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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); leiodon: leios (Gr.), smooth; odon (Gr.) tooth, referring to smooth-edged teeth on upper jaw (See ETYFish).
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 30 - 40 m (Ref. 106604). Tropical; 16°N - 15°N
Western Indian Ocean: known only from southern Arabia, Gulf of Aden (probably at Qishn in Yemen).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 165 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 106604)
Known only from the holotype (immature male). Viviparous (Ref. 50449).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
Garrick, J.A.F., 1985. Additions to a revision of the shark genus Carcharhinus: synonymy of Aprionodon and Hypoprion, and description of a new species of Carcharhinus (Carcharhinidae). NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 34. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. 26 p. (Ref. 6821)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00525 (0.00243 - 0.01135), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), 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 size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Assuming fecundity<100). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
High vulnerability (60 of 100). 🛈 |