Sphyrna couardi   Cadenat, 1951

Whitefin hammerhead
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Classification
Elasmobranchii | Carcharhiniformes | Sphyrnidae
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Common names
Requin-marteau aile blanche, Cornuda aliblanca, 白鳍双髻鲨, ... more
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Main reference
Compagno, L.J.V. 1984. (Ref. 244)
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 300 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 244)
Environment
Benthopelagic; marine
Climate / Range
Tropical; 17°N - 5°S, 19°W - 13°E
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo. Not in Compagno's 1999 checklist (Ref. 35766).
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Biology
    Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)
A coastal-pelagic shark. Feeds on fishes, especially bony fishes, and also benthic and epibenthic cephalopods. Viviparous, with 24 to 28 young in a litter. Size at birth about 30 to 32 cm.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)
Threat to humans
  Not Evaluated 
  Traumatogenic
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5059
Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec=24)
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100)
High
Entered by Carpenter, Kent E.
Modified by Binohlan, Crispina B.
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