Carcharias taurus

Carcharias taurus, Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
Carcharias taurus, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Tom Davis
Carcharias taurus, Narooma, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Carcharias taurus, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Carcharias taurus, Male, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw

Information

Max Size: 320 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.3-28.2°C
Depth: 1-191m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Habitat Generalisation Index: 3.3
Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here

Rarity

Threats: By-catch, Exploitation, Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Vulnerable
Occurrence: Infrequent (3% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.