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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Carcharhinus: karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin (See ETYFish); leiodon: leios (Gr.), smooth; odon (Gr.) tooth, referring to smooth-edged teeth on upper jaw (See ETYFish).

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Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 40 m (Ref. 106604). Tropical; 16°N - 15°N

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Western Indian Ocean: known only from southern Arabia, Gulf of Aden (probably at Qishn in Yemen).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 165 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106604)

Known only from the holotype (immature male). Viviparous (Ref. 50449).

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Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).

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Garrick, J.A.F., 1985. Additions to a revision of the shark genus Carcharhinus: synonymy of Aprionodon and Hypoprion, and description of a new species of Carcharhinus (Carcharhinidae). NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 34. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. 26 p. (Ref. 6821)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Endangered (EN) (A2cd+3cd); Date assessed: 09 February 2017

CITES

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00236 - 0.01115), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming fecundity<100).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).

Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985