Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

Bignose shark

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Classification	Elasmobranchii \| Carcharhiniformes \| Carcharhinidae
Synonyms	Eulamia altima, Carcharhinus radamae, Carcharinus radamae, ... more
Common names	Requin babosse, Tiburón baboso, Requin-babosse, ... more

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Main reference

Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 244)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 300 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334); common length : 250 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999); max. published weight: 167.8 kg (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 25 - 810 m (Ref. 58302), usually 80 - 220 m (Ref. 9253)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 40°N - 34°S, 180°W - 180°E

Circumglobal, with patchy records in tropical and warm seas (Ref. 9997). Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Venezuela. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Ghana, including the Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Mozambique (Ref. 6871), South Africa, Madagascar, and India. Western Pacific: China, Taiwan, and Australia (Ref. 9997). Central Pacific: Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and southern Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. A heavily-bodied, cylindrical shark with a large, long and broad snout, long nasal flaps and high, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth; interdorsal ridge high and prominent; pectoral and dorsal fins large and straight (Ref. 5578). Grayish with no conspicuous markings, white below (Ref. 5578); inner corners of pectoral fins blackish (Ref. 9997).

Found near the edge of the continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes (Ref. 244). Rare in shallow waters (Ref. 9997), bottom associated near shelf breaks and drop-offs; young may occur at 25 m (Ref. 58302). Feeds on bony fishes, other sharks, stingrays, and cuttlefish (Ref. 244). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized for fishmeal, liver oil, and shagreen (Ref. 9997). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 244.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless (Ref. 5485)

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=3)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (74 of 100)	Medium

Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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