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Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)

Milk shark
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Common names: Blacktip shark, Fish shark, Little blue shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in northern Australia, from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Fraser Island in Queensland (Ref. 6871). Recorded from Shark Bay (Ref. 115274). Bycatch of Taiwanese and Thai demersal trawlers fishing in northern Australia (Ref. 6871). Also Ref. 7300, 33390.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin à museau pointu, Cazón lechoso, قرش ذو خرطوم مُقرّن, ... more

分類 / Names 共通名の | 類義語 | Catalog of Fishes(部類, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

板鰓亜鋼(サメとエイ類) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Rhizoprionodon: rhiza (Gr.), root; prion (Gr.) saw; odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to teeth with serrated (saw-like) bases, or roots [replacement name for Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915, preoccupied by Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 in mammals]. (See ETYFish);  acutus: Latin for sharp or pointed, probably referring to narrow, pointed snout. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態学

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