Spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) fish species and Spadenose shark information

Scientific Name
Scoliodon laticaudus

Common Name
Spadenose shark

Biology
Found on rocky substrates of coastal waters and lower reaches of tropical rivers (Ref. 244). It is uncertain, however, if this species can live in perfectly fresh water for extended periods (Ref. 244). Forms large schools (Ref. 244). Feeds on small bony fishes, shrimps and cuttlefish (Ref. 244). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Common by-catch of the inshore demersal gillnet fisheries, particularly those operating off Kalimantan (Ref.58048). Utilized fresh for human consumption; processed into fishmeal and used as bait for other sharks and bony fishes (Ref. 244). Maximum sizes up to 120 cm unconfirmed (Ref. 244).

Classification

Classified By

M?ller & Henle, 1838

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)

Family

Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573), Tanzania, Mozambique (Ref. 5213), Pakistan to Java in Indonesia; then Japan, China, and Taiwan. Reported from Australia (Ref. 4959).

Range

34°N - 10°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

26 °C

Water Temperature To

29 °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

13 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 13 m

Trophic Level

3.8 s.e. 0.57 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

100.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.88; tm=2; tmax=6; Fec=1)

Threat To Humans

Harmless (Ref. 244)

IUCN Red List Status

Near Threatened (NT)

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Spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) fish species information

Classification

Distribution

Environment

Physical Size and Genetics

Human Uses and Population