WoRMS taxon details

Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839

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217355  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217355)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
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. (2023). 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 2023-06-09
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed

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basis of record Smith, J.L.B. & Smith, M.M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [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  PDF available [request] 

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
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]
LanguageName 
English sliteye shark  [details]
Japanese トガリザメ  [details]
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias (Scoliodon) dumerilii RAD109616-002)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxodon macrorhinus FIN027615 Slide 120 mm)
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Loxodon macrorhinus FIN027615B Slide 120 mm)
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