Size: average 1.70 meter (5.6 ft.);

Depth: 50 meters (160 ft.) or shallower

Habitat: tropical Indopacific

Diet: Mainly Bony fish and some crustaceans & cephalopods

Reproduction: Viviparous, gestation period 9-10 months, 3-9 pups

Sexual maturity: around 1.1-1.2 meter (3.6-3.9 ft.); around 6-8 years of age