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The silky shark is one of the three most common pelagic sharks along with the blue and oceanic whitetip sharks, and counts among the most numerous large oceanic animals in the world with a population of at least tens of millions.
The silky shark lives up to its name as a beautiful and elegant murderer of pelagic teleosts. The silky shark is known by many names, including the blackspot shark, sickle shark, ridgeback shark, gray whaler shark, and ‘net-eating’ shark. They are abundant around the world in tropical waters.
The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, named for the smooth texture of its skin.
The silky shark is a predator and feeds mainly on inshore and pelagic bony fishes, but also eats squid and pelagic crab. The silky shark is more active, yet less aggressive than the other two big pelagic sharks, the blue shark and oceanic whitetip.
Silky sharks are mostly found in the coastal and oceanic waters of tropical oceans, mainly at temperatures above 23°C. They primarily inhabit continental and insular shelves, but have also been found over deep water reefs and in open ocean, slope, and shallow, coastal water habitats.
The Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) is an abundant, oceanic and epipelagic shark. The Silky Shark can be characterized as a long lived (up to 30 years) species, relatively slow growing, and maturing at between 5-10 years of age.
27 maj 2024 · Silky Sharks are one of the most abundant sharks in the pelagic zone and can be found in tropical waters throughout the world. They prefer to feed on bony fishes and cephalopods and have been known to drive them into compacted schools before launching forward and attacking, open-mouthed.
