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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
A little-known shark found in coastal, inshore waters (Ref. 244). Probably feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 9997). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Not known to be dangerous to people (Ref. 244). Meat utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption, liver for oil (Ref.244). Caught irregularly by inshore gillnet fisheries, particularly those operating off Borneo (Ref.58048).
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Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. (Ref. 244)
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Distribution
Range Description
Indian Ocean and West Pacific: Pakistan, India, Burma, Indonesia (Makassar Straits), Sarawak, and China (Compagno in prep).
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Indo-West Pacific: sporadically distributed from Pakistan eastward to Thailand, China, and the Makassar Strait, Indonesia.
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Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. (Ref. 244)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0
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Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem 1998 Carcharhinidae. Requiem sharks. p. 1312-1360. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9997)
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Size
Max. size
170 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9997))
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Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem 1998 Carcharhinidae. Requiem sharks. p. 1312-1360. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9997)
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Diagnostic Description
Grey or yellow-grey above, lighter below; no conspicuous markings (Ref. 9997).
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Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem 1998 Carcharhinidae. Requiem sharks. p. 1312-1360. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9997)
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
Found inshore on the continental shelf (mostly close inshore). A viviparous species giving birth to four to eight pups per litter after an eight month gestation period. Pups are 40?60 cm long when born, and grow to a maximum of 168 cm TL. Males mature at 114 cm TL, whereas females mature at <130 cm TL (Compagno et al. 2005).
Systems
- Marine
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Environment
demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine; depth range ? - 50 m
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Migration
Amphidromous. Refers to fishes that regularly migrate between freshwater and the sea (in both directions), but not for the purpose of breeding, as in anadromous and catadromous species. Sub-division of diadromous. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.Characteristic elements in amphidromy are: reproduction in fresh water, passage to sea by newly hatched larvae, a period of feeding and growing at sea usually a few months long, return to fresh water of well-grown juveniles, a further period of feeding and growing in fresh water, followed by reproduction there (Ref. 82692).
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Trophic Strategy
A little-known shark found in coastal, inshore waters. Probably feeds on small fishes and invertebrates.
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Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. (Ref. 244)
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 4 to 8 young per litter (Ref. 244). Gestation period of ~ 8 months (Ref.58048). Size at birth between 40 and 60 cm (Ref. 244). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).
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Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Lamiopsis temminckii
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
FOAF863-07|BW-A3735|Lamiopsis temminckii| ------------------------------------------CTTTACCTAATTTTTGGTGCATGAGCAGGTATAGTTGGAACAGCCCTG---AGTCTTCTAATCCGAGCTGAACTCGGACAACCTGGATCTCTTTTAGGGGAT---GATCAGATTTATAATGTAATCGTAACTGCCCACGCTTTTGTAATAATCTTTTTTATAGTTATGCCAATTATAATTGGTGGTTTCGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCCTTAATA---ATTGGAGCACCAGATATAGCCTTTCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTCCTTCCACCATCATTTCTTCTTCTCCTTGCTTCCGCTGGAGTAGAAGCCGGAGCAGGTACTGGTTGAACAGTCTACCCTCCACTGGCTAGCAACCTAGCCCATGCTGGGCCATCTGTTGATTTG---GCTATTTTCTCTCTTCACTTAGCTGGTGTTTCATCAATCTTAGCTTCAATCAATTTCATCACAACTATTATTAACATAAAACCACCAGCCATTTCTCAATATCAAACACCATTATTTGTTTGATCTATCCTTGTAACTACTATTCTTCTTCTTCTTTCACTTCCAGTTCTTGCAGCA---GGAATTACAATATTACTCACAGACCGTAATCTCAATACTACATTCTTCGACCCTGCAGGTGGAGGAGACCCTATCCTTTATCAACATTTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Lamiopsis temminckii
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 11
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 11
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
EN
Endangered
Red List Criteria
A2d+3d
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2009
Assessor/s
White, W.T., Fahmi & Dharmadi
Reviewer/s
Stevens, J.D. & Valenti, S.V. (Shark Red List Authority)
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Justification
The Broadfin Shark (Lamiopsis temmincki) is a rare shark with a sporadic distribution off Pakistan, India, Burma, Indonesia (Makassar Straits), Sarawak, and China. It occurs on the continental shelf, mostly close inshore. The species is taken in bottom and floating gill nets and with line gear regularly (but sometimes in low numbers) by local fishermen off India (Bombay), Pakistan (Karachi), Sarawak and Kalimantan (Indonesia). Its meat is utilized for human consumption, its fins dried for the shark fin trade, and it liver is used for vitamin oil. This species apparently is rare throughout the majority of its range, but it was once known to be common off the western coast of India. No information is available to determine historical trends in other areas. It is only observed in low numbers in heavily fished areas such as Indonesia, indicating probable population depletion. This species is fairly similar to Glyphis species, which are suspected to have undergone serious declines as result of heavy fishing pressure. Given its rarity, very heavy and unregulated fishing pressure throughout its entire range, and evidence to suggest that significant declines have already occurred off India, the Broadfin Shark is assessed as Endangered globally.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
Rare throughout most of its range, but once known to be common off west coast of India (Compagno et al. 2005).
Population Trend
Decreasing
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Threats
Threats
Major Threats
Taken regularly (but in low numbers) by local fishermen of India (Bombay), Pakistan (Karachi), Sarawak and Kalimantan (Indonesia). Taken in bottom and floating gill nets and with line gear. Meat is utilized for human consumption, fins dried for fin trade and livers used for vitamin oil (Compagno in prep.). Probably threatened by habitat removal and destruction (e.g., inshore mangrove areas) which is prolific throughout much of its range. As this species predominantly occurs inshore, pollution from river outflow is also a possible threat.
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Endangered (EN) (A2d+3d)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
Few specimens occur in museum collections and its current abundance where it was formerly reported as being common (India) needs to be investigated (Compagno in prep.).
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial
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Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter 1994 SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User's manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 9. Rome, FAO. 103 p. (Ref. 171)
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Wikipedia
Broadfin shark
The broadfin shark (Lamiopsis temminckii) is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific oceans between latitudes 24° N and 4° S, from the surface to 50 m. Its length is up to about 1.7 m. It is viviparous, and not known to be dangerous to people.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Lamiopsis temminckii" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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