Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in the southwest lagoon (Ref. 11889). Sight records from Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Is. (Ref. 13236) and the Chesterfield Is. (Ref. 11897). Also Ref. 9997, 33390, 1602, 37816
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Compagno, L.J.V. and V.H. Niem, 1998
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); melanopterus:melanos (Gr.), black; pterus, from pteron (Gr.), fin, referring to its black-tipped fins. (See ETYFish). More on authors: Quoy & Gaimard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology