Carcharhinus brevipinna
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Spinner shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
Reference of the original description
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200
Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin, Veit, pp. 1–200
Image of the original description
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Aprionodon brevipinna, Aprionodon caparti, Carcharhinus aff. maculipinnis, Carcharhinus brevipina, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus brevipinna brevipinna, Carcharhinus cf. brevipinna, Carcharhinus johnsoni, Carcharhinus maculipinnis, Carcharias brevipinna, Carcharias maculipinnis, Carcharias (Aprion) brevipinna, Carcharias (Aprionodon) brevipinna, Carcharias (Prionodon) brevipinna, Carcharinus brevipinna, Carcharinus johnsoni, Isogomphodon maculipinnis, Longmania brevipinna, Longmania calamaria, Platypodon maculipinnis, Squalus brevipinna, Squalus (Aprion) brevipinna, Uranga nasuta
Aprionodon brevipinna, Aprionodon caparti, Carcharhinus aff. maculipinnis, Carcharhinus brevipina, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus brevipinna brevipinna, Carcharhinus cf. brevipinna, Carcharhinus johnsoni, Carcharhinus maculipinnis, Carcharias brevipinna, Carcharias maculipinnis, Carcharias (Aprion) brevipinna, Carcharias (Aprionodon) brevipinna, Carcharias (Prionodon) brevipinna, Carcharinus brevipinna, Carcharinus johnsoni, Isogomphodon maculipinnis, Longmania brevipinna, Longmania calamaria, Platypodon maculipinnis, Squalus brevipinna, Squalus (Aprion) brevipinna, Uranga nasuta
Types
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Holotype: RMNH: D2525
Aprionodon caparti
Holotype: IRSNB: 97; Paratype: IRSNB: 98; MRAC: 80255;
Carcharinus johnsoni
Holotype: SAIAB: 422; Paratype: SAIAB: 430;
Isogomphodon maculipinnis
XXXX: No types known;
Longmania calamaria
Holotype: WAM: P.2526-001(not found in 2009)
Uranga nasuta
Holotype: AMS: IB.1222;
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Holotype: RMNH: D2525
Aprionodon caparti
Holotype: IRSNB: 97; Paratype: IRSNB: 98; MRAC: 80255;
Carcharinus johnsoni
Holotype: SAIAB: 422; Paratype: SAIAB: 430;
Isogomphodon maculipinnis
XXXX: No types known;
Longmania calamaria
Holotype: WAM: P.2526-001(not found in 2009)
Uranga nasuta
Holotype: AMS: IB.1222;
Description :
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Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839), STL 110 cm, northern Gulf of Mexico © Bryan Huerta
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839), STL 110 cm, northern Gulf of Mexico © Bryan Huerta
Common names
Jaqueton, Tiburon aleta negra, Tiburón de aleta negra, Tiburón de arrecife, Requin nene pointe, Requin tisserand, Blacktipped shark, Great blacktip shark, Inkytail shark, Large blacktip shark, Long-nose grey shark, Longnose grey shark, Longnose grey whaler, Shark, Smoothfang shark, Spinner Shark, Squalo pinnacorta, Squalo spinner, Squalo tessitore, Cação, Cação galha preta, Cação-agulha-preta, Galha-preta, Machote, Marracho barbatana negra, Serra-garoupa, Sucuri-de-ponta-petra, Tubarão-tecelão
Jaqueton, Tiburon aleta negra, Tiburón de aleta negra, Tiburón de arrecife, Requin nene pointe, Requin tisserand, Blacktipped shark, Great blacktip shark, Inkytail shark, Large blacktip shark, Long-nose grey shark, Longnose grey shark, Longnose grey whaler, Shark, Smoothfang shark, Spinner Shark, Squalo pinnacorta, Squalo spinner, Squalo tessitore, Cação, Cação galha preta, Cação-agulha-preta, Galha-preta, Machote, Marracho barbatana negra, Serra-garoupa, Sucuri-de-ponta-petra, Tubarão-tecelão
Short Description
A slender shark with a long, narrow, pointed snout, long gill slits and small, narrow-cusped teeth; first dorsal fin small; no interdorsal ridge; labial furrows longer than in any other grey shark [536]. Grey above, white below, with a conspicuous white band on sides; second dorsal, anal, undersides of pectorals and lower caudal-fin lobe black or dark grey-tipped in subadults and adults, but unmarked or nearly so in small individuals [544].
A slender shark with a long, narrow, pointed snout, long gill slits and small, narrow-cusped teeth; first dorsal fin small; no interdorsal ridge; labial furrows longer than in any other grey shark [536]. Grey above, white below, with a conspicuous white band on sides; second dorsal, anal, undersides of pectorals and lower caudal-fin lobe black or dark grey-tipped in subadults and adults, but unmarked or nearly so in small individuals [544].
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, then from southern Brazil to northern Argentina. Reported from Cuba [20078]. Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Namibia, including the southern Mediterranean Sea. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to South Africa and eastward to Indonesia, north to Japan, south to Australia. Often referred to as Carcharhinus limbatus in the past. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, then from southern Brazil to northern Argentina. Reported from Cuba [20078]. Eastern Atlantic: Spain to Namibia, including the southern Mediterranean Sea. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to South Africa and eastward to Indonesia, north to Japan, south to Australia. Often referred to as Carcharhinus limbatus in the past. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Biology
Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta; bears up to 20 young [536]; 3-15 pups [2539]. Size at birth 60 to 80 cm [1388]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). A carnivore [17641].
Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta; bears up to 20 young [536]; 3-15 pups [2539]. Size at birth 60 to 80 cm [1388]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). A carnivore [17641].
Size / Weight / Age
300 cm TL (male/unsexed; [20084]); max. published weight: 89.7 kg (Ref. 40637)
after Bass et al. 1973 [130]: Carcharhinus brevipinna. Size distribution off the Natal coast.
300 cm TL (male/unsexed; [20084]); max. published weight: 89.7 kg (Ref. 40637)
after Bass et al. 1973 [130]: Carcharhinus brevipinna. Size distribution off the Natal coast.
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8 |
493 |
98 |
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3 |
528 |
125 |
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1 |
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5 |
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Habitat
reef-associated; oceanodromous [17660]; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m [17657], usually 0 - ? m (Ref. 55179)
reef-associated; oceanodromous [17660]; marine; depth range 0 - 100 m [17657], usually 0 - ? m (Ref. 55179)
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=729;
shark-references Species-ID=729;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Nematoda
Copepoda
Cestoda
- Callitetrarhynchus gracilis (Rudolphi, 1819) Pintner, 1931 [32402]
- Cathetocephalus badilloi Badillo-Del Río, Hernández-Mena & Vidal-Martínez, 2023 [32698]
- Heteronybelinia estigmena (Dollfus, 1960) [21718]
- Paraorygmatobothrium sp. [16909]
- Phoreiobothrium martini Van der Spuy, Smit, Naidoo & Schaeffner, 2023 [31385]
- Phoreiobothrium sp. [16909]
- Scyphophyllidium bullardi (Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020) [28796]
- Scyphophyllidium deburonae (Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020) [28796]
- Scyphophyllidium mattisi (Ruhnke, Daniel & Jensen, 2020) [28796]
- Triloculatum bullardi Caira & Jensen, 2009 [7582] [16909]
Nematoda
Copepoda
- Alebion carchariae Krøyer, 1863 [16589] [26820]
- Eudactylina aspera Heller, 1865 [16583] [17867] [16609] [15303]
- Kroyeria deetsi Dippenaar, Benz & Olivier, 2000 [15300] [15303] [22489] [27172]
- Kroyeria longicauda Cressey, 1970 [17867]
- Kroyeria sp. [16565] [27172]
- Kroyeria spatulata Pearse, 1948 [16583] [15303]
- Nemesis atlantica Wilson, 1922 [16589]
- Nemesis lamna Risso, 1826 [21355]
- Nemesis pilosus Pearse, 1951 [16589]
- Nemesis robusta (Van Beneden, 1851) [16609]
- Nemesis sp. [27172]
- Nemesis versicolor Wilson, 1913 [16583] [15303]
- Nesippus crypturus Heller, 1868 [16583] [16599] [15303] [15284] [27172]
- Nesippus orientalis Heller, 1868 [16599] [16583] [16589] [15303] [15304] [15284] [27172]
- Pandarus carcharhini Ho, 1963 [16583] [15303]
- Pandarus satyrus Dana, 1849 [28059]
- Pandarus smithii Rathbun, 1886 [28059] [33255]
- Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 [16599] [16589] [16609]