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Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
Creek whaler |
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| Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) | ||||||
| Family: | Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) |
picture (Cafit_u0.gif) by FAO AquaMaps for Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
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| Order: | Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) | |||||
| Class: | Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) | |||||
| FishBase name: | Creek whaler | |||||
| Max. size: | 135 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6871) | |||||
| Environment: | demersal; brackish; marine; depth range ? – 40 m | |||||
| Climate: | subtropical; 10°S - 26°S | |||||
| Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family | |||||
| Resilience: | Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=1) | |||||
| Vulnerability: | High to very high vulnerability (70.96). (Ref. 59153) | |||||
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Distribution:
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Western Pacific: northern Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland. Recorded in the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). | |||||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Anal spines: 0. Bronze above, fading to grayish brown after death and in preserved specimens; light below, without conspicuous markings on fins; no conspicuous white band on flanks (Ref. 9997). | |||||
| Biology: | A little-known shark found inshore and offshore on the continental shelves from the intertidal to at least 40 m depth (Ref. 9997). Feeds mainly on teleost fishes, also crustaceans (Ref. 6871). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 244, 9997) and probably for the oriental shark fin trade (Ref. 244). | |||||
| Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC) (Ref. 57073) | |||||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||||
| Coordinator: | Compagno, Leonard J.V. | |||||
| Main Ref: | Compagno, L.J.V.. 1984. (Ref. 244) | |||||
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| Checked: Luna, Susan M. | Modified: Luna, Susan M. | Entered: Carpenter, Kent E. |
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