Sealife guideThe copper sharkCarcharhinus brachyurus
Last updated on 01/22/2025 at 11:36 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Copper shark, bronze whaler, narrow tooth shark
- French name: Requin cuivre
- Spanish name: Tiburón cobrizo
- Scientific name: Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)
- Family name: Carcharhinidae
- Order name: Carcharhiniformes
- Class name: Elasmobranchii
Description
The copper shark is a large shark species that can grow up to 10.8 feet in length and displays a color ranging from bronze to grayish-copper.
The copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) © Angela Perryman | Dreamstime.com
Habitat
Preferring coastal waters, the copper shark is often observed near estuaries and shores, but it can also be found in deeper waters, down to approximately 328 feet.
Diet
The copper shark feeds on a wide variety of prey, including fish and cephalopods, and it occasionally hunts in groups within large schools of pelagic fish, such as sardine shoals.
Reproduction
The copper shark is a species of viviparous shark.
Did you know ?
The copper shark is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The copper shark appears in the IUCN Red List since 2020 within the category Vulnerable !
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