Occurrence | questionable | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Lanfranco, G.G., 1996 |
Comments |
A Lessepsian migrant. Often confused with Carcharhinus brevipinna and Carcharhinus limbatus (Ref. 33971). Presence of the species in the Mediterranean is considered anecdotal. There is no preserved specimen to substantiate its presence in the Mediterranean (Ref. 78469). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html |