Night shark
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| Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) |
The night shark, Carcharhinus signatus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in subtropical western Atlantic Ocean waters between latitudes 43° N and 43° S, from the surface to 600 m. Its length is up to about 2.8 m.
The night shark is a slim shark with a very long, pointed snout, large eyes, and small jaws with oblique-cusped serrated upper teeth. The dorsal fins are low with elongated rear tips, and an interdorsal ridge is present.
It is a coastal and semi-oceanic species found on or along outer continental and insular shelves. It forms schools and is nocturnal, feeding mainly on small bony fishes and squid. It is viviparous. It is not known to be dangerous to people.
Coloration is grey-brown above, white below, with no conspicuous fin markings .
[edit] References
- "Carcharhinus signatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
