Incidentally: The caught shark in Quang Ninh is listed in Red Book

Few people can expect, the shark that a Quang Ninh villager caught a few days ago is in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

Concerning the incident of Mr. Bui Cong Thang (living in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province) catching a 1.5 meter long fish, Vietnamese and Japanese experts have together identified the identity of the child. This fish has stirred up this public opinion.

Accordingly, in the article on Baoquangninh.com.vn, Doctor of Marine Fish Biology Nguyen Van Quan (Deputy Director of the Institute of Marine Environment and Resources in Vietnam) collaborated with experts on shark research. Hokkaido University (Japan) and concludes:

Pig eye shark image.(Source: FishBase).

The fish caught by Bui Cong Thang belongs to Pigeye shark , the scientific name is Carcharhinus amboinensis , belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. The total body length is only from 1.9 to 2.5 meters, weighs less than 43kg.

Unexpectedly, this "small" shark is in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

The scientific and English name of the Pig eye shark in the Red Book document.(Photo: RedList).

According to the description of the IUCN Red Book (referred to as Red Book) , the pig eye shark is called with many different English names, including: Pigeye Shark, Java Shark, Ambon sharpnose puffer, Estuary shark.

Worldwide, pig eye sharks are commonly found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean-Western Pacific (Indo-West Pacific Ocean), specifically: South-East Coast Africa, Madagascar, Gulf of Aden, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, East Sea, Indonesia and northern Australia.

Distribution range of Pig eye shark (yellow).(Source: Esri / IUCN).

Pig eye sharks are carnivorous predators. Their favorite food is crustaceans, molluscs, sea snakes . According to IUCN, the world has never recorded cases of pig eye sharks attacking humans. The life expectancy in this species is 26 to 30 years.

Also according to data on the Red Sea fishing and seafood capture, the pig eye shark appears very little. This shows that their number is not much.

Scientists working on a project to protect the shark at the east coast of South Africa said after transplanting the chip into two pig eye sharks, the data recorded after 76 and 320 days showed, This fish often moves alone and often does not move too far from its waters.

Although IUCN is in the Red Book, so far, it has not been determined the number of individuals of this species in the world.

Images of pig eye sharks:

Pig eye sharks are carnivorous predators.(Source: Oceanwideimages).

The life expectancy in this species is 26 to 30 years.(Source: Oceanwideimages).

Characteristics of pig eye sharks.(Source: The Fins United Initiative).