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Carcharhinus tilstoni
(Whitley, 1950)
Australian blacktip shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
Reference of the original description
A new shark from north-western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist, 2(5), 100–105
A new shark from north-western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist, 2(5), 100–105
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Carcharhinus tilsoni, Galeolamna pleurotaenia tilstoni
Carcharhinus tilsoni, Galeolamna pleurotaenia tilstoni
Types
Carcharhinus tilstoni
Holotype: AMS: IB.2421; AMS: IB.2421.001; AMS: IB.2421.002; Paratype: AMS: IB.2552; AMS: IB.3803; AMS: IB.3803.001;
Carcharhinus tilstoni
Holotype: AMS: IB.2421; AMS: IB.2421.001; AMS: IB.2421.002; Paratype: AMS: IB.2552; AMS: IB.3803; AMS: IB.3803.001;
Description :
Citation: Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 02/2025
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Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950), © FAO, www.fish-base.org
Common names
Australian blacktip shark, Blacktip shark, Blacktip whaler, Tilston"s whaler shark, Whitley"s blacktip shark
Australian blacktip shark, Blacktip shark, Blacktip whaler, Tilston"s whaler shark, Whitley"s blacktip shark
Short Description
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 [544].
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 [544].
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: currently known only from the continental shelf of tropical Australia. Very similar to Carcharhinus limbatus and reliably distinguished only by biochemical studies and vertebral counts (Ref. 9819).
Indo-West Pacific: currently known only from the continental shelf of tropical Australia. Very similar to Carcharhinus limbatus and reliably distinguished only by biochemical studies and vertebral counts (Ref. 9819).
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
Biology
Viviparous, placental [733]. 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 [4209]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Found throughout the water column [1388]. Feeding depth changes with shark size [4209].
Viviparous, placental [733]. 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 [4209]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086]. Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Found throughout the water column [1388]. Feeding depth changes with shark size [4209].
Size / Weight / Age
200 cm TL (male/unsexed; [544]); max. published weight: 52.0 kg (Ref. 6390); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 6390)
200 cm TL (male/unsexed; [544]); max. published weight: 52.0 kg (Ref. 6390); max. reported age: 12 years (Ref. 6390)
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=845;
shark-references Species-ID=845;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Copepoda
Hirudinea
Cestoda
- Fossobothrium perplexum Beveridge & Campbell, 2005 [17827]
Copepoda
- Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 [16569]
Hirudinea
- Pontobdella macrothela (Schimarda, 1861) [28595]
