Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Pigeye shark

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Carcharhiniformes \| Carcharhinidae
Synonyms	Carcharias amboinensis, Carcharias brachyrhynchos, Triaenodon obtusus, ... more
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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 244)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 280 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)

Length at first maturity

L_m 0.20, range 195 - 223 cm

Environment

Reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 9997)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 26°N - 26°S

Eastern Atlantic: Nigeria. Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, South Africa, Madagascar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6871), and Australia. Also reported from the Mediterranean (Ref. Often confused with sympatric Carcharhinus leucas and Glyphis gangeticus but the three are distinguishable.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. A massive shark with a thick-set head, a short, broad and blunt snout, small eyes and large, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth; 1st dorsal fin high and erect, at leas 3.2 times height of 2nd dorsal fin; no interdorsal ridge (Ref. 5578). Grayish in color, white below; fins with dusky tips (Ref. 5578).

An inshore species of the continental and insular shelves, commonly inhabiting shallow waters close inshore, near the surf line and along beaches (Ref. 244). May also be found in shallow bays and estuaries, as well as off the open coast but not ascending rivers (Ref. 9997). Predominantly demersal but found throughout the water column (Ref. 6871). Feeds on pelagic and demersal bony fishes, sharks and rays, squid, shrimps, cuttlefish, octopi, lobsters, gastropods and mammalian carrion (Ref. 5578, 9997). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Potentially dangerous but not recorded in shark attacks to date (Ref. 9997). Utilized fresh and dried-salted for human consumption (Ref. 9997).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Data deficient (DD)	Traumatogenic

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; gamefish: yes


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

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


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

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