Carcharhinus Brachyurus
Family
Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Maximum Size
3 25 cm TL (male/unsexed; max. published weight: 304.6 kg
Description
A large shark to with a bluntly pointed, broad snout, narrow, bent cusps on the upper teeth, and with no interdorsal ridge . Grey to bronzy in color, white below; fins mostly plain except for dusky tips on pelvic fins, as well as dusky to black tips and rear edges on pectoral fins.
Biology
A coastal and offshore shark found along continental margins in most tropical and temperate seas. Occasionally enters large coastal bays and inshore areas. Occasionally found near the bottom. Migratory in the northern part of its range, moving northward in spring and summer and southward in autumn and winter. Feeds on pelagic and bottom bony fishes, cephalopods, and small sharks and rays. Viviparous, Undoubtedly utilized for human consumption where it occurs.
