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Pondicherry shark
No image of Pondicherry shark found in the Shark Database
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| Systematics |
Phylum: Vertebates (Chordata)
Class: Carlilagenous Fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order: Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family: Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)
Genus: Carcharhinus (Carcharhinus)
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| Name |
| Scientific: | Carcharhinus hemiodon |
| German: | Pondicherryhai |
| English: | Pondicherry shark |
| French: | Requin baliai |
| Spanish: | Tiburón de Pondicherry |
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| Appearance |
Relatively small requiem shark. Snout narrowly rounded. Large, circular eyes (diameter between 2 to 3% of the entire body length). First dorsal fin large and falcate, origin over the inner margins of pectoral fins just behind their insertions. Second dorsal fin high (about 2.7% of total body length), with origin over or slightly posterior to the origin of anal fin. Large, falcate pectoral fins with narrowly rounded tips. Interdorsal ridge is present.
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| Coloration |
Grey upper body, white ventral surface. Black tips present on pectorals, second dorsal fin, and dorsal and ventral lobe of the caudal fin. White band on the flanks present.
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| Distribution |
Indo-Western Pacific: Oman to Vietnam, Indonesia, New Guinea.
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| Biology |
Almost nothing is known about this species. Probably wide ranging over continental and insular shelves.
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| Size |
Maximum size uncertain, probably not over 150 to 200 cm.
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| Reproduction |
Most likely, viviparous, with yolksac placenta (gives birth to live young).
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| Similar Species |
Other small requiem sharks within the range of this species have a similar appearance, taxonomic features have to be used to clearly distinguish among them.
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| Endangerment |
Status in the IUCN
Red List(Version 2001):
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| Main criterion: |
 CR (Critically Endangered) |
| Sub criterion: |
A2acd C2a(i) |
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| Danger to Humans |
Harmless.
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