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sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus)
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sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) specimen
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Carcharhinidae

sliteye shark

Loxodon macrorhinus

Living fin edges turn nearly transparent

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

sliteye shark is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 98 cm.

Genus
Loxodon
Maximum length
98 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, north to Japan, south to Australia.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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