Smoothtooth blacktip shark

Carcharhinus leiodon

Smooth teeth on the southern Arabian coast

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Large
Tropical fish

Smoothtooth blacktip shark is known around Western Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 165 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Maximum length: 165 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only from southern Arabia, Gulf of Aden (probably at Qishn in Yemen).

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