Sliteye shark
Appearance
Sliteye shark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | Loxodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 |
Species: | L. macrorhinus
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Binomial name | |
Loxodon macrorhinus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839
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Range of the sliteye shark |
The sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus.[1] It is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 34° N and 30° S, from depths of 7 to 100 m.[1] It can reach a length of about 95 cm.
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Loxodon macrorhinus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.