Graceful Shark

Threat Level: low

GRACEFUL SHARK

Scientific name......Carcharhinus Amblyrhynchoides

Family name...............Carcharhinidae

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The graceful shark is a largish shark with conspicuous white flank mark, often black-tipped fins. Fairly short, wedge-shaped pointed snout, fairly large eyes, large gill slits, no interdorsal ridge, moderately large pectoral fins, large triangular first dorsal and moderately large second dorsal, both with short rear tip.

SIZE

The maximum recorded size is approximately 5.6 feet.

COLOR

They are gray or gray-brown on dorsal surface, white or cream underneath, ventral lobe of caudal fin black or dusky-tipped, sometimes inconspicuously.

FEEDING HABITS

Graceful sharks probably feeds mostly on fish.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Unknown

HABITAT

They are found in Tropical Indo-west Pacific: Gulf of Aden to Philippines and northwestern Australia. They inhabit coastal-paelagic on continental and insular shelves.

LIFE SPAN

Unknown

REPRODUCTION

Viviparous, very little known.

SHARK ATTACKS

No known attacks.

POPULATION

Near threatened. Taken and landed as bycatch in commercial fisheries.