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spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus)
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Carcharhinidae

spadenose shark

Scoliodon laticaudus

Large schools gather near rocky coasts

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

spadenose shark is known around Indo-West Pacific as a fish; The species reaches a recorded maximum of 100 cm, and its body is fusiform body.

Maximum length
100 cm
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ), Somalia (Ref. 30573 ), Tanzania, Mozambique (Ref. 5213 ), Pakistan to Java in Indonesia; then Japan, China, and Taiwan. Reported from Australia (Ref. 4959 ).
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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