Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Grey or light brown above, white below; dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins with black margins, expanded apically to black tips on caudal fin lobes and pectoral fins; probably a conspicuous white band on flank (Ref. 9997).

Common Names

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قرش عصبيّ , Arabic , Saudi Arabia

Nervehaj , Danish , Denmark

Nerveuze haai , Dutch , Netherlands

Nervous shark , English , Australia

Nervous shark , English , Papua New Guinea

Nervous shark , English , Global

Sharks Bay whaler shark , English , Australia

Pelgur-hallhai , Estonian , Estonia

Requin nerveux , French , Global

澳大利亚真鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

澳洲真鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China

澳洲真鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Tiburón nervioso , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Carcharhinidae

Genus: Carcharhinus

Species: Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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A little-known reef shark found in shallow water on the continental and insular shelves, but may range in deeper water (Ref. 244). Feeds on small fishes and crabs (Ref. 244). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Rather skittish and timid when approached (Ref. 244). Probably harmless or minimally hazardous to people (Ref. 244). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 9997).

Habitat

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associated