Scientific Name	Carcharhinus melanopterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)	Depth	0 - 75M
Chinese	汙翅真鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	真鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F029　Carcharhinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	烏翅真鯊
Max Length	200 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大沙、污翅白眼鮫
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	[Waigiou] Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat, Indonesia, western Pacific
Synonyms	Carcharhinus melanoptures, Carcharias commersoni, Carcharias elegans, Carcharias marianensis, Carcharias melanopterus, Carcharias playfairii, Carcharinus melanoptera, Carcharinus melanopterus, Hypoprion playfairi, Mapolamia spallanzanii, Squalus carcharias minor, Squalus commersonii, Squalus ustus ...all 13..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Randall, J. E. etc. 1973 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0054551. FRIP20514.
Common Name	Shark; Requien shark; Reef blacktip shark; Black-tip reef shark; Blacktip shark; Black tip reef shark; Blacktip reef shark; Blacktip reefshark; Black finned shark; Black tips nilow; Blackfin reef shark; Guliman
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Lower Risk/near threatened(LR/nt)  2000-06-30
Characteristic	A moderately-sized, fairly stocky species. Eyes fairly large, its length 2-3% of total length. Gill slits moderately-sized, length of the 3rd 2.6-4.2% of total length and less than a third of the 1st dorsal base. Rows of anteroposterior teeth in each jaw half 11-13/10-12. upper teeth with narrow, strongly serrated, high cusps, and crown feet with coarse serrations and cusplets. Lower teeth with erect to oblique narrow serrated cusps and transverse roots. Interdorsal ridge absent. First dorsal fin large, with a rounded apex. Origin of 1st dorsal fin usually over pectoral free rear tips. Inner margin of 1st dorsal fin slightly more or less than half dorsal base. Second dorsal fin large and high, its height 3.4-4.1% of total length, its inner margin short and 0.8-1.1 times its height. Origin of 2nd dorsal fin over anal origin. Length of pectoral fin anterior margins about 18-19% of total length. Total vertebral centra 193-214, precaudal centra 111-122. Colour light brown above, white below. First dorsal fin and ventral caudal lobe with a conspicuous black apical blotch. A conspicuous white band on flank.
habitats	This is a common, wideranging tropical Indo-Pacific shark. This species is an active, strong-swimming shark, found near the bottom and midwater in deeper water. Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta, number of young 2-4, usually 4. gestation period estimat
Distribution	Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Indian Ocean including South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Madagascar to Red Sea, the Gulf, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman, and Maldive Islands. Western Pacific from Thailand to China, including Japan, Taiwan, The Phil
Utility	Apparently regularly caught in fisheries where the common inshore shark occurs. The details of its utilization and gear used are limited.