Whitecheek shark

Whitecheek shark

Taxobox
name = Whitecheek shark


status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Chondrichthyes
subclassis = Elasmobranchii
ordo = Carcharhiniformes
familia = Carcharhinidae
genus = "Carcharhinus"
species = "C. dussumieri"
binomial = "Carcharhinus dussumieri"
binomial_authority = (Müller & Henle, 1839)
range_

range_map_width = 250px
range_map_caption = Range of whitecheek shark

The whitecheek shark, "Carcharhinus dussumieri", is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean between latitudes 34° N and 25° S. Its length is up to about 1.2 m.

The whitecheek shark is a common but little-known shark found on the continental and insular inshore areas. It feeds mainly on fishes but also on cephalopods, and crustaceans. It is viviparous. It is taken in artisanal and small-scale commercial fisheries and marketed for human consumption - the fins are also utilized.

Coloration is greyish or grey-brown on the back, belly whitish, and a black spot on the second dorsal fin.

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