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When attacking tightly packed fish, silky sharks charge through the ball and slash open-mouthed, catching the prey fish at the corners of their jaws. Although multiple individuals may feed at once, each launches its attack independently.
A large, slim shark with a moderately long, flat and rounded snout, large eyes, small jaws, and oblique-cusped teeth with serrations; 2nd dorsal fin low and with greatly elongated rear tip (Ref. 5578).
17 maj 2024 · Despite being a heavily fished species, little is known about the movements of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis). In this study, we report the longest (in duration and distance traveled) and most spatially extensive recorded migration for a silky shark.
27 lip 2023 · Our study identifies the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean as a hotspot for silky sharks, with the greatest relative abundances of silky sharks observed at Clipperton Island, Malpelo Island and the Revillagigedo Islands.
25 lip 2022 · Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) inhabits both oceanic and coastal pelagic waters with a circumglobal distribution mainly in tropical regions [4, 5]. Their distribution around tropical waters spatially overlaps with that of tropical tunas mostly targeted by purse seine and longline fisheries [6].
1 lut 2019 · This study presents an analysis of juvenile silky shark horizontal and vertical movements and habitat use across two oceanographically distinct regions in the Pacific Ocean where silky shark populations are declining as a result of overfishing (Rice and Harley, 2013; Aires-da-Silva et al., 2014).
Silky sharks are generalist carnivores and typically feed on various species of fish, squid, and pelagic crabs, including red crab (Pleuroncodes planipes), jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas), and chub mackerel (Scomber japonicas). Young silky sharks primarily feed upon jumbo squid, while adult silky sharks consume more red crabs and chub mackerel.
