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Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Negaprion: negatus (L.), to deny; prion (Gr.), saw, referring to lack of saw-like serrations on teeth cusps (See ETYFish); brevirostris: brevis (L.), short; rostrum (L.), snout, referring to short, flat and broadly rounded snout (See ETYFish).
More on author: Poey.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino; salmastro associati a barriera corallina; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 92 m (Ref. 244). Subtropical; 45°N - 33°S, 114°W - 14°E (Ref. 55192)
Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean; also in Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 26938). Northeast Atlantic: Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and probably wide-ranging off West Africa, but this requires confirmation. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
Lunghezza alla prima maturità / Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?, range 239 - ? cm
Max length : 340 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26938); common length : 240 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5217); peso massimo pubblicato: 183.7 kg (Ref. 40637); Età massima riportata: 25 anni (Ref. 31395)
A brownish shark with yellow overtones but no conspicuous markings. Large second dorsal fin nearly same size as first dorsal (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs on continental and insular shelves, frequenting mangrove fringes, coral keys, docks, sand or coral mud bottoms, saline creeks, enclosed bays or sounds, and river mouths. May enter fresh water. Occasionally moves into the open ocean, near or at the surface, apparently for purposes of migration. May rest motionless on the bottom (Ref. 9710). May occur singly or in small groups. Feeds mainly on fish but also takes crustaceans and mollusks. Viviparous, with 4 to 17 young in a litter. Size at birth 60 to 65 cm. Has been involved in several attacks on people. Meat is utilized for human consumption, hides for leather, fins for shark-fin soup base, liver oil for vitamins, and carcasses for fish meal. Marketed fresh, dried-salted and frozen (Ref. 9987).
Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205). Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 5 to 17 embryos (Ref. 9253). Both male and female during precopulatory and courtship swim with body axes in parallel (Ref. 49562, 51112). During copulation, the pair performs coordinated swimming (Ref. 49562, 51112).
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))
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00513 (0.00271 - 0.00969), b=3.09 (2.93 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
4.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies. |
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Generation time |
9.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Molto basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione più di 14 anni (K=0.54(?); tm=12.7; tmax=25; Fec = 4-17; rmax = 0.012). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100). 🛈 |
Vulnerabilità climatica (Ref. 125649) |
Very high vulnerability (76 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoria di prezzo (Ref. 80766) |
Medium.
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Nutrienti (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 2.73 [0.51, 15.56] mg/100g; Iron = 0.307 [0.074, 0.937] mg/100g; Protein = 22.4 [20.0, 24.6] %; Omega3 = 0.145 [0.049, 0.381] g/100g; Selenium = 15.2 [4.5, 49.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.7 [7.6, 116.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.449 [0.209, 0.900] mg/100g (wet weight); |