Graceful shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides)

Scientific name: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Whitley, 1934

Graceful shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides)

The Graceful shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides) is a marine fish of the family Carcharhinidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Gulf of Aden, southwestern India, Sri Lanka, Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

Biology

A little-known inshore, coastal pelagic species. Feeds mainly on fishes, also takes crustaceans and cephalopods. Viviparous. Probably taken in fisheries where it occurs. Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption; fins used in the oriental shark fin trade; liver oil processed for vitamins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
Family
Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
161
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, southwestern India, Sri Lanka, Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic
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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