Copper shark

Bronze Whaler Shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus )

The bronze or Kupferhai ( Carcharhinus brachyurus ) belongs to the family of the requiem sharks ( Carcharhinidae ).

Physique

Bronze Sharks are up to 2.90 m tall, slender sharks. On average, however they have a size of 2.20 m to 2.50 m. The color is on the back of bronze to olive - gray, the belly whitish. The fins edges of the shark may have a darker color and have dark tips.

Dissemination

The distribution ranges in the western Atlantic from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil to Argentina and in the eastern Atlantic from the Canary Islands to South Africa. In the Mediterranean it is encountered. In the western Pacific, he lives from Japan to China to Australia and New Zealand, in the eastern Pacific from southern California to Peru.

Reproduction

The bronze sharks are viviparous with 13 to 20 offspring per litter. Sexual maturity is reached at about five years, the maximum age is about twelve years.

Food

He often hunts in coastal areas. The diet consists mainly of fish - even smaller sharks and rays - and squid -like.

Relation to human

The Bronze Whaler is considered to be potentially dangerous and should be classified as aggressive, but there are no reports of fatal encounters with humans before. Accidents in which people are injured by sharks of this kind are rare. However, the Bronze Whaler (bronze whaler ) is suspected to be responsible for a deadly attack on a surfer in Bunkers Bay, Australia, on September 4, 2011.