Length at first maturity

Length of smallest mature individual based on gonadal observation (production of gametes) or clasper calcification.

Measurements

Species Name Value Standard ValueType Location Reference
Alopias pelagicus Length at first maturity 272 cm TL Mexican Central Pacific perezjimenez1997
Alopias pelagicus Length at first maturity 245.6 cm TL Mexican Central Pacific perezjimenez1997
Alopias vulpinus Length at first maturity 140 cm FL raw_value Mexican Central Pacific mendizabal1995
Alopias vulpinus Length at first maturity 120 cm FL raw_value Mexican Central Pacific mendizabal1995
Anoxypristis cuspidata Length at first maturity 203 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Australia kyne2021
Anoxypristis cuspidata Length at first maturity 225 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Australia kyne2021
Atelomycterus marmoratus Length at first maturity 41.9 cm TL min Indonesia white2007b
Bythaelurus hispidus Length at first maturity 22.8 cm TL min Wedge/Quilon Bank, Gulf of Mannar akhilesh2013d
Bythaelurus hispidus Length at first maturity 23.2 cm TL min Wedge/Quilon Bank, Gulf of Mannar akhilesh2013d
Carcharhinus acronotus Length at first maturity 91 cm FL min South Carolina driggers2004a
Carcharhinus acronotus Length at first maturity 87.5 cm FL min South Carolina driggers2004a
Carcharhinus acronotus Length at first maturity 106 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Carcharhinus acronotus Length at first maturity 99 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Carcharhinus albimarginatus Length at first maturity 193 cm TL min Indonesia white2007a
Carcharhinus altimus Length at first maturity 205 cm TL min Indonesia white2007a
Carcharhinus borneensis Length at first maturity 54.8 cm TL raw_value Sarawak, Malaysia & Singkawang, Indonesia white2010b
Carcharhinus brachyurus Length at first maturity 270 cm TL raw_value GAB, Gulf St. Vincent & Spencer Gulf, South Australia drew2017
Carcharhinus brachyurus Length at first maturity 224 cm TL raw_value GAB, Gulf St. Vincent & Spencer Gulf, South Australia drew2017
Carcharhinus brachyurus Length at first maturity 215 cm TL min Anegada Bay, Argentina, sampled specimens from Bahía San Blas lucifora2005
Carcharhinus brachyurus Length at first maturity 200 cm TL min Anegada Bay, Argentina, sampled specimens from Bahía San Blas lucifora2005
Carcharhinus brachyurus Length at first maturity 200 cm TL raw_value Natal, Eastern Cape, Namibia & False Bay walter1991
Carcharhinus brachyurus Length at first maturity 229 cm TL raw_value Natal, Eastern Cape, Namibia & False Bay walter1991
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 180 cm TL raw_value Northwestern Gulf of Mexico branstetter1987
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 170 cm TL raw_value Northwestern Gulf of Mexico branstetter1987
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 180 cm TL Gulf of Mexico gabrielaaguilar2002
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 179 cm TL Gulf of Mexico gabrielaaguilar2002
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 220.5 cm TL mean Northeastern Taiwan joung2005a
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 222.5 cm TL mean Northeastern Taiwan joung2005a
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Northeastern Taiwan joung2005a
Carcharhinus brevipinna Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Northeastern Taiwan joung2005a
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 120 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 160 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Tehuantepec alejoplata2016
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 232 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 225 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Mexico bonfil1993
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 185 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 180 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Tehuantepec galvantirado2015
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 180 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 182 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula hoyospadilla2012
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 210 cm TL raw_value Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Carcharhinus falciformis Length at first maturity 175 cm TL min Northeastern Taiwan (Nanafanao fish market) Joung2008
Carcharhinus galapagensis Length at first maturity 215 cm TL min Hawaii wetherbee1996b
Carcharhinus galapagensis Length at first maturity 205 cm TL min Hawaii wetherbee1996b
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 200 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Mexico arriolagodfrey1998
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 204 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Mexico arriolagodfrey1998
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 225 cm TL raw_value Northern Gulf of Mexico (Texas, also Florida & Panama) branstetter1987c
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Northern Gulf of Mexico (Texas, also Florida & Panama) branstetter1987c
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 190 cm TL min Southern Gulf of Mexico cruzmartinez2004
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 204 cm TL raw_value Southern Gulf of Mexico cruzmartinez2004
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 204 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Carcharhinus leucas Length at first maturity 200 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 130 cm TL raw_value Northwestern Gulf of Mexico branstetter1987
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 150 cm TL min Northwestern Gulf of Mexico branstetter1987
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 128 cm TL raw_value Mexican Central Pacific mendizabal1995
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 128 cm TL raw_value Mexican Central Pacific mendizabal1995
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 145 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Mexico tovaravila1995
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 125 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Mexico tovaravila1995
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 134 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 153 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Carcharhinus limbatus Length at first maturity 165 cm TL min Indonesia white2007a
Carcharhinus longimanus Length at first maturity 190 cm TL raw_value Off coast of Northeastern Taiwan, Nanfanao fish market joung2016
Carcharhinus longimanus Length at first maturity 185 cm TL raw_value Off coast of Northeastern Taiwan, Nanfanao fish market joung2016
Carcharhinus longimanus Length at first maturity 172 cm TL raw_value Off coast of Northeastern Taiwan, Nanfanao fish market joung2016
Carcharhinus obscurus Length at first maturity 235 cm FL raw_value Cape Cod, MA & off Florida natanson1995
Carcharhinus obscurus Length at first maturity 231 cm FL raw_value Cape Cod, MA & off Florida natanson1995
Carcharhinus obscurus Length at first maturity 230 cm TL min Southwestern Australia simpfendorfer2002c
Carcharhinus obscurus Length at first maturity 220 cm TL min Southwestern Australia simpfendorfer2002c
Carcharhinus obscurus Length at first maturity 280 cm TL raw_value Indonesia white2007a
Carcharhinus obscurus Length at first maturity 280 cm TL min Indonesia white2007a
Carcharhinus plumbeus Length at first maturity 160 cm TL min Northeastern Taiwan branstetter1987c
Carcharhinus plumbeus Length at first maturity 165 cm TL min Northeastern Taiwan branstetter1987c
Carcharhinus plumbeus Length at first maturity 183 cm TL raw_value Indonesia white2007a
Cephalurus cephalus Length at first maturity 22.1 cm TL raw_value Mid Gulf of California aguirrevillasenor2012
Cephalurus cephalus Length at first maturity 18.4 cm TL raw_value Mid Gulf of California aguirrevillasenor2012
Chimaera argiloba Length at first maturity 44 cm BDL min Western Australia last2008u
Chimaera argiloba Length at first maturity 91.2 cm TL min Western Australia last2008u
Chimaera carophila Length at first maturity 80.7 cm CL min New Zealand finucci2017a
Chimaera carophila Length at first maturity 75.4 cm CL min New Zealand finucci2017a
Chimaera carophila Length at first maturity 51.9 cm BDL min New Zealand kemper2015c
Chimaera carophila Length at first maturity 48.7 cm BDL min New Zealand kemper2015c
Chimaera carophila Length at first maturity 85.5 cm TL min New Zealand kemper2015c
Chimaera carophila Length at first maturity 74 cm TL min New Zealand kemper2015c
Chimaera fulva Length at first maturity 80 cm TL min South-east of Cape Everard, Victoria didier2008a
Chimaera fulva Length at first maturity 46.5 cm BDL min South-east of Cape Everard, Victoria didier2008a
Chimaera lignaria Length at first maturity 60 cm BDL min SW of Veryan Bank, Chatham Rise didier2002a
Chimaera macrospina Length at first maturity 92.5 cm TL min East of Brush Island, New South Wales didier2008a
Chimaera macrospina Length at first maturity 60.5 cm BDL min East of Brush Island, New South Wales didier2008a
Chlamydoselachus africana Length at first maturity 91.5 cm TL raw_value Namibia/Angola ebert2009b
Chlamydoselachus anguineus Length at first maturity 97 cm TL raw_value East coast of Southern Africa bass1975a
Chlamydoselachus anguineus Length at first maturity 140 cm TL raw_value Suruga Bay, Japan tanaka1990d
Chlamydoselachus anguineus Length at first maturity 110 cm TL raw_value Suruga Bay, Japan tanaka1990d
Echinorhinus brucus Length at first maturity 172 cm TL raw_value Kochi, Kerala akhilesh2013b
Eridacnis radcliffei Length at first maturity 15.3 cm TL min Sakthikulangara fishing harbour (Quilon), Kerala, Southwest India akhilesh2012
Eridacnis radcliffei Length at first maturity 16.4 cm TL min Sakthikulangara fishing harbour (Quilon), Kerala, Southwest India akhilesh2012
Eusphyra blochii Length at first maturity 104 cm TL min Maharashtra setna1949b
Eusphyra blochii Length at first maturity 109 cm TL min Maharashtra setna1949b
Eusphyra blochii Length at first maturity 102 cm TL min Timor Sea stevens1989d
Galeocerdo cuvier Length at first maturity 287 cm TL raw_value Townsville, Australia simpfendorfer1992
Galeocerdo cuvier Length at first maturity 300 cm TL min Indonesia white2007a
Galeocerdo cuvier Length at first maturity 330 cm TL min Main Hawaiian Islands whitney2007
Galeocerdo cuvier Length at first maturity 292 cm TL raw_value Main Hawaiian Islands whitney2007
Galeus piperatus Length at first maturity 18 cm TL raw_value Gulf of California mathews1975
Ginglymostoma cirratum Length at first maturity 184 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Ginglymostoma cirratum Length at first maturity 220 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Gymnura marmorata Length at first maturity 41 cm DW Baja California peninsula davilaortiz2002
Gymnura marmorata Length at first maturity 68 cm DW Baja California peninsula davilaortiz2002
Halaelurus maculosus Length at first maturity 36 cm TL min Indonesia white2007b
Harriotta raleighana Length at first maturity 66.2 cm CL min New Zealand finucci2017
Harriotta raleighana Length at first maturity 60.2 cm CL min New Zealand finucci2017
Hemigaleus microstoma Length at first maturity 75 cm TL min Indonesia white2007b
Hemipristis elongata Length at first maturity 108 cm TL min Timor Sea stevens1991a
Hemipristis elongata Length at first maturity 123 cm TL min Indonesia white2007b
Hydrolagus africanus Length at first maturity 35 cm BDL min South-East Atlantic walovich2015
Hydrolagus africanus Length at first maturity 35 cm BDL min South-East Atlantic walovich2015
Hydrolagus erithacus Length at first maturity 76.5 cm BDL min Discovery Seamount walovich2017
Hydrolagus erithacus Length at first maturity 84.2 cm BDL min Discovery Seamount walovich2017
Hydrolagus matallanasi Length at first maturity 29.6 cm PSCFL min Santa Catarina soto2004b
Hydrolagus ogilbyi Length at first maturity 65.8 cm TL min Port Hacking, New South Wales, Australia finucci2018b
Hydrolagus ogilbyi Length at first maturity 32.5 cm BDL min Port Hacking, New South Wales, Australia finucci2018b
Hypanus dipterurus Length at first maturity 40 cm DW raw_value Baja California peninsula marianomelendez1997
Hypanus dipterurus Length at first maturity 62 cm DW raw_value Baja California peninsula marianomelendez1997
Isurus oxyrinchus Length at first maturity 180 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula ribotcarballal2005
Mobula japanica Length at first maturity 205 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mobula japanica Length at first maturity 208 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mobula munkiana Length at first maturity 95 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mobula munkiana Length at first maturity 98 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mobula thurstoni Length at first maturity 97 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mobula thurstoni Length at first maturity 155 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California serranolopez2009
Mustelus henlei Length at first maturity 61.5 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula silvasantos2012
Mustelus henlei Length at first maturity 65 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula silvasantos2012
Mustelus widodoi Length at first maturity 83 cm TL min Indonesia white2007b
Myliobatis californicus Length at first maturity 50 cm DW raw_value Baja California peninsula villavicenciogarayzar1996b
Myliobatis californicus Length at first maturity 78 cm DW raw_value Baja California peninsula villavicenciogarayzar1996b
Myliobatis longirostris Length at first maturity 50 cm DW raw_value Baja California peninsula villavicenciogarayzar1996b
Myliobatis longirostris Length at first maturity 74 cm DW raw_value Baja California peninsula villavicenciogarayzar1996b
Nasolamia velox Length at first maturity 105 cm TL Gulf of Tehuantepec dominguezarellano2003
Nasolamia velox Length at first maturity 105 cm TL Gulf of Tehuantepec dominguezarellano2003
Negaprion brevirostris Length at first maturity 225 cm TL raw_value Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Negaprion brevirostris Length at first maturity 240 cm TL raw_value Florida Keys & Bimini, Bahamas brown1988
Negaprion brevirostris Length at first maturity 224 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Negaprion brevirostris Length at first maturity 272 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Neoharriotta pumila Length at first maturity 16 cm BDL min Socotra Islands didier1996
Oxynotus bruniensis Length at first maturity 61.9 cm TL min New Zealand finucci2016
Oxynotus bruniensis Length at first maturity 54.9 cm TL min New Zealand finucci2016
Oxynotus centrina Length at first maturity 60 cm TL max Northern coasts of Tunisia, Gulf of Lion, Cape Verge Peninsula capape1999
Oxynotus centrina Length at first maturity 65 cm TL max Northern coasts of Tunisia, Gulf of Lion, Cape Verge Peninsula capape1999
Oxynotus centrina Length at first maturity 64 cm TL min Northern coasts of Tunisia, Gulf of Lion, Cape Verge Peninsula capape1999
Oxynotus centrina Length at first maturity 60 cm TL min Northern coasts of Tunisia, Gulf of Lion, Cape Verge Peninsula capape1999
Oxynotus japonicus Length at first maturity 59 cm TL max Suruga Bay and Enshu-nada Sea, Japan yano2002a
Oxynotus japonicus Length at first maturity 54 cm TL max Suruga Bay and Enshu-nada Sea, Japan yano2002a
Paragaleus pectoralis Length at first maturity 81 cm TL min Senegal Coast capape2005a
Paragaleus pectoralis Length at first maturity 90 cm TL min Senegal Coast capape2005a
Prionace glauca Length at first maturity 172 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula carrerafernandez2010
Prionace glauca Length at first maturity 170 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula carrerafernandez2010
Prionace glauca Length at first maturity 187 cm TL raw_value Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea & Levantine Basin megalofonou2009a
Prionace glauca Length at first maturity 203 cm TL raw_value Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea & Levantine Basin megalofonou2009a
Prionace glauca Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Indonesia white2007a
Pristis clavata Length at first maturity 295 cm TL min Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Australia kyne2021
Pristis clavata Length at first maturity 306 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Australia peverell2005
Pristis pectinata Length at first maturity 370 cm TL United States waters bigelow1953a
Pristis pectinata Length at first maturity 340 cm TL United States waters bigelow1953a
Pristis pectinata Length at first maturity 415 cm TL raw_value United States waters carlson2015
Pristis pectinata Length at first maturity 253 cm TL min South-west Florida & Florida Keys simpfendorfer2008a
Pristis pristis Length at first maturity 280 cm TL min Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD, Australia kyne2021
Pristis pristis Length at first maturity 300 cm TL raw_value Lake Nicaragua-Rio San Juan System kyne2021
Pristis pristis Length at first maturity 300 cm TL raw_value Lake Nicaragua-Rio San Juan System kyne2021
Pristis pristis Length at first maturity 300 cm TL raw_value Kimberley Region, Western Australia kyne2021
Pristis pristis Length at first maturity 300 cm TL raw_value Fitzroy River, Australia kyne2021
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus Length at first maturity 75 cm DW raw_value Bahia Almejas-Baja California peninsula florespineda2008
Pseudobatos leucorhynchus Length at first maturity 75 cm DW raw_value Bahia Almejas-Baja California peninsula florespineda2008
Pseudobatos productus Length at first maturity 87 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula downtonhoffmann2007
Pseudobatos productus Length at first maturity 80 cm TL raw_value Baja California peninsula downtonhoffmann2007
Rhinochimaera pacifica Length at first maturity 108.3 cm CL min New Zealand finucci2017
Rhinochimaera pacifica Length at first maturity 99.7 cm CL min New Zealand finucci2017
Rhinoptera steindachneri Length at first maturity 66 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California bizzarro2007a
Rhinoptera steindachneri Length at first maturity 65 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California bizzarro2007a
Rhizoprionodon longurio Length at first maturity 92 cm TL Gulf of California lopezgarcia2006
Rhizoprionodon longurio Length at first maturity 88 cm TL Gulf of California lopezgarcia2006
Rhizoprionodon longurio Length at first maturity 92 cm TL raw_value Gulf of California marquezfarias2005a
Rhizoprionodon longurio Length at first maturity 93 cm TL raw_value Gulf of California marquezfarias2005a
Rhizoprionodon taylori Length at first maturity 55 cm TL raw_value Cleveland Bay, Queensland, Australia simpfendorfer1993
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Length at first maturity 84 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Length at first maturity 81 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Length at first maturity 74 cm TL raw_value Gulf of Mexico zeadelacruz2012
Rhynchobatus palpebratus Length at first maturity 99 cm TL min Gulf of Papua White2019
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 180 cm TL raw_value Oaxaca -Mexico bejaranoalvarez2011
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 220 cm TL raw_value Oaxaca -Mexico bejaranoalvarez2011
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 215 cm TL raw_value Chiapas campuzanocaballero2002
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 136 cm PCL min Southwest Indian Ocean deBruyn2005
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 155.2 cm PCL min Southwest Indian Ocean deBruyn2005
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 228 cm TL min Timor Sea stevens1989d
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 135 cm TL min Timor Sea stevens1989d
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 190 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Sphyrna lewini Length at first maturity 220 cm TL max Indonesia white2008a
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 192 cm PCL max Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 218 cm PCL min Southwest Indian Ocean cliff1995
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 212 cm TL min East Australian coast harry2011a
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 226.7 cm TL min East Australian coast harry2011a
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Timor Sea stevens1989d
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 210 cm TL min Timor Sea stevens1989d
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 298 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Sphyrna mokarran Length at first maturity 318 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Sphyrna tiburo Length at first maturity 91.2 cm TL raw_value Campeche-Gulf of Mexico ocampotorres2000b
Sphyrna tiburo Length at first maturity 65 cm TL raw_value Campeche-Gulf of Mexico ocampotorres2000b
Sphyrna tiburo Length at first maturity 79 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Sphyrna tiburo Length at first maturity 75 cm TL raw_value Campeche uribemartinez1993
Sphyrna zygaena Length at first maturity 208 cm TL Mexican Central Pacific perezjimenez1997
Sphyrna zygaena Length at first maturity 196 cm TL Mexican Central Pacific perezjimenez1997
Squatina californica Length at first maturity 72 cm TL raw_value Gulf of California romerocaicedo2016
Squatina californica Length at first maturity 77 cm TL raw_value Gulf of California romerocaicedo2016
Triaenodon obesus Length at first maturity 100 cm TL raw_value Madagascar fourmanoir1961
Trigonognathus kabeyai Length at first maturity 42.8 cm TL Kumano-nada Sea, Japan yano2003b
Trigonognathus kabeyai Length at first maturity 52 cm TL raw_value Kumano-nada Sea, Japan yano2003b
Urotrygon chilensis Length at first maturity 25.2 cm DW Mexican Central Pacific ordoñezlopez2004
Urotrygon chilensis Length at first maturity 26.5 cm DW Mexican Central Pacific ordoñezlopez2004
Zapteryx exasperata Length at first maturity 58.2 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California blancoparra2009b
Zapteryx exasperata Length at first maturity 58 cm TL raw_value Gulf of California blancoparra2009b
Zapteryx exasperata Length at first maturity 66.5 cm TL raw_value Gulf of California blancoparra2009b
Zapteryx exasperata Length at first maturity 66.5 cm DW raw_value Gulf of California blancoparra2009b