Bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus)

Scientific name: Carcharhinus altimus Springer, 1950

Bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus)

The Bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus) is a marine fish of the family Carcharhinidae.

Biology

Found near the edge of the continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes. Rare in shallow waters, bottom associated near shelf breaks and drop-offs; young may occur at 25 m. Feeds on bony fishes, other sharks, stingrays, and cuttlefish. Viviparous. Utilized for fishmeal, liver oil, and shagreen. Minimum depth reported taken from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carcharhinus altimus
Family
Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
300
Common length
250
Depth range
25–810 m (82–2657 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 810 m, usually 80 - 220 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Circumglobal, with patchy records in tropical and warm seas. Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Venezuela. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Ghana, including the Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, and India. Western Pacific: China, Taiwan, and Australia. Central Pacific: Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and southern Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=3)

Sources

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

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