Spot-tail shark (Carcharhinus sorrah)

Scientific name: Carcharhinus sorrah M?ller & Henle, 1839

Spot-tail shark (Carcharhinus sorrah)

The Spot-tail shark (Carcharhinus sorrah) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carcharhinidae.

Biology

Found on the continental and insular shelves, primarily near reefs. Sometimes in offshore waters. Live near the seabed during the day and near the surface at night. Shark movements often short (50 km) but may be more than 1,000 km. Prefers teleost fishes but also feeds on cephalopods and crustaceans. Viviparous. Regularly caught by local artisanal and small-scale commercial fisheries where it occurs. Utilized as a food fish; fins used in the oriental shark fin trade, liver for vitamin oil, and offal for fishmeal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Carcharhinus sorrah
Family
Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
160
Depth range
0–140 m (0–459 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 140 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (including Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles) to the Philippines, north to China, south to Australia. Also from Vanikolo Island (Santa Cruz Islands) and the Solomon Islands. Possibly occurring in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and Sri Lanka.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.34; tm=2-3; tmax=8; 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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