Common names:
Cabeça chata, Cação, Cação-fidalgo
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from the Amazon River (Ref. 79732). Although sometimes found in fish markets of Santarém, they are not utilized as food, but possibly kept there as tourist attractions (Ref. 12202). Also Ref. 103985.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:
Elasmobranchii 板鳃亚纲 (鲨鱼与 鱼) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) 白眼鮫目 (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) 白眼鮫科 (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); leucas:From leukos (Gr.), white, referring to its body color, usually grayish with white underside [authorship often attributed to Müller & Henle, who published Valenciennes’ description]. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
生态学
海洋; 淡水; 半咸淡水 礁区鱼类; 非产卵性溯降河的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 1 - 164 m (Ref. 106604), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 55183). 亞熱帶的; 42°N - 39°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 55182)
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