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Carcharhinus hemiodon  (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Pondicherry shark
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recent records from photos taken of a female shark collected from Pasil, Cebu may be this species. Information on its teeth and dorsal profile are needed to confirm its identification (Ref. 47737). Recorded from Manila Bay (Ref. 47939, 1600); Malampaya Sound, Palawan (Ref. 280); distribution map (Ref. 9997). Nominal records (Ref. 386, 9997, 26842).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alava, M.N.R., J.P.A. Gaudiano, J.A. Utzurrum, E.E.C. Capuli, M.T.R. Aquino, M.M.A. Luchavez-Maypa and M.D. Santos, 2014
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Classification / Names

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9997)

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 25°N - 13°S

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman to Pakistan, India, and possibly Sri Lanka. Scattered localities from the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific ranging from India to New Guinea.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Grey above, white below, with the tips of the pectorals, and upper and lower caudal-fin lobes black; other fins dusky (Ref. 9997).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A little-known shark found on the continental and insular shelves (Ref. 244). Reports from river mouths and rivers are based on old records that need verification (Ref. 9997). Probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans (Ref. 9997). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Utilized fresh for human consumption (Ref. 9997).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (A2acd; C2a(i))

Threat to humans

  Harmless (Ref. 9997)



Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.2   ±0.58 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be <100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Medium