Carcharhinus falciformis

Description: 
The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as Near Threatened globally but Vulnerable in some regions due to continued declines in their populations around the world.
 
C. falciformis are migratory and found in oceanic and coastal habitats of tropical water. Silky sharks live in a variety of habitats throughout their life and have been found to migrate, regularly and cyclically crossing international borders. While they may not travel as much as other species, they may cover large distances in a short period of time (Clarke, C. et al. 2011). They exhibit particularly low productivity and show slow recovery from overexploitation. C. falciformis are vulnerable to fishing pressure, both directed and bycatch. Their fins are an important component of the global shark fin trade accounting for approximately 3.5 % of sharks in the Hong Kong market. C. falciformis populations have declined globally, with some regions experiencing declines of more than 90%.
 
Information d'évaluation
Instruments de la CMSCMS, Requins (2016)
IUCN StatusNear threatened
Date d'inscription à l'Annexe II2014
Répartition géographique
Pays Angola, Anguilla (UK), Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Brazil, British Virgin Islands (UK), Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Costa Rica, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa), Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, French Guiana (France), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe (France), Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Martinique (France), Mauritania, Mexico, Montserrat (UK), Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico (USA), Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands (UK), United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
Noms communs
AnglaisSilky Shark
EspagnolTiburon sedoso
Taxonomie
ClasseChondrichthyes
OrdreCarcharhiniformes
FamilleCarcharhinidae
Nom scientifique Carcharhinus falciformis
AuthorMüller and Henle 1839
Standard referenceEschmeyer, W.N. (1990). Catalogue of the Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.

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