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Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Loxodon: loxos (Gr.), slanting; odon (Gr.), tooth, probably referring to oblique teeth cusps [name first published with no included species; species added by Müller & Henle in 1839] (See ETYFish); macrorhinus: macro-, from makros (Gr.), long; rhinos (Gr.), nose, probably referring to its long, narrow snout (See ETYFish).
More on authors: Müller & Henle.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 7 - 100 m (Ref. 6871). Tropical; 34°N - 30°S
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Längd vid första mognad / Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm 85.0, range 79 - 90 cm
Max length : 98.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 58048)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0. A small, very slim shark with a long, narrow snout, big eyes with rear notches, short labial furrows, and small, oblique-cusped teeth with smooth edges; 2nd dorsal fin small, low and behind larger anal fin; interdorsal ridge rudimentary or absent (Ref. 5578). Grey above, pale below, fins with pale edges (transparent in life), caudal and first dorsal fins with narrow dark margin, first dorsal fin also with a dusky tip (Ref. 9997).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on continental and insular shelves; mainly near the bottom (Ref. 6871). Feeds on small bony fishes, shrimps and cuttlefish (Ref. 244). Viviparous (Ref. 50449); gives birth annually to litters of 2-4 pups (Ref. 58048). Caught in artisanal and small scale commercial fisheries (Ref. 9997). Utilized fresh for human consumption (Ref. 244); meat and fins, but of limited value due to its small size (Ref. 58048).
Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta; 2-4 pups per litter. Size at birth 40-43 cm; 54-55 cm TL (Ref.58048). 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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 1702 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00233 - 0.01031), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.
Generation time: 3.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Fec=2).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100).
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