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]