Bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus) fish species and Bignose shark information

Scientific Name
Carcharhinus altimus

Common Name
Bignose shark

Biology
Found near the edge of the continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes (Ref. 244). Rare in shallow waters (Ref. 9997), bottom associated near shelf breaks and drop-offs; young may occur at 25 m (Ref. 58302). Feeds on bony fishes, other sharks, stingrays, and cuttlefish (Ref. 244). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized for fishmeal, liver oil, and shagreen (Ref. 9997). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 244.

Classification

Classified By

Springer, 1950

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)

Family

Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal, with patchy records in tropical and warm seas (Ref. 9997). Western Atlantic

Distribution

Circumglobal, with patchy records in tropical and warm seas (Ref. 9997). Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Venezuela. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Ghana, including the Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Mozambique (Ref. 6871), South Africa, Madagascar, and India. Western Pacific: China, Taiwan, and Australia (Ref. 9997). Central Pacific: Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and southern Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador.

Range

40°N - 34°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

25 m

Depth To - meters

810 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 810 m (Ref. 58302), usually 80 - 220 m (Ref. 9253)

Trophic Level

4.5 s.e. 0.51 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

300 cm

Common Length

250 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless (Ref. 5485)

IUCN Red List Status

Data deficient (DD)

Bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus) fish species and information / pictures of Bignose shark - Carcharhinus altimus

Bignose shark (Carcharhinus altimus) fish species information

Classification

Distribution

Environment

Physical Size and Genetics

Human Uses and Population