Loxodon macrorhinus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Loxodon
- Species
- Loxodon macrorhinus
- Scientific Name
- Loxodon macrorhinus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Sliteye shark
The sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus. It is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 34° N and 30° S, from depths of 7 to 100 metres (23 to 328 ft). It can reach a length of about 95 centimetres (37 in).
...Loxodon macrorhinus in languages:
- Arabic
- Jarjur
- Czech
- žralok štěrbinooký
- Dutch
- Spleetooghaai
- English
- Sliteye Shark
- English
- Slender Dog Shark
- English
- Jordans Blue Dogshark
- English
- Slender Dog-shark
- English
- Slender Dogshark
- Italian
- Squalo dagli occhi stretti
- Japanese
- トガリメザメ
- Japanese
- トガリザメ
- Portuguese
- Marracho-agudo
- Russian
- Щелеглазая серая акула
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