Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (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); cautus:Latin for nervous or wary, the “Nervous Shark” mentioned in Whitley (1940), referring to how the “slightest splashing” in shallow water caused this shark to “dash away at great speed into deep water”. (See ETYFish). More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 20 m (Ref. 106604). Tropical; 5°S - 30°S
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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