WoRMS taxon details
Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839
217355 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217355)
accepted
Species
Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856 · unaccepted
Scoliodon affinis Ogilby, 1912 · unaccepted
Scoliodon ceylonensis Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946 · unaccepted
Scoliodon dumerili (Bleeker, 1856) · unaccepted
Scoliodon jordani Ogilby, 1908 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
Description Found in coastal waters. Feeds on small bony fishes, including anchovies and croakers, and shrimp and cuttlefish....
Description Found in coastal waters. Feeds on small bony fishes, including anchovies and croakers, and shrimp and cuttlefish. Viviparous; 2-4 pups per litter; 40-43 cm at birth. Utilized fresh for human consumption. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217355 on 2025-07-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found in coastal waters. Feeds on small bony fishes, including anchovies and croakers, and shrimp and cuttlefish. Viviparous; 2-4 pups per litter; 40-43 cm at birth. Utilized fresh for human consumption. [details]
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scoliodon ceylonensis Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scoliodon affinis Ogilby, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scoliodon jordani Ogilby, 1908)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Loxodon macrorhinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon ceylonensis Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon affinis Ogilby, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon dumerili (Bleeker, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon jordani Ogilby, 1908)
To FishBase images (Loxodon macrorhinus, Saudi Arabia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 62 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias (Scoliodon) dumerilii RAD109616-001) (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias (Scoliodon) dumerilii RAD109616-002) (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxodon macrorhinus FIN027615 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxodon macrorhinus FIN027615B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Scoliodon ceylonensis Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Scoliodon affinis Ogilby, 1912)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scoliodon jordani Ogilby, 1908)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Loxodon macrorhinus)
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon ceylonensis Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon affinis Ogilby, 1912)
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon dumerili (Bleeker, 1856))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Scoliodon jordani Ogilby, 1908)
To FishBase images (Loxodon macrorhinus, Saudi Arabia, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 62 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias (Scoliodon) dumerilii RAD109616-001) (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias (Scoliodon) dumerilii RAD109616-002) (from synonym Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxodon macrorhinus FIN027615 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxodon macrorhinus FIN027615B Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
