Domain |    Eukarya |
Kingdom |    Animalia |
Phylum |    Chordata |
Family |    Carcharhinidae |
Description |    Requiem sharks |
Environment |    Fresh, Brackish & Marine |
Etymology |    Greek, karcharos, -ou = cutting, sharp and also a kind of shark + Greek, rhinos = nose |
Genus |    12 |
No. of Species |    59 |
Order |    Carcharhiniformes |
Class |    Elasmobranchii |
Reproductive Guild |    Bearers |
Distribution |    Global. Gill openings 5, the fifth behind origin of pectoral fin. Small to large sharks with round eyes, internal nictitating eyelids, no nasoral grooves or barbels, usually no spiracles. Teeth usually bladelike with one cusp. Development usually viviparous with young born fully developed. Includes several dangerous species, but most prefer to avoid divers. |
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Summary of Distribution: Circumglobal, with patchy records in tropical and warm seas. Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to Venezuela. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Ghana, including the Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, and India. Western Pacific: China, Taiwan, and Australia. Central Pacific: Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and southern Mexico, Colombia, and Ecuador. |
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Note: Distribution range colors indicate degree of suitability of habitat which can be interpreted as probabilities of occurrence (fishbase.org) |
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