9: CARCHARHINIDAE (REQUIEM SHARKS)
9.15 Carcharhinus plumbeus
(Nardo, 1827)
Sandbar shark
Sandbankhaai
Squalus plumbeus Nardo, 1827: 477 (no specimens mentioned). Carcharhinus plumbeus: Bass et aI., 1973: 65*; Garrick, 1982: 132*.
Interdorsal ridge present. Pale in colour; fins plain or with slightly
dusky tips. High, erect 1st D with its origin over or in front of P axil.
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14-1 or 2-14
Upper teeth wIth broad, tnangularcusps. Teeth
14-1-14' Precaudal
vertebrae 89-96.
Born at 60-65 cm during midsummer; mature at 160-170
cm; attains almost 220 cm. A bottom-feeder, never recorded attacking man but potentially dangerous. Shallow
coastal waters from Mozambique and Madagascar to southern Natal. Young probably born in Mozambique; juveniles
in Natal; adults chiefly further north. Worldwide in tropical/subtropical waters.
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9.15 Carcharhinus plumbeus: 118 em male (Natal) . N & Tas in 2.1.
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9.16 Carcharhinus sealei: 91 em female (Natal). N & T as in 2.1.
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9.16 Carcharhinus sealei
(Pietsch mann , 1913)
Blackspot shark
Swartkolhaai
Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913: 172 (replacement name for Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910: 263 , PI. 1, Figs. 1-4 (Borneo)). Eulamia
dussumieri (non Valenciennes): Smith, SFSA No. 8*. Carcharinus dussumieri: Smith, 1953: 42, No. 8*. Carcharhinus sealei: Bass et aI. , 1973:
70*; van der Elst, 1981: 38*; Garrick, 1982: 48*.
Interdorsal ridge reduced or absent. Immediately identified by the
combination of otherwise plain fins with a conspicuous black tip covering
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12-2-12
V20rmoreof2ndD. Teeth 12-1-12' Precaudal vertebrae 74-85.
One or 2 pups per litter, born at 35-45 cm; mature at 70-80
cm; attains about 100 cm. Eats fish and squid; too small to
be dangerous to man. Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar,
Zanzibar and east African coast southwards to Natal. Also
known from eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Not
recorded from African coast north of equator. Usually
found in less than 40 m of water ; often caught by hore
anglers.
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9.15 Carcharhinus plumbeus
(Nardo, 1827)
Sandbar shark
Sandbankhaai
Squalus plumbeus Nardo, 1827: 477 (no specimens mentioned). Carcharhinus plumbeus: Bass et aI., 1973: 65*; Garrick, 1982: 132*.
Interdorsal ridge present. Pale in colour; fins plain or with slightly
dusky tips. High, erect 1st D with its origin over or in front of P axil.
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14-1 or 2-14
Upper teeth wIth broad, tnangularcusps. Teeth
14-1-14' Precaudal
vertebrae 89-96.
Born at 60-65 cm during midsummer; mature at 160-170
cm; attains almost 220 cm. A bottom-feeder, never recorded attacking man but potentially dangerous. Shallow
coastal waters from Mozambique and Madagascar to southern Natal. Young probably born in Mozambique; juveniles
in Natal; adults chiefly further north. Worldwide in tropical/subtropical waters.
N
9.15 Carcharhinus plumbeus: 118 em male (Natal) . N & Tas in 2.1.
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9.16 Carcharhinus sealei: 91 em female (Natal). N & T as in 2.1.
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9.16 Carcharhinus sealei
(Pietsch mann , 1913)
Blackspot shark
Swartkolhaai
Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913: 172 (replacement name for Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910: 263 , PI. 1, Figs. 1-4 (Borneo)). Eulamia
dussumieri (non Valenciennes): Smith, SFSA No. 8*. Carcharinus dussumieri: Smith, 1953: 42, No. 8*. Carcharhinus sealei: Bass et aI. , 1973:
70*; van der Elst, 1981: 38*; Garrick, 1982: 48*.
Interdorsal ridge reduced or absent. Immediately identified by the
combination of otherwise plain fins with a conspicuous black tip covering
I
12-2-12
V20rmoreof2ndD. Teeth 12-1-12' Precaudal vertebrae 74-85.
One or 2 pups per litter, born at 35-45 cm; mature at 70-80
cm; attains about 100 cm. Eats fish and squid; too small to
be dangerous to man. Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar,
Zanzibar and east African coast southwards to Natal. Also
known from eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Not
recorded from African coast north of equator. Usually
found in less than 40 m of water ; often caught by hore
anglers.
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