Common names from other countries
Classification / Names / Names
Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
Associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 30 m (Ref. 78651). Tropical; 26°N - 58°S (Ref. 356)
Indo-Pacific.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 71 - 138 cm Max length : 160 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 801)
Heavily built with big head. Color varies from uniform white to dark gray to almost black with occasional dark ocelli or pale reticulate pattern on lower body. Sub-adults with indistinct transverse pale blotches with dark centers along the vertebral line. Two alternating series of blotches on the lower lateral surface and mid-ventral line (Ref. 2357). Fangs may be 0.7 cm long (Ref. 88063).
Occurs in coastal areas. Ovoviviparous. Feeds on fish (Ref. 801).
SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Strumenti
Fonti Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature
(Ref.
115969): 24.8 - 29.2, mean 28.5 (based on 3072 cells).
Resilienza
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.22).
Vulnerability
High vulnerability (58 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
