Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
Abundance:
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Importance:
of no interest
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Ref: Al-Abdessalaam, T.Z.S., 1995
Aquaculture:
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Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Also Ref. 87400. Not commercially important in Oman. Caught using longline, hook and line, and gill nets. Consumed as food, skinned for leather, and used as fish meal (Ref. 9773).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Randall, J.E., 1995
National Database:
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); 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
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; reef-associated; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 164 m (Ref. 106604), usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 55183). Subtropical; 42°N - 39°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 55182)
Distribution
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