Rhizoprionodon acutus, Milk shark : fisheries, gamefish

Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)

Milk shark
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Elasmobranchii (haaien en roggen) (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.

Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie

marien; zoet water; brak water benthopelagisch; amfidroom (Ref. 51243); diepte 1 - 200 m (Ref. 244). Tropical; 41°N - 30°S, 27°W - 156°E

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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).

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturiteit: Lm 75.0, range 70 - 80 cm
Max length : 175 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 12693); 80.8 cm TL (female); common length : 110 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 47737); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 5.0 kg (Ref. 132927); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 8 Jaren (Ref. 244)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Anale stekels: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

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).

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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.

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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 op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Kwetsbaar (VU) (A2bd); Date assessed: 04 February 2020

CITES


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless (Ref. 244)





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Visserij: commercieel; sportvis: ja
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex
(Ref. 82804)
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight a=0.00347 (0.00280 - 0.00430), b=3.06 (3.02 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau
(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.
Weerstandsvermogen
(Ref. 120179)
Zeer laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd meer dan 14 jaar (K=0.2-0.6; Fec=1).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij
(Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (61 of 100). 🛈
Prijsklasse
(Ref. 80766)
Medium.
Voedingsstoffen
(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);