Australian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon taylori)

Scientific name: Rhizoprionodon taylori Ogilby, 1915

Australian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon taylori)

The Australian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon taylori) is a marine fish of the family Carcharhinidae. Native range: Western Pacific, off Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.

Biology

A little-known shark found on the continental shelf from close inshore to a depth of at least 110 m. Feeds mainly on fishes, but also takes cephalopods and crustaceans. Viviparous. Caught frequently by inshore demersal gillnet fisheries off Papua, but rarely elsewhere. Utilized for its fins and meat. Too small to be of any commercial importance.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhizoprionodon taylori
Family
Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
69.1
Depth range
300 m (984 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range ? - 300 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: off Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=1.01-1.34; tm=1; tmax=7; Fec=1-8)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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