Ecology Summary - Carcharhinus leucas
Ecología de Carcharhinus leucas
 
Referencia principal Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber and E. Cortes, 1990
Observaciones A coastal and freshwater shark inhabiting shallow waters especially in bays, estuaries, rivers, and lakes (Ref. 244). It readily penetrates far up rivers and hypersaline bays and littoral lagoons (Refs. 9997, 44894, 81283, 9773). Capable of covering great distances, up to 180 kilometers in 24 hours, and moving between fresh and brackish water at random (Ref. 44894). Juveniles move upstream and may be found several km from the sea, adults found near estuaries (Ref. 4967). Euryhaline species. Opportunistic feeder (Ref. 9773).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • Estuarios/lagunas/mares salobres
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • Cuevas
  • exclusivamente
Highighted items on the list are where Carcharhinus leucas may be found.

Habitat

Substrate Pelagic;
Substrate Ref. Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Referencia
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Alimentación

Tipo De Alimentación mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Cortés, E., 1999
Hábito De Alimentación hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber and E. Cortes, 1990
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Muestra original Población no pescada Observación
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
De la composición de la dieta 4.31 0.46 4.21 0.65 Troph of juv./adults from 1 study.
De tipos individuales de alimento 4.30 0.82 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Referencia Cortés, E., 1999
(por ej. 346)
(por ej. oophagy)
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