Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides

Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae Genus Carcharhinus Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
Graceful shark CCY
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Dorsal surfaces bronze, becoming grey after death; a pale stripe along side of body. All fins except anal fin, with conspicuous black tips. Ventral surfaces almost white.

Size:

Maximum size up to 178 cm TL; birth size 50–60 cm TL.

Distribution:

Found throughout the tropical Indian and western central Pacific Oceans. Found to at least 50 meters depth. Juveniles as shallow as 25 meters.

Habitat:

An inshore, coastal pelagic species.

Biology:

Feeds primarily on bony fish but also cephalopods and crustaceans. Length at maturity is 110–115 cm TL for both sexes. Reproductive mode is viviparous with yolk-sac placenta. Females give birth to 2–8 (average 3) pups after a gestation period lasting for 9–10 months.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught as bycatch by several inshore fisheries, such as bottom trawling, gill netting and longlining. Utilised for its fins and meat, but typically only small in size.

Similar species:

Carcharhinus limbatus
Common blacktip shark

Carcharhinus limbatus

Carcharhinus limbatus differs in having a more robust body (vs. more slender) and a moderately short snout (vs. snout moderately long).

to Carcharhinus limbatus

Carcharhinus tilstoni
Australian blacktip shark

Carcharhinus tilstoni

Carcharhinus tilstoni differs in having a more robust body (vs. more slender) and a moderately short snout (vs. snout moderately long).

to Carcharhinus tilstoni
External links:

FishBase
The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM