WoRMS taxon details
Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838
AphiaID: 217364
AphiaID: 217364
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) > Carcharhinidae (Family) > Scoliodon (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837 | ||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Carcharias macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1852 Carcharias muelleri Müller & Henle, 1839 Carcharias palasoora Bleeker, 1853 Carcharias sorrahkowah Bleeker, 1853 Carcharias sorrakowah Cuvier, 1817 Physodon muelleri (Müller & Henle, 1839) Scoliodon palasorrah (Bleeker, 1853) (misspelling) Scoliodon sorrakawah (Bleeker, 1853) (misspelling) Scoliodon sorrakowa (Bleeker, 1853) | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] | ||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, brackish, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Djibouti [details] Mozambique [details] Seychelles (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Somalia [details] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 5 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Temperature range: 26.0-29.0 °C (Ref. 4959). 120 cm record unconfirmed. Found on rocky substrates of coastal waters and lower reaches of tropical rivers. It is uncertain, however, if this species can live in perfectly fresh water for extended periods. Feeds on small bony fishes, shrimps and squids. Viviparous, with an unusual columnar placenta; litter size varies from 1 to 14. Size at birth 12 to 15 cm. Forms large schools. Utilized for human consumption. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217364 | ||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217364 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||
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