AnAge entry for Rhizoprionodon acutus
Classification (HAGRID: 01767)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes (Taxon entry)
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Rhizoprionodon
- Species
- Rhizoprionodon acutus
- Common name
- Milk shark
- Synonyms
- Carcharias aaronis, Carcharias acutus, Carcharias crenidens, Carcharias eumeces, Carcharias sorrahkowa, Carcharias walbeehmi, Scoliodon longmani, Scoliodon sorrahkowah, Scoliodon vagatus, Scoliodon walbeehmi, Carcharias albomarginatus
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 8 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 454
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
- No observations are presently available
Life history traits (averages)
- Female sexual maturity
- Male sexual maturity
- Adult weight
- 2,750 g
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 160211
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 34770
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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