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(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Distribution
Circumtropical. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to Uruguay.
Eastern Atlantic: Spain, Madeira to northern Angola; St. Paul's Rocks; Cape Verde.
Indo-Pacific: scattered records from the Red Sea and Natal, South Africa to China, New Zealand, and the Caroline, Hawaiiian, Phoenix and Line islands. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to northern Chile.
Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Biology:
Found abundantly near the edge of continental and insular shelves, but also in the open sea and occasionally inshore.
Often found in deepwater reefs and near insular slopes.
Littoral and epipelagic, in the open sea or near the bottom at 18-500 m.
It is quick-moving and aggressive.
Solitary; often associated with schools of tuna (Ref. 244).
Feeds mainly on fishes, but also squid, paper nautiluses, and pelagic crabs.
Viviparous.
Regarded as dangerous to humans.
Flesh utilized fresh and dried-salted for human consumption; its hide for leather; its fin for shark-fin soup; its liver for oil.
2 to 14 young, 73 to 87 cm, are born per litter.
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans:
Traumatogenic
Synonymised taxa:
Aprionodon sitankaiensis Herre, 1934
Carcharhinus atrodorsus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981
Carcharhinus falciformes (Müller & Henle, 1839) (misspelling)
Carcharhinus floridanus Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1943
Carcharhinus floridianus Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1943
Carcharhinus menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Synonym)
Carcharias falciformis Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharias falcipinnis Lowe, 1839
Carcharias menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharins menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 (misspelling)
Carcharius menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 (misspelling)
Eulamia malpeloensis Fowler, 1944
Eulamia menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Gymnorhinus pharaonis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
Prionodon tiburo (Poey, 1860)
Squalus tiburo Poey, 1860
Shark bites can be quite lethal to humans, especially the 10 most dangerous shark species are considered and can launch unprovoked attacks from humans: - Great white shark - Bull shark - Tiger shark - Sand tiger shark - Blacktip shark - Bronze shark - Spinner shark - Blue shark - Hammerhead shark - Whitetip shark The bite by a shark is one of the most basic fears of humans, but the number of deaths caused by shark attacks is very low: in 2015 there were 98 attacks by sharks and in 6 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. In 2016 there were 107 attacks by sharks and in 8 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. Sources: http://hai.ch/Hai-Infos/Unfaelle/index.html http://www.focus.de/reisen/videos/auch-urlaubsorte-betroffen-schrecklicher-rekord-2016-gab-es-mehr-hai-angriffe-als-je-zuvor_id_6519581.html http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/hai-angriffe-erreichen-2015-rekordhoch-weiterer-anstieg-erwartet-a-1076339.html http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer
In 2022, there were a total of 108 shark attacks in the USA.
Conversely, however, 100 million sharks were killed by humans. http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer The risk of being bitten by a shark varies greatly from region to region, with most attacks occurring in Florida, Australia and South Africa. Please be careful not to go into the water with bleeding skin wounds, heed bathing warnings from the authorities and be very careful when using surfboards, as sharks can easily confuse the boards with seals and harbour seals. After shark bites, always call a doctor or / and the rescue service as soon as possible, as heavy bleeding can be life-threatening.
https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/shark-attack-statistics/
Distribution
Circumtropical. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to Uruguay.
Eastern Atlantic: Spain, Madeira to northern Angola; St. Paul's Rocks; Cape Verde.
Indo-Pacific: scattered records from the Red Sea and Natal, South Africa to China, New Zealand, and the Caroline, Hawaiiian, Phoenix and Line islands. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to northern Chile.
Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Biology:
Found abundantly near the edge of continental and insular shelves, but also in the open sea and occasionally inshore.
Often found in deepwater reefs and near insular slopes.
Littoral and epipelagic, in the open sea or near the bottom at 18-500 m.
It is quick-moving and aggressive.
Solitary; often associated with schools of tuna (Ref. 244).
Feeds mainly on fishes, but also squid, paper nautiluses, and pelagic crabs.
Viviparous.
Regarded as dangerous to humans.
Flesh utilized fresh and dried-salted for human consumption; its hide for leather; its fin for shark-fin soup; its liver for oil.
2 to 14 young, 73 to 87 cm, are born per litter.
IUCN Red List Status:
Near Threatened (NT)
Threat to humans:
Traumatogenic
Synonymised taxa:
Aprionodon sitankaiensis Herre, 1934
Carcharhinus atrodorsus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981
Carcharhinus falciformes (Müller & Henle, 1839) (misspelling)
Carcharhinus floridanus Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1943
Carcharhinus floridianus Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1943
Carcharhinus menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Synonym)
Carcharias falciformis Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharias falcipinnis Lowe, 1839
Carcharias menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharins menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 (misspelling)
Carcharius menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 (misspelling)
Eulamia malpeloensis Fowler, 1944
Eulamia menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Gymnorhinus pharaonis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
Prionodon tiburo (Poey, 1860)
Squalus tiburo Poey, 1860
Shark bites can be quite lethal to humans, especially the 10 most dangerous shark species are considered and can launch unprovoked attacks from humans: - Great white shark - Bull shark - Tiger shark - Sand tiger shark - Blacktip shark - Bronze shark - Spinner shark - Blue shark - Hammerhead shark - Whitetip shark The bite by a shark is one of the most basic fears of humans, but the number of deaths caused by shark attacks is very low: in 2015 there were 98 attacks by sharks and in 6 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. In 2016 there were 107 attacks by sharks and in 8 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. Sources: http://hai.ch/Hai-Infos/Unfaelle/index.html http://www.focus.de/reisen/videos/auch-urlaubsorte-betroffen-schrecklicher-rekord-2016-gab-es-mehr-hai-angriffe-als-je-zuvor_id_6519581.html http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/hai-angriffe-erreichen-2015-rekordhoch-weiterer-anstieg-erwartet-a-1076339.html http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer
In 2022, there were a total of 108 shark attacks in the USA.
Conversely, however, 100 million sharks were killed by humans. http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer The risk of being bitten by a shark varies greatly from region to region, with most attacks occurring in Florida, Australia and South Africa. Please be careful not to go into the water with bleeding skin wounds, heed bathing warnings from the authorities and be very careful when using surfboards, as sharks can easily confuse the boards with seals and harbour seals. After shark bites, always call a doctor or / and the rescue service as soon as possible, as heavy bleeding can be life-threatening.
https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/shark-attack-statistics/
