Blackspot shark

Blackspot shark

Taxobox
name = Blackspot shark


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Carcharhinidae
genus = "Carcharhinus"
species = "C. sealei"
binomial = "Carcharhinus sealei"
binomial_authority = (Pietschmann, 1913)
The blackspot shark, "Carcharhinus sealei", is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific oceans between latitudes 24° N and 30° S, from the surface to 40 m. Its length is up to about 1.5 m.

The blackspot shark is a small, slender shark with a long, rounded snout, large, oval eyes, and oblique-cusped teeth. The second dorsal fin has a conspicuous black tip covering one-half or more of the fin, other fins being plain.

It is found on the continental and insular shelves, from the surf line and intertidal region to deeper water. It feeds on small bony fishes (including sea horses), prawns, and squid. It is viviparous. It is often caught by shore anglers. Utilized as a food fish.

Coloration is greyish or grey-brown above, white below, with a black spot on the second dorsal fin.

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