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Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Pigeye shark
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Common names: Estuary shark, Java shark, Pigeye shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in northern Australia, from Carnarvon in Western Australia to Bundaberg in Queensland (Ref. 6871). Bycatch of the northern Australian gillnet fishery and processed for its meat (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 244, 2334, 5485, 9997, 33390.
National Checklist:
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);  amboinensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, type locality. (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Müller & Henle.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 150 m (Ref. 9997).   Tropical; 26°N - 26°S

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