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Carcharhinidae
Borneo Broadfin Shark
Lamiopsis tephrodes
Sharp color boundary runs from snout to eye
The Borneo broadfin shark (Lamiopsis tephrodes) is a species of ground shark in the family Carcharhinidae, occurring in inshore waters of the western central and northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is associated with turbid estuarine environments on the continental shelf at depths of less than 50 m and is taken in a variety of coastal fisheries. The species has been assessed as Endangered under criteria A2d on the IUCN Red List due to suspected population reductions driven by intensive fishing pressure across its range.
- Class
- Sharks and Rays
- Order
- Ground Sharks
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Lamiopsis
- Maximum length
- 140 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indo-Western Pacific: Borneo, Malaysia (Penang), Thailand (Phuket) and Indonesia (Java and Kalimantan). Extent of ocurrence possibly reaching off southern China and more widespread in the Indo-Malay Archipelago, but validated records need to be obtained (Ref. 84282 ).

