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Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

Sandbar shark
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Australia country information

Common names: Northern whaler shark, Sand shark, Sandbar shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs off northern Australia, south to Esperence in Western Australia and Coffs Harbour in New South Wales (Ref. 6871). Also reported from Lord Howe Island (Ref. 75154). Minor component of the Western Australian shark fishery (Ref. 6871). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 244, 2334, 5978, 7300, 9997.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Carcharhinus: karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish);  plumbeus: Latin for “of lead,” i.e., lead-colored, referring to its gray-brown coloration above. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Nardo.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 100719), usually 20 - 65 m (Ref. 55188).   Subtropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 244); 45°N - 41°S, 98°W - 154°W (Ref. 55188)

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