Species: Carcharhinus brevipinna, Spinner shark

eyes small
D2 origin over A origin

Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Spinner shark
A slender shark; eyes round, small, nictitating lower eyelid present; snout narrowly pointed, long, distance from tip to front of nostrils > distance from front of mouth to front of nostrils; anterior nasal flap very reduced and low; top and bottom teeth very similar, nearly symmetrical, with long narrow, straight points, top teeth finely serrated (in adults), lower teeth smooth; top lip furrow long, prominent; five gill slits, moderately long, last two over pectoral fin, gill arches without papillae; two dorsal fins, first relatively small, 5-6 times higher than second, its origin over or just behind free rear tip of pectoral; 2nd dorsal fin with length of free rear tip 1.5 X height of that fin; origin of second dorsal almost directly over anal fin origin; pectorals relatively small, narrow, curved, sharp tips; no ridge on body between dorsal fins; tail base without keel; tail fin strongly asymmetrical, with well developed lower lobe, undulating ridge along dorsal surface of top lobe, and a notch under tip of that lobe.
Grey above white below; an inconspicuous white band along flank; 2nd dorsal, pectorals, anal and lower lobe of tail fin of adults with intensely black tips,
Size: 278 cm.
Habitat: Coastal pelagic
Depth: 0-100 m, common in < 30 m.
Circumtropical except for the central and eastern Pacific; Delaware Bay to Uruguay.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- In & Offshore
- Offshore
- Water Column Position
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- Surface
- Near Surface
- Mid Water
- Water column only
- Habitat
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- Water column
- FishBase Habitat
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- Pelagic
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Sharks/rays
- Data
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
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- Live birth
- No pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans)
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Extends South of GC
- Extends N + S of GC
- Island (s)
- GC non-endemic
- All species..
- Also in Brazil
- Continent
- Extends North of GC
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Near threatened
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 100
- Length Max
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- 278