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Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838

Spadenose shark
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 寬尾斜齒鯊, 尖鯊, 竹鯊
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Sold in wet markets (Ref. 129440). Also Ref. 9997, 94637.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin épée, Cazón espadachín, قرش حُسام, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Scoliodon: scolio-, from skolios (Gr.), oblique; odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to oblique teeth pointing towards sides of mouth. (See ETYFish);  laticaudus: latus (L.), wide or broad; cauda (L.), tail, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to width of upper caudal-fin lobe. (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Müller & Henle.

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

marin; saumâtre démersal; amphidrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 10 - 13 m.   Tropical; 26°C - 29°C (Ref. 4959); 34°N - 26°S, 32°E - 130°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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