Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Superorder: Galeomorphii

Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Carcharhinidae

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External references for this species:

IUCN Red List
Species Regulated by International Treaties

CITES: Appendix II (2022)

Traits

Ecological Role

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Risk Effect Low Effect size mean Pooled Ningaloo Reef lester2021a
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Ningaloo Reef lester2021a
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Ningaloo Reef lester2021
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Ningaloo Reef lester2021
Competition Medium Effect size mean Pooled Ningaloo Reef lester2021
Competition High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Ningaloo Reef lester2021
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs lester2021
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs lester2021
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll mccauley2012b
Risk Effect Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll mccauley2012b
Excretion and Egestion Low Effect size mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll mccauley2012b
Excretion and Egestion Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll mccauley2012b
Risk Effect Medium Effect size mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll papastamatiou2018b
Risk Effect Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll papastamatiou2018b
Excretion and Egestion Low Effect size mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll papastamatiou2018b
Excretion and Egestion Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll papastamatiou2018b
Competition High Effect size mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll papastamatiou2018
Competition High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll papastamatiou2018
Competition High Effect size mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll sabando2020
Competition High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll sabando2020
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled Western Pacific Islands sherman2020
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Western Pacific Islands sherman2020
Direct Predation Low Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef casey2017
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef casey2017
Trophic Cascade Low Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef casey2017
Trophic Cascade High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef casey2017
Direct Predation Low Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef desbiens2021
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef desbiens2021
Trophic Cascade Low Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef desbiens2021
Trophic Cascade High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef desbiens2021
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef frisch2016
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef frisch2016
Trophic Cascade Low Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef rizzari2014d
Trophic Cascade High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef rizzari2014d
Direct Predation High Effect size mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017
Trophic Cascade Low Effect size mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017
Trophic Cascade Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017
Direct Predation High Effect size mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017a
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017a
Trophic Cascade Low Effect size mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017a
Trophic Cascade Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs barley2017a
Direct Predation High Effect size mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs hammerschlag2018
Direct Predation Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs hammerschlag2018
Trophic Cascade Low Effect size mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs hammerschlag2018
Trophic Cascade Low Strength of evidence mean Pooled Rowley/Scott Reefs hammerschlag2018
Excretion and Egestion High Effect size mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll williams2018
Excretion and Egestion High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Palmyra Atoll williams2018

Length

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Lmax-observed 182.5 cm TL max Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmax-observed 232 cm TL max Female Indonesia white2007a
Length at maternity 179 cm TL min Female Indonesia white2007a
Lbirth 67 cm TL min Pooled Indonesia white2007a
Lmat50 132.7 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmat95 133 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmat50 129.9 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmat95 153.3 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a

Reproduction

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Uterine fecundity 2 n min Female Indonesia white2007a

Relationships

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
a 3.0e-07 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Indonesia white2007a
b 3.425 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Indonesia white2007a

Trends

Location Unit Reference
southwest_pacific
individual heupel2009f Details
Western and Central Pacific
individual Tremblay-Boyer2016 Details

Contributors to the data of this species

  • ajudah
  • Simon Dedman
  • Nathan Pacoureau