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Common names: Finetooth shark, Night shark, Shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from North Carolina (sometimes as far north as New York) to Florida (Ref. 244). Museum: Galveston, Texas, USNM 130651, 118457; Biloxi Light, Mississippi, USNM 126118; Milbert, New York, MNHN 1037 (holotype) (Ref. 6821).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Requin à petits dents, Tiburón dentiliso, Smoothtooth shark, ... more

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 244)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 190 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10731)

Length at first maturity
L_m 123.0, range 150 - 139 cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 10 m (Ref. 55182)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?; 42°N - 38°S, 100°W - 12°W (Ref. 55182)

Distribution

Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, and southern Brazil to Uruguay (Ref. 58839). Occurrence in the eastern Atlantic, specifically in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau have not been confirmed, and may be based on Carcharhinus brevipinna.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Commonly found close inshore. Forms large schools. Feeds on small bony fishes and cephalopods. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), 1 to 6 young per litter. Size at birth 51 to 64 cm. Presumably eaten fresh and dried salted.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 26340)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2 ±0.7 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=1)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (60 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium

Carcharhinus isodon (Müller & Henle, 1839)