Common names:
Bullshark
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from northwestern and southwestern India (Ref. 45255); Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Ref. 118627). Occurs in Bombay, Cochin, and Hooghly River with Glyphis gangeticus. Marketed fresh, frozen or smoked; hide utilized for leather, fins for sharkfin soup and liver for oil rich in Vitamin A potency (Ref. 4832).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:
sub class Elasmobranchii (ฉลามและกระเบน) (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); leucas:From leukos (Gr.), white, referring to its body color, usually grayish with white underside [authorship often attributed to Müller & Henle, who published Valenciennes’ description]. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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