Negaprion brevirostris

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

Length

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Length at first maturity 224 cm TL raw_value Male Campeche uribemartinez1993
Length at first maturity 272 cm TL raw_value Female Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmax-observed 274 cm TL raw_value Male Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmax-observed 280 cm TL raw_value Female Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lbirth 65 cm TL raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993
Length at first maturity 225 cm TL raw_value Male Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Length at first maturity 240 cm TL raw_value Female Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988

Relationships

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
a 1.0347 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993
b 1.2476 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993

Reproduction

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Uterine fecundity 18 n raw_value Female Bimini, Bahamas feldheim2002a

Age

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Amax-observed 8.3 Year max Pooled Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Amax-observed 20.2 Year max Male Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Amax-estimated 20 Year max Pooled Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Age at first maturity 11.6 Year raw_value Male Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Age at first maturity 12.7 Year raw_value Female Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988

Growth

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
k 0.057 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Linf 317.65 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
t0 -2.302 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
k 0.055 Coefficient raw_value Male Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Linf 323 Coefficient raw_value Male Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
t0 -2.314 Coefficient raw_value Male Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
k 0.06 Coefficient raw_value Female Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Linf 310.1 Coefficient raw_value Female Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
t0 -2.253 Coefficient raw_value Female Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
APE 0.034 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988

Trends

Location Unit Reference
USA northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas
NA Hansell2020 Details
Bimini islands, Bahamas
individual hansell2018 Details
Northwest Atlantic
individual carlson2012c Details
Bimini islands, Bahamas
individual kessel2016 Details
USA northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas
individual Carlsonunpubl8 Details
USA northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas
individual Carlsonunpubl9 Details
USA northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas
individual Carlsonunpubl10 Details

Contributors to the data of this species

  • egarcia
  • ajudah
  • Nathan Pacoureau