AnAge entry for Carcharhinus limbatus
Classification (HAGRID: 01756)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
- Species
- Carcharhinus limbatus
- Common name
- Blacktip shark
- Synonyms
- Carcharhinus natator, Carcharias aethlorus, Carcharias ehrenbergi, Carcharias limbatus, Carcharias microps, Carcharias muelleri, Carcharias phorcys, Carcharias pleurotaenia, Gymnorhinus abbreviatus, Gymnorrhinus abbreviatus, Carcharias aethalorus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 12 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 822
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Unverified estimates suggest these animals may live up to 18 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 2,555 days
- Male sexual maturity
- Litter size
- 4.6 (viviparous)
- Interbirth interval
- 730 days
- Adult weight
- 67,540 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0822] Garcia et al. (2008), The importance of habitat and life history to extinction risk in sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160318
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 61865
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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