Bignose Shark, Carcharhinus altimus (Springer 1950)
Bignose Shark, Carcharhinus altimus. Source: Apex Predators Program, NOAA / NEFSC. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A heavy bodied greyish shark becoming white below, long almost straight pectoral fins with blackish inner corners, and no conspicuous markings on the body. The Bignose Shark has a large, long and broad snout, with long nasal flaps and high, triangular, saw-edged teeth in the upper jaw, and a high, prominent interdorsal ridge.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Carcharhinus altimus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/2879
Bignose Shark, Carcharhinus altimus (Springer 1950)
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Distribution |
Cape Leeuwin to the North West Shelf, Western Australia, and the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to off Newcastle, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species is circumglobal in tropical and warm waters. Usually inhabits deep offshore waters near the edge of the continental shelf, usually below 80 m. |
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Fisheries |
Taken as bycatch in deep set pelagic longline fisheries, and occasionally in bottom trawls. |
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Species Citation |
Eulamia altima Springer 1950, American Museum Novitates 1451: 9. Type locality: Florida Keys, USA. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Bignose Shark, Carcharhinus altimus (Springer 1950)
References
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Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp.
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Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.
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Springer, S. 1950. A revision of North American sharks allied to the genus Carcharhinus. American Museum Novitates 1451: 1-13 http://hdl.handle.net/2246/4236 Open access
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