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Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert, 1898

Pacific smalltail shark
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Carcharhinus cerdale
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Peru country information

Common names: Cazón
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Castro, J.I., 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tiburón poroso, Tiburón poroso del Pacífico, Cabeza dura, ... more

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);  cerdale: From kerdaleos (Gr.), wary, crafty or fox-like, allusion not explained (but see entries for C. cautus, above, and Alopias, Alopiidae). (See ETYFish).

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 40 m (Ref. 106604).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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