Australian Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley 1950)


Other Names: Blacktip Shark, Blacktip Whaler, Tilston's Whaler Shark, Whitley's Blacktip Shark

An Australian Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni. Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: CC BY Attribution


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Dianne J. Bray, Carcharhinus tilstoni in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1957

Australian Blacktip Shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley 1950)

References


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Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 4(2) 251-655 pp. [481] (as C. limbatus, in part)

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Davenport, S. & Stevens, J.D. 1988. Age and growth of two commercially important sharks (Carcharhinus tilstoni and C. sorrah) from Northern Australia. Australian Journal Marine Freshwater Research 39: 417–433.

Kailola, P.J., Williams, M.J., Stewart, P.C., Reichelt, R.E., McNee, A. & Grieve, C. 1993. Australian Fisheries Resources. Canberra : Bureau of Resource Sciences and the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation 422 pp.

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Whitley, G.P. 1950. A new shark from north-western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 2(5): 100-105 figs 1-2

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37018014

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:to 150 m

Fishing:Commercially important

Max Size:200 cm TL

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