Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 94

Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 280 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: reef associated

Depth range: 0-150 m

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: VU – Vulnerable (A2d / 2021)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: sporadically distributed in tropical and subtropical waters. It also occurs in Nigeria ( Compagno, 1984). This species inhabits coastal waters, usually close to the bottom. It also occasionally enters brackish water. Observed at Mayumba and Pointe Denis (De Bruyne, pers. obs.).