Elasmobranchii (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); oligolinx:Per Springer, Greek for “short furrow,” referring to short upper labial furrow. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 36 m (Ref. 9997). Tropical; 30°N - 18°S
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | 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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