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Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868)

Night shark
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Gabon country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Observed at Mayumba (Ref. 127434).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fermon, Y., N. Bailly, F. Cardiec, R. Causse, E. Chartrain, L. Chirio, G. De Bruyne, P. Deynat, C.D. Hopkins, A. Lamboj, M.I. Mennesson, J.-H. Mve Beh, D. Paugy, B. Sidlauskas, J.P. Sullivan, J.-P. Van de Weghe, T.R. Vigliotta and Van der Zee, 2022
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Common names from other countries

Requin de nuit, Tiburón de noche, Requin de nuit, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (hajar och rockor) (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);  signatus: Latin for marked, probably referring to indentation on outer margins of upper teeth (described from jaws only). (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Poey.

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

marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 0 - 600 m (Ref. 244), usually 50 - 100 m (Ref. 244).   Subtropical; 11°C - 16°C (Ref. 244); 39°N - 43°S, 98°W - 15°E (Ref. 55190)

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