Research Article
Resilience in the Depths: First Example of Fin Regeneration in a Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) following Traumatic Injury
Table 2
Wound healing rates of previous elasmobranch studies.
| Species | Wound type | Healing rate | Study |
| Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) | Laceration from vessel collision | 27 days | Chin et al. [1] | Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea) | Circle hook expulsion | 28 days | Francois et al. [24] | Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) | Vessel collision | 35 days | Womersley et al. [6] | Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) | Bite wound | 40 days | Chin et al. [1] | Sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) | Dorsal fin laceration | 60 days | Buray et al. [14] | Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) | Dermal denticle removal | 4 months | Reif [13] | Reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) | Vessel strike | 126-295 days | Marshall and Bennett [15] | Grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) | Hook injury | 6 months | Bansemer and Bennett [17] | White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) | Major laceration from boat | 9 months | Towner et al. [16] |
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