5578
). Grey or grey-brown above, white below (Ref.
5578
). Dorsal and anal fins with dusky or blackish edges, fins slightly darker than back (Ref.
9997
).
Found on continental shelves, often on sandy beaches and rarely in estuaries (Ref.
244
). Reported to enter freshwater and recorded several times from Cambodia as far upstream as the Great Lake (Ref.
12693
). Occurs near the surface in shallow waters (Ref.
12693
). Feeds mainly on small pelagic and benthic bony fishes, also cephalopods and other invertebrates (Ref.
244
). Viviparous (Ref.
50449
). Utilized fresh and possibly dried salted for human consumption and for fishmeal (Ref.
9997
). The 178 cm specimen recorded off Africa is possibly based on some other species (Ref.
9997
).
Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref.
205
). Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta; 2 to 8 in a litter (Ref.
9997
), usually 2 to 5 after a gestation period of ~ 12 months; no seasonality in the reproductive cycle (Ref.58048). Size at birth between 25 and 39 cm.
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
)
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201
): 19.6 - 28.5, mean 26.9 °C (based on 1463 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00339 (0.00273 - 0.00421), b=3.08 (3.04 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 4.3 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 5.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.2-0.6; Fec=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): High vulnerability (61 of 100).
Price category (Ref.
80766
):
Medium
.
Nutrients (Ref.
124155
): Calcium = 16.4 [2.3, 90.2] mg/100g; Iron = 0.575 [0.146, 1.652] mg/100g; Protein = 21.2 [18.2, 23.5] %; Omega3 = 0.198 [0.082, 0.472] g/100g; Selenium = 58 [16, 171] μg/100g; VitaminA = 20.7 [7.9, 53.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.698 [0.324, 1.318] mg/100g (wet weight);
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