Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Rhizoprionodon:rhiza (Gr.), root; prion (Gr.) saw; odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to teeth with serrated (saw-like) bases, or roots [replacement name for Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915, preoccupied by Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 in mammals]. (See ETYFish); acutus:Latin for sharp or pointed, probably referring to narrow, pointed snout. (See ETYFish). More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; Água doce; estuarina bentopelágico; anfídromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 1 - 200 m (Ref. 244). Tropical; 41°N - 30°S, 27°W - 156°E
Distribuição
Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'fbapp.scientificname' doesn't exist in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2366
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#1 /var/www/html/country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php(1228): checkPointMApDisplay()
#2 {main}
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