Carcharhinus falciformis

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 (2017)

CMS: Appendix II (2014)

Traits

Reproduction

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Parturition May-October Month raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Uterine fecundity 7 n raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Gestation length 12 Month raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Uterine fecundity 2 n min Female Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Uterine fecundity 2 n min Pooled Baja California peninsula carrerafernandez2011
Uterine fecundity 2 n min Pooled Mexican Central Pacific carrerafernandez2011
Uterine fecundity 1 n min Pooled Gulf of Tehuantepec carrerafernandez2011
Uterine fecundity 4.75 n mean Female Colima cruz2011
Ovarian fecundity 4 n min Female Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Uterine fecundity 2 n min Female Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Max oviducal width 40 mm raw_value Female Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Max uterine width 150 mm raw_value Female Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Ovulation June-September Month raw_value Female Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Uterine fecundity 5 n mean Female Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Uterine fecundity 8 n min Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008

Length

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Lmat50 184.8 cm TL mean Female Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Lmat50 178.5 cm TL mean Male Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Length at first maturity 160 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Length at first maturity 120 cm TL raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Lmax-observed 217 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Lmax-observed 265 cm TL raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Lbirth 66 cm TL raw_value Pooled Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Length at first maturity 232 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Length at first maturity 225 cm TL raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Lbirth 76 cm TL raw_value Pooled Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Lmat50 183.2 cm TL raw_value Female Baja California peninsula carrerafernandez2011
Lmat50 182.82 cm TL raw_value Male Baja California peninsula carrerafernandez2011
Lmat95 203.6 cm TL raw_value Female Baja California peninsula carrerafernandez2011
Lmat95 201.16 cm TL raw_value Male Baja California peninsula carrerafernandez2011
Lmat50 180.44 cm TL raw_value Female Mexican Central Pacific carrerafernandez2011
Lmat50 174.38 cm TL raw_value Male Mexican Central Pacific carrerafernandez2011
Lmat95 200.45 cm TL raw_value Female Mexican Central Pacific carrerafernandez2011
Lmat95 198.75 cm TL raw_value Male Mexican Central Pacific carrerafernandez2011
Lmat50 189.5 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec carrerafernandez2011
Lmat50 185.63 cm TL raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec carrerafernandez2011
Lmat95 199.9 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec carrerafernandez2011
Lmat95 197.29 cm TL raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec carrerafernandez2011
Lmat50 120 cm TL mean Female Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010
Lmat50 145 cm TL mean Male Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010
Length at first maturity 185 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Length at first maturity 180 cm TL raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Lmat50 190 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Lmat50 180 cm TL raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Lbirth 60 cm TL raw_value Pooled Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Lmat50 182 cm TL mean Male Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Lmat50 180 cm TL mean Female Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Length at first maturity 182 cm TL raw_value Male Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Length at first maturity 180 cm TL raw_value Female Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Lbirth 76.5 cm TL raw_value Pooled Baja California peninsula sanchezdeita2011
Lmax-observed 239 cm TL max Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Lmax-observed 265 cm TL max Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Length of largest immature 230 cm TL max Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Length at first maturity 175 cm TL min Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Lmat50 212.5 cm TL raw_value Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Length at first maturity 210 cm TL raw_value Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Lmat50 210 cm TL min Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Length at maternity 223 cm TL min Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Lbirth 63.5 cm TL min Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008

Growth

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Linf 314.9 cm raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Linf 301 cm raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
k 0.091 Coefficient raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
k 0.098 Coefficient raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
t0 -3.18 Year raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
t0 -3.05 Year raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Linf 309.07 cm raw_value Male Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
Linf 365.3 cm raw_value Female Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
Linf 340.45 cm raw_value Pooled Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
Linf 269.32 cm raw_value Pooled Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
k 0.048 Coefficient raw_value Male Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
k 0.036 Coefficient raw_value Female Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
k 0.04 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
k 0.068 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
t0 -5.88 Year raw_value Male Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
t0 -6.834 Year raw_value Female Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
t0 -6.527 Year raw_value Pooled Eastern Pacific cervantesgutierrez2013
Linf 280 cm raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010
k 0.08 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010
t0 -3.82 Year raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010
Linf 210.9 cm raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2014
Linf 258.4 cm raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2014
Linf 185.4 cm raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2014
k 0.149 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2014
k 0.099 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2014
k 0.264 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2014
t0 -2.315 Year raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2014
Linf 335.77 cm raw_value Female Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
Linf 314.02 cm raw_value Male Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
Linf 336.61 cm raw_value Pooled Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
k 0.037 Coefficient raw_value Female Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
k 0.039 Coefficient raw_value Male Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
k 0.036 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
t0 -4.264 Year raw_value Female Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
t0 -4.427 Year raw_value Male Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
t0 -4.439 Year raw_value Pooled Mexican Central Pacific mondragonsanchez2015
Linf 240 cm raw_value Pooled Baja California peninsula sanchezdeita2011
k 0.14 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Baja California peninsula sanchezdeita2011
t0 -2.98 Year raw_value Pooled Baja California peninsula sanchezdeita2011
Linf 315 cm raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
Linf 310 cm raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
Linf 315 cm raw_value Pooled Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
k 0.106 Coefficient raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
k 0.102 Coefficient raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
k 0.104 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
t0 -1.632 Year raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
t0 -1.86 Year raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
t0 -1.69 Year raw_value Pooled Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
k 0.0838 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Linf 332 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
t0 -2.761 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
k 0.077 Coefficient raw_value Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Linf 341.1 Coefficient raw_value Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
t0 -3.03 Coefficient raw_value Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
k 0.097 Coefficient raw_value Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Linf 314.5 Coefficient raw_value Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
t0 -2.32 Coefficient raw_value Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008

Age

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Amax-observed 22 Year raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Amax-observed 20 Year raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Amax-estimated 16 Year raw_value Pooled Baja California peninsula sanchezdeita2011
Amax-observed 13 Year raw_value Female Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
Amax-observed 10 Year raw_value Male Gulf of Tehuantepec zeadelacruz2007
Age of largest immature 11.3 Year max Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Amax-estimated 28.6 Year raw_value Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Amax-observed 14 Year raw_value Male Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Amax-estimated 35.8 Year raw_value Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Amax-observed 11 Year raw_value Female Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008

Relationships

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
a 3.27 Coefficient Pooled Colima cruz2011
b 1.19 Coefficient Pooled Colima cruz2011
a 2.54 Coefficient Female Colima cruz2011
b 1.19 Coefficient Female Colima cruz2011
a 3.94 Coefficient Male Colima cruz2011
b 1.18 Coefficient Male Colima cruz2011
a 1.1 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
b 1.09 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
a 2.36 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
b 1.21 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
a 3.64 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
b 1.31 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
a 25.979 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
b 18.197 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
a 2.92e-06 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
b 3.15 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008

Demography

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Natural mortality 0.09 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010
Total mortality 0.92 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010
Fishing mortality 0.83 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Oaxaca -Mexico cruzjimenez2010

Ecological Role

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Facilitation Low Effect size mean Pooled Global thompson2022
Facilitation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Global thompson2022
Competition High Effect size mean Pooled Cocos Island, Costa Rica acevedogutierrez2002
Competition High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Cocos Island, Costa Rica acevedogutierrez2002
Direct Predation Medium Effect size mean Pooled Eastern Pacific Coast to Hawaii hunsicker2012
Direct Predation High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Eastern Pacific Coast to Hawaii hunsicker2012
Competition Medium Effect size mean Pooled Eastern Pacific Coast to Hawaii hunsicker2012
Competition High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Eastern Pacific Coast to Hawaii hunsicker2012
Trophic Cascade High Effect size mean Pooled Central Pacific south of Hawaii ward2005a
Trophic Cascade Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Central Pacific south of Hawaii ward2005a
Competition High Effect size mean Pooled Central Pacific south of Hawaii ward2005a
Competition Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Central Pacific south of Hawaii ward2005a

Trends

Location Unit Reference
West and Cental North Atlantic
individual lynch2018 Details
North Gulf of Mexico
individual shepherd2005 Details
Pacific
individual clarke2013 Details
central_pacific
individual clarke2013 Details
Pacific
individual rice2015 Details
West Atlantic
individual cortes2007a Details
West Atlantic
individual cortes2007a Details
Gulf of Mexico
individual cortes2007a Details
Western and Central Pacific
ton Clarke2018 Details
central southeastern pacific
individual lennert-cody2016 Details
central northeastern pacific
individual lennert-cody2016 Details
central northeastern pacific
individual Lennert-Cody2018 Details
central northeastern pacific
individual Lennert-Cody2019 Details
central southeastern pacific
individual Lennert-Cody2019 Details

Group Trends

Location Unit Reference
West Atlantic
individual baum2003 Details
Queensland east coastline, Australia
individual Roff2018 Details
Queensland east coastline, Australia
individual Roff2018 Details

Contributors to the data of this species

  • egarcia
  • lsaldana
  • ajudah
  • Simon Dedman
  • Nathan Pacoureau