Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Found frequently around reefs, coral atolls, and along shorelines. Feeds on bottom-oriented and pelagic fishes (soles, lanternfish, flyingfish, gempylids, tuna, bonito, wahoo, wrasses, eagle rays and octopi). Viviparous with usually 5 or 6, up to 11 pups per litter. Gestation period is about one year, young are born in summer. Size at birth 55 to 80 cm (Ref. 2334). Considered to be potentially dangerous.
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2019).
- contributor
- Edward Vanden Berghe [email]
