Sphyrna mokarran

Superorder: Galeomorphii

Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Sphyrnidae

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External references for this species:

IUCN Red List
Species Regulated by International Treaties

CITES: Appendix II (2013)

CMS: Appendix II (2014)

Traits

Length

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Lmax-observed 326 cm PCL max Female Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Lmax-observed 264 cm PCL max Male Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Lmat50 237 cm PCL mean Female Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Length at first maturity 218 cm PCL min Female Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Length of largest immature 246 cm PCL max Female Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Lmat50 217 cm PCL median Male Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Length at first maturity 192 cm PCL max Male Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Length of largest immature 230 cm PCL min Male Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Lmax-observed 439.7 cm TL max Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Lmax-observed 369.3 cm TL max Male East Australian coast harry2011a
Lmat50 227.9 cm TL Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
Length of largest immature 242 cm TL max Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Length of largest immature 242 cm TL max Male East Australian coast harry2011a
Length at first maturity 212 cm TL min Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Length at first maturity 226.7 cm TL min Male East Australian coast harry2011a
Lbirth 71 cm TL max Male East Australian coast harry2011a
Lmax-observed 320 cm FL Female Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Lmax-observed 300 cm FL Male Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Lmax-observed 315 cm FL raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Lmax-observed 300 cm FL raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Lmat50 224 cm FL median Female Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Lmat50 187 cm FL median Male Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Lmax-observed 409 cm TL max Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Lmax-observed 445 cm TL max Male Timor Sea stevens1989d
Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Length of largest immature 230 cm TL max Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Lmat50 210 cm TL min Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Lmat50 225 cm TL visual_estimation Male Timor Sea stevens1989d
Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Male Timor Sea stevens1989d
Length of largest immature 258 cm TL max Male Timor Sea stevens1989d
Lbirth 65.9 cm TL min Pooled Timor Sea stevens1989d
Lbirth 64 g max Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Lmax-observed 424 cm TL raw_value Female Nayarit - Mexican Central Pacific tovaravila2014
Length at first maturity 318 cm TL raw_value Male Campeche uribemartinez1993
Length at first maturity 298 cm TL raw_value Female Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmax-observed 329 cm TL raw_value Male Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmax-observed 432 cm TL raw_value Female Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lbirth 62 cm TL raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993
Lmax-observed 150 cm TL max Pooled Gulf of Papua White2019

Reproduction

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Uterine fecundity 18 n min Female Southwest Indian Ocean fourmanoir1961
Parturition October Month min Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Uterine fecundity 39 n Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Breeding October Month min Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Parturition December Month min Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Gestation length 11 Month Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Uterine fecundity 15.4 n mean Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Embryonic sex ratio 0.5012987012987012 n raw_value Female Timor Sea stevens1989d
Breeding interval 2 Year Female Timor Sea stevens1989d

Growth

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
PA 35 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
PA 64 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
cv_readers 17.23 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
Linf 402.7 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
k 0.079 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
L0 70 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
Linf 307.8 Coefficient Female Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
k 0.11 Coefficient Female Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
t0 -2.86 Coefficient Female Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
sigma-growth 25.06 Coefficient Female Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Linf 264.2 Coefficient Male Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
k 0.16 Coefficient Male Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
t0 -1.99 Coefficient Male Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
sigma-growth 16.11 Coefficient Male Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Linf 286.9 Coefficient Pooled Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
k 0.13 Coefficient Pooled Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
t0 -2.51 Coefficient Pooled Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
sigma-growth 21.44 Coefficient Pooled Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Linf 264.2 cm raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Linf 307.8 cm raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
k 0.16 Coefficient raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
k 0.11 Coefficient raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
t0 -1.99 Year raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
t0 -1.286 Year raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico piercy2010

Age

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
Amax-observed 39.1 Year max Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Amax-observed 31.7 Year max Male East Australian coast harry2011a
Amat50 8.3 Year Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
Age at first maturity 6.7 Year min Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Age at first maturity 8.6 Year min Male East Australian coast harry2011a
Age of largest immature 7.6 Year max Female East Australian coast harry2011a
Age of largest immature 9.8 Year max Male East Australian coast harry2011a
Amax-observed 44 Year max Female Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Amax-observed 42 Year max Male Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Amax-observed 44 Year raw_value Female Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Amax-observed 42 Year raw_value Male Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Amat50 5 Year min Pooled Northwest Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico piercy2010
Amax-observed 45 Year raw_value Female Nayarit - Mexican Central Pacific tovaravila2014

Relationships

Name Value Standard ValueType Sex Location Reference
a 4.9 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
b 1.29 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
a 7.419 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
b 1.39 Coefficient Pooled East Australian coast harry2011a
a 3.58 Coefficient Pooled Timor Sea stevens1989d
b 1.29 Coefficient Pooled Timor Sea stevens1989d
a 0.00123 Coefficient Pooled Timor Sea stevens1989d
b 3.24 Coefficient Pooled Timor Sea stevens1989d
a 1.379 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993
b 1.3608 Coefficient raw_value Pooled Campeche uribemartinez1993

Trends

Location Unit Reference
Kwazulu-Natal coast South-Africa
individual dudley2006b Details
West Atlantic
individual jiao2011 Details
West Atlantic
individual jiao2011 Details
USA northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas
individual CarlsonDriggersunpubl3 Details
USA northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas
individual CarlsonDriggersunpubl4 Details

Group Trends

Location Unit Reference
Queensland east coastline, Australia
individual Roff2018 Details
Queensland east coastline, Australia
individual Roff2018 Details
Cairns & Townsville, Australia
individual simpfendorfer2011b Details
West Atlantic
individual baum2010 Details
Brazil coast to mid Atlantic
individual bezerra2016 Details
West Atlantic
individual baum2003 Details
New South Wales coast Australia
individual reid2011 Details
Pilbara and Kimberley, Northwest Australia
kg McAuley2012 Details
South Pacific
individual rice2015 Details

Contributors to the data of this species

  • aharry
  • lsaldana
  • egarcia
  • ajudah
  • Nathan Pacoureau