Sharks
Spinner Shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
SaltwaterCarcharhinidaeNear Threatened
About
The Spinner Shark is a slender-bodied shark known for its characteristic spinning leaps out of the water while feeding. It has a long, pointed snout, small eyes, and lacks an interdorsal ridge. They are active, migratory sharks.
- Average size
- 6-9 feet, up to 200 lbs
- Colors
- Gray to bronze-gray dorsally, white ventrally. Fins may have dusky tips.
- Diet
- Primarily feeds on small bony fishes, including sardines, herrings, anchovies, and also cephalopods like squid.
- Region
- Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.