Carcharhinus melanopterus

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 High Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef lester2020
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef lester2020
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 Viti Levu, Fiji rasher2017
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Viti Levu, Fiji rasher2017
Trophic Cascade Medium Effect size mean Pooled Viti Levu, Fiji rasher2017
Trophic Cascade High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Viti Levu, Fiji rasher2017
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled Western Pacific Islands sherman2020
Risk Effect High Strength of evidence mean Pooled Western Pacific Islands sherman2020
Risk Effect High Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef atwood2018
Risk Effect Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef atwood2018
Trophic Cascade Medium Effect size mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef atwood2018
Trophic Cascade Medium Strength of evidence mean Pooled Great Barrier Reef atwood2018
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

Length

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Lmax-observed 130.9 cm TL max Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmax-observed 142 cm TL max Female Indonesia white2007a
Length at maternity 127 cm TL raw_value Female Indonesia white2007a
Lmat50 108.2 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmat95 108.6 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmat50 101.8 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmat95 127.5 cm TL raw_value Male Indonesia white2007a
Lmax-observed 139 cm TL max Male Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Lmax-observed 108.46 cm TL mean Male Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Lmax-observed 119 cm TL median Male Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Lmax-observed 157 cm TL max Female Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Lmax-observed 121.24 cm TL mean Female Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Lmax-observed 135 cm TL median Female Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Lmat50 111.01 cm TL raw_value Male Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Length of largest immature 114 cm TL max Male Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a
Lbirth 48 cm TL raw_value Pooled Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a

Reproduction

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Parturition August Month min Pooled Indonesia white2007a
Parturition November Month min Pooled Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a

Growth

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
k 6.08 Coefficient mean Pooled Moorea, French Polynesia mourier2013a

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