grey sharpnose shark

Taxonomy:

Phylum– Chordata

Class– Chondrichthyles

Subclass– Elasmobranchii

Order– Carcharhiniformes

Common Name– Ground Sharks

Family– Carcharhinidae

Common Name– Requiem Sharks

Genus– Rhizoprionodon

Species– oligolinx

Status: IUCN Red List LEAST CONCERN

Average Size and Length: The Grey Sharpnose shark typically reaches a length of around 2.3 feet. The longest recorded was 2.9 feet.

Teeth and Jaw: The Grey Sharpnose shark has oblique, narrow-cusped teeth in both jaws.

Head: It has a long snout with short labial furrows. It has small, wide-spaced nostrils and large eyes.

Demographic, Distribution, Habitat, Environment and Range: The Grey Sharpnose shark is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific Oceans, between latitudes 30° N and 18° S, from the surface to a depth of 118 feet. It can be found on the littoral continental and insular shelves inshore and offshore.

Diet: The diet of the Grey Sharpnose shark consists of crustaceans, fishes, and cephalopods.

Aesthetic Identification: The Grey Sharpnose shark is grey to brownish-grey to bronze above and very pale below. It has inconspicuous dusky fin edges.

Biology and Reproduction: The Grey Sharpnose shark is viviparous. They have on average 3 to 5 pups per litter.

Grey Sharpnose Shark Future and Conservation: It is commonly caught by inshore demersal gillnet fisheries, especially off Java for fish meal and its fins. It is also killed for human consumption, fresh or dried salted. They are heavily fished, but abundant and resilient.

Grey Sharpnose Shark Recorded Attacks on Humans: Not a threat.