Abstract
The blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus, is one of the most common Indo-Pacific reef sharks. On April 29, 2012, a juvenile male blacktip reef shark measuring 89 cm total length (TL), was incidentally caught during a research expedition in Chatham Bay, Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, located in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. This is the first record of the species from Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica, and from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Citation: López-Garro, A., I. Zanella, G. Golfín-Duarte & M. Pérez-Montero. 2012. First record of the blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Rev. Biol. Trop. 60 (Suppl. 3): 275-278. Epub 2012 Dec 01.
Highlights
The blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824), is one of the most common Indo-Pacific reef sharks
Sexual maturity is reached at 95cm total length (TL) for males and 97 cm TL for females (Lyle 1987, Porcher 2005)
The individual was caught during a tagging expedition studying population dynamics of the whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus, in Chatham Bay, Isla del Coco National Park
Summary
The blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824), is one of the most common Indo-Pacific reef sharks. The species is present in the Red Sea, Western and Central Pacific, and Eastern Mediterranean (through the Suez Canal). On April 29, 2012 at 20:00 hrs, a blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus, was caught with hand line and a modified size 5 circular hook.
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