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Carcharhinus hemiodon (Valenciennes, 1839)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Grey above, white below, with the tips of the pectorals, and upper and lower caudal-fin lobes black; other fins dusky (Ref. 9997).

Common Names

  • Jarjur , Arabic , Oman
  • قرش بونديشري , Arabic , Saudi Arabia
  • Pondicherryhaai , Dutch , Netherlands
  • Long nosed shark , English , India
  • Pondicherry shark , English , India
  • Pondicherry shark , English , Malaysia
  • Pondicherry shark , English , Papua New Guinea
  • Pondicherry shark , English , Global
  • Kahelihambune hallhai , Estonian , Estonia
  • Requin baliai , French , Global
  • Requin-baliai , French , France
  • Yu , Malay , Malaysia
  • Yu punai , Malay , Malaysia
  • 半牙基齒鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 半牙基齿鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 印度真鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 印度真鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 印度真鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 黑鰭基齒鯊 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 黑鳍基齿鲨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Tiburón de Pondicherry , Spanish , Spain
  • Pal-sorrah , Tamil , India
  • பால் சுரா , Tamil , India
  • பால் சுரா , Tamil , India
  • Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum , Thai , Thailand
  • Cá Nhám , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Elasmobranchii

    Order: Carcharhiniformes

    Family: Carcharhinidae

    Genus: Carcharhinus

    Species: Carcharhinus hemiodon (Valenciennes, 1839)

    Climate Zone

  • amphidromous

    • Location

    Biology

    A little-known shark found on the continental and insular shelves (Ref. 244). Reports from river mouths and rivers are based on old records that need verification (Ref. 9997). Probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans (Ref. 9997). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized fresh for human consumption (Ref. 9997).

    Habitat

    brackish