- Pondicherry shark
Taxobox
name = Pondicherry shark
status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = Unknown
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Chondrichthyes
subclassis =Elasmobranchii
ordo =Carcharhiniformes
familia =Carcharhinidae
genus = "Carcharhinus "
species = "C. hemiodon"
binomial = "Carcharhinus hemiodon"
binomial_authority = Müller & Henle, 1839
range_
range_map_width = 250px
range_map_caption = Range of pondicherry sharkThe Pondicherry shark, "Carcharhinus hemiodon" is a
requiem shark of the familyCarcharhinidae , found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean between latitudes 25° N and 13° S. Its length is up to about 2 m.The Pondicherry shark is a little-known shark found on the continental and insular shelves. Reports from river mouths and rivers are based on old records that need verification. It probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods and
crustacean s. Reproduction isviviparous . It is utilized fresh for human consumption.Coloration is grey above, white below, with the tips of the pectorals, and upper and lower
caudal fin lobes black, the other fins dusky.The Pondicherry shark is evaluated as Critically Endangered on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.References
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External links
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=39369 IUCN Red List]
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