Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
Scientific Name:-
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoidesCommon Name:-
Graceful Shark / Queensland Shark
Malayalam Name:-
Santhan Sravu
Category:-
Fishes
Status:-
Classified as Near Threatened in IUCN Redlist of species.
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Description:-
A moderately large, stoutbodied grey shark with fairly short, wedge-shaped pointed snout, fairly large eyes, large gill slits. Erect and narrow-cusped serrated teeth in both jaws, upper teeth without cusplets, 15/14 to 15 rows of anteroposterior teeth. No interdorsal ridge. Moderately large pectoral fins, a large, triangular first dorsal with a short rear tip and a moderately large second dorsal with a short rear tip, a conspicuous white flank mark, and often black-tipped fins. Black tips usually present on pectorals, first and second dorsals, and ventral caudal lobe, and sometimes on pelvic fins, and dusky edges usually on dorsal caudal lobe; large adults may have dark fin markings obscure or obsolete. A conspicuous white band present on flank.
Threats:-
In Kerala rarely caught in deep sea trawl nets.
Remark:-
This is not a common species in Kerala coast and recorded from trawl fishing.
Habitat:-
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 130 m
Synonyms:-
Carcharhinus amblyrhinchoides (Whitley, 1934) [orth. error]
Gillisqualus amblyrhynchoides Whitley, 1934
References:-
Akhilesh K.V., K. K. Bineesh, A. Gopalakrishnan, J. K. Jena, V. S. Basheer and N. G. K. Pillai (2014). Checklist of Chondrichthyans in Indian waters. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 56 (1), 109-120.
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO.
Venkataraman, K., John Milton, M.C. and Raghuram, K.P. 2003. Handbook on Sharks of Indian Waters: Diversity, Fishery status, Trade and Conservation. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
Simpfendorfer, C. 2009. Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 June 2015.