Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

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

Growth

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Linf 77.5 cm raw_value Pooled Veracruz-Gulf of Mexico ruizalvarez2006
k 0.38 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Veracruz-Gulf of Mexico ruizalvarez2006
t0 -1.49 Year raw_value Pooled Veracruz-Gulf of Mexico ruizalvarez2006
Linf 104.3 cm mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Linf 98.25 cm mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
k 0.44 Coefficient mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
k 0.63 Coefficient mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
k 0.55 Coefficient mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
t0 -1.11 Year mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Linf 102.44 Year mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
t0 -1.32 Year mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012

Length

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Length at first maturity 81 cm TL raw_value Male Campeche uribemartinez1993
Length at first maturity 84 cm TL raw_value Female Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmax-observed 112 cm TL raw_value Male Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmax-observed 108 cm TL raw_value Female Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lbirth 30 cm TL raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmat50 83.5 cm TL mean Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Length at first maturity 74 cm TL raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Length of largest immature 92 cm TL Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012

Relationships

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
a 1.522 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993
b 1.2691 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993

Reproduction

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Ovarian fecundity 6.5 n mean Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Ovarian fecundity 6.5 n mean Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Uterine fecundity 4.3 n mean Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Uterine fecundity 4.3 n mean Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Embryonic sex ratio 3659 n Female Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012

Demography

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Natural mortality 0.273 Coefficient min Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Total mortality 1.09 Coefficient mean Pooled Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012

Trends

Location Unit Reference
Georgia Red Drum Longline Survey (GA LL)
individual peterson2017 Details
Gulf of Mexico Shark Pupping and Nursery Area Gillnet Survey (GULFSPAN GN)
individual peterson2017 Details
South Carolina Coastal Longline Survey (SC LL)
individual peterson2017 Details
SouthEast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program-South Atlantic Coastal Trawl Survey (SEAMAP-SA Trawl)
individual peterson2017 Details
Southeast Fishery Science Centre Longline Survey (SEFSC LL)
individual peterson2017 Details
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Longline Survey (VIMS LL)
individual peterson2017 Details
North Gulf of Mexico
individual shepherd2005 Details
North Gulf of Mexico (USA)
individual Pollackunpubl14 Details
North Gulf of Mexico (USA)
individual Pollackunpubl14 Details
Brownsville, TX to the Florida Keys, FL (USA)
individual Pollackunpubl15 Details
North Carolina to Brownsville (USA)
individual Pollackunpubl16 Details
Northwest Atlantic and North Gulf of Mexico
individual sedar2013 Details

Contributors to the data of this species

  • lsaldana
  • egarcia
  • Nathan Pacoureau