Silky Shark

• It is one of the principal victims of the tuna fishery: it gathers beneath the fish aggregating devices used by purse seiners, and millions of individuals die each year as bycatch across the tropical oceans.
• Its skin is noticeably smoother than that of other sharks because its dermal denticles are smaller and more closely set, hence its name.
• It is extraordinarily inquisitive and approaches divers and boats, behaviour that makes it especially vulnerable to targeted fishing.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - cartilaginous skeleton (fish)

Habitat and environment

Tropical and subtropical oceanic waters of every ocean, down to 500 metres

Sexual maturity

8 years

Gestation / incubation

12 months of gestation

Litter / clutch size

6.5 (average)

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcharhinus_falciformis