Finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon) fish species and information / pictures of Finetooth shark - Carcharhinus isodon

Finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon) fish species information

Scientific Name
Carcharhinus isodon

Common Name
Finetooth shark

Biology
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.

Classification

Classified By

M?ller & Henle, 1839

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)

Family

Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

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.

Range

42°N - 38°S, 100°W - 12°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

10 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

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

Trophic Level

4.2 s.e. 0.69 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

190 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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

Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 26340)

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)