Stegostoma tigrinum

Zebra shark | Stegostoma fasciatum
Stegostoma tigrinum
Stegostoma tigrinum, NSW, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
Stegostoma tigrinum
Stegostoma tigrinum, NSW, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
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Stegostoma tigrinum
Stegostoma tigrinum

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Distinctive bottom-dwelling shark with reticulated pattern on body, elongate tail fin, and paired parallel ridges on both sides of body.


Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

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.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Vulnerable

Occurrence: Rare (0.9% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland