AnAge entry for Carcharhinus plumbeus
Classification (HAGRID: 01759)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
- Species
- Carcharhinus plumbeus
- Common name
- Sandbar shark
- Synonyms
- Carcharhinus milberti, Carcharhinus japonicus, Carcharias ceruleus, Carcharias japonicus, Carcharias latistomus, Carcharias milberti, Carcharias obtusirostris, Carcharias stevensi, Eulamia milberti, Galeolamna dorsalis, Galeolamna stevensi, Lamna caudata, Squalus caecchia, Squalus plumbeus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 32 years
- Source
- Multiple references, please see bibliography below
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
These animals live at least 30 years [0523], but it is possible that some may live over 50 years [0454].
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- 5,110 days
- Male sexual maturity
- 5,231 days
- Litter size
- 7.9 (viviparous)
- Interbirth interval
- 730 days
- Adult weight
- 65,000 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)
- [0523] Das (1994), Age determination and longevity in fishes (PubMed)
- [0454] Froese and Pauly, FishBase
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160289
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 7808
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
- Search Google