WoRMS name details
Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger, 1871)
220024 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220024)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description A coastal species, found inshore and offshore on the continental and insular shelves. Feeds on anchovies, sea catfish,...
Description A coastal species, found inshore and offshore on the continental and insular shelves. Feeds on anchovies, sea catfish, mackerel, croakers, sharks (@Carcharhinus@), and rays (@Gymnura@). Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 6 to 8 young in a litter. Potentially dangerous (Ref. 5213). Utilized fresh for human consumption, liver processed for vitamins, fins used in the oriental sharkfin trade, and by-products processed into fishmeal. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220024 on 2024-03-28
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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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Description A coastal species, found inshore and offshore on the continental and insular shelves. Feeds on anchovies, sea catfish, mackerel, croakers, sharks (@Carcharhinus@), and rays (@Gymnura@). Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta), with 6 to 8 young in a litter. Potentially dangerous (Ref. 5213). Utilized fresh for human consumption, liver processed for vitamins, fins used in the oriental sharkfin trade, and by-products processed into fishmeal. [details]
Language | Name | |
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English | snaggletooth shark | [details] |