Australian blacktip shark
📖 Overview
Found on the continental shelf from close inshore to about 150 m depth . Found throughout the water column but usually near the sea bed during the day and near the surface at night . Prefers teleost fishes but also feeds on cephalopods to a lesser degree. Viviparous . Forms large aggregations . Utilized for its meat and fins . The flesh has a relatively high mercury content .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Back dark grey, ashy blue or dusky bronze; belly white or yellowish white; a dark band extending rearward along each side to about over origin of pelvic fin; tips of pelvic fins with a persistent black spot .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Australian blacktip shark is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Australian blacktip shark is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Viviparous, placental . The average litter size is 3, with a range of 1-6, average total length at birth is 60 cm. Pups are born in January after a 10-month gestation period. These sharks breed once each year . Distinct pairing with embrace .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 150 m . Tropical; 10°S - 28°S West Pacific: currently known only from the continental shelf of tropical Australia.
🌿 Ecology
cephalopods to a lesser degree
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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