Carcharhinus signatus
(Poey, 1868)
Night shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
Reference of the original description
Synopsis piscium cubensium. Catalogo razonado de los peces de la isla de Cuba. Repertorio Fisico–Natural de la Isla de Cuba, 2: 279–484
Synopsis piscium cubensium. Catalogo razonado de los peces de la isla de Cuba. Repertorio Fisico–Natural de la Isla de Cuba, 2: 279–484
Image of the original description
No image in first description.
No image in first description.
Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Carcharhinus aff. signatus, Carcharhinus longirostris, Hypoprion bigelowi, Hypoprion longirostris, Hypoprion signatus
Carcharhinus aff. signatus, Carcharhinus longirostris, Hypoprion bigelowi, Hypoprion longirostris, Hypoprion signatus
Types
Carcharhinus signatus
XXXX: No types known;
Hypoprion bigelowi
Holotype: MNHN: 1959-0040 (ex IFAN 1955-4915);
Carcharhinus signatus
XXXX: No types known;
Hypoprion bigelowi
Holotype: MNHN: 1959-0040 (ex IFAN 1955-4915);
Description :
Citation: Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Carcharhinus signatus(Poey, 1868), © NOOA www.photolib.noaa.gov/
Carcharhinus signatus(Poey, 1868), © NOOA www.photolib.noaa.gov/
Common names
Cazón de arrecife, Tiburon de noche, Tiburon nocturno, Tiburón marrón, Requiem de nuit, Requin de nuit, Night Shark, Shark, Cação-noturno, Tubarão-da-noite
Cazón de arrecife, Tiburon de noche, Tiburon nocturno, Tiburón marrón, Requiem de nuit, Requin de nuit, Night Shark, Shark, Cação-noturno, Tubarão-da-noite
Short Description
A slim shark with a very long, pointed snout, large eyes, and small jaws with oblique-cusped serrated upper teeth; dorsal fins low with elongated rear tips; interdorsal ridge present [536]. Grey-brown above, white below; no conspicuous fin markings [536].
A slim shark with a very long, pointed snout, large eyes, and small jaws with oblique-cusped serrated upper teeth; dorsal fins low with elongated rear tips; interdorsal ridge present [536]. Grey-brown above, white below; no conspicuous fin markings [536].
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Delaware to Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Cuba; southern Brazil, Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Côte d"quot;Ivoire, Ghana to Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, off northern Namibia [536]. Source: www.gbif.org
Western Atlantic: Delaware to Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Cuba; southern Brazil, Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Côte d"quot;Ivoire, Ghana to Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, off northern Namibia [536]. Source: www.gbif.org
Human uses
fisheries: commercial
fisheries: commercial
Biology
Viviparous, placental [733], with 4 to 12 young in a litter [517]. Size at birth about 60 cm [517]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].
Viviparous, placental [733], with 4 to 12 young in a litter [517]. Size at birth about 60 cm [517]. Distinct pairing with embrace [17086].
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=830;
shark-references Species-ID=830;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Nematoda
Copepoda
Cestoda
- Grillotia (Christianella) carvajalregorum Menoret & Ivanov, 2009 [10104] [21220] [25154]
- Heteronybelinia nipponica (Yamaguti, 1952) [21220] [25154]
- Heteronybelinia yamagutii (Dollfus, 1960) [21220] [25154]
- Tentacularia coryphaenae Bosc, 1797 [21220]
Nematoda
Copepoda
- Kroyeria caseyi Benz & Deets, 1986 [15957] [17867]
- Pandarus bicolor Leach, 1816 [16572]
- Pandarus cranchii Leach, 1819 [17000] [15303]
- Pandarus smithii Rathbun, 1886 [16599] [17000]