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Elasmobranchii 板鰓亞綱 (鯊魚與魟魚) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) 真鯊目 (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) 白眼鮫科 (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Carcharhinus:karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin (See ETYFish); amboinensis:-ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, type locality (See ETYFish). More on authors: Müller & Henle.
Eastern Atlantic: Nigeria. Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964), Gulf of Aden, South Africa, Madagascar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6871), and Australia. Also reported from the Mediterranean (Ref. 83386). Often confused with sympatric Carcharhinus leucas and Glyphis gangeticus but the three are distinguishable. 東大西洋: 奈及利亞。 印度-西太平洋: 亞丁灣，南非，馬達加斯加，巴基斯坦，斯里蘭卡，印尼，巴布亞新幾內亞 (參考文獻 6871) 與澳洲。 時常與分佈區重疊的 公牛白眼鮫〔Carcharhinus leucas〕 與 恆河白眼鮫〔Glyphis gangeticus〕 互相混淆，但是這三個是可區別的。
初熟時的長度 / 大小 / 重量 / 年齡
成熟度: Lm212.0, range 198 - 223 cm Max length : 280 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 2334)
背棘 (總數) : 0; 臀棘: 0. A massive shark with a thick-set head, a short, broad and blunt snout, small eyes and large, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth; 1st dorsal fin high and erect, at leas 3.2 times height of 2nd dorsal fin; no interdorsal ridge (Ref. 5578). Grayish in color, white below; fins with dusky tips (Ref. 5578). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal. 一大的鯊魚有一個粗的頭部，一個短的﹐寬的與鈍的吻又小的眼與大的﹐三角形的﹐和邊緣鋸狀的上顎齒; 第一背鰭高且直立的, 在 leas 3.2 倍第二背鰭鰭的高度; 沒有間背脊.(參考文獻 5578) 淺灰色的顏色, 腹面白色的; 鰭有暗色的尖端。 (參考文獻 5578)
An inshore species of the continental and insular shelves, commonly inhabiting shallow waters close inshore, near the surf line and along beaches (Ref. 244). It also occasionally enters brackish water (Ref. 127434), and may be found in shallow bays and estuaries, as well as off the open coast but not ascending rivers (Ref. 9997). Predominantly demersal but found throughout the water column (Ref. 6871). Feeds on pelagic and demersal bony fishes, sharks and rays, squid, shrimps, cuttlefish, octopi, lobsters, gastropods and mammalian carrion (Ref. 5578, 9997). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Potentially dangerous but not recorded in shark attacks to date (Ref. 9997). Utilized fresh and dried-salted for human consumption (Ref. 9997).
Viviparous, placental (Ref. 50449), with 3 to 13 in a litter (Ref. 9997). Size at birth about 43 to 53 cm TL (Ref. 9997); 60-70 cm TL (Ref.58048). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).東大西洋: 奈及利亞。 印度-西太平洋: 亞丁灣，南非，馬達加斯加，巴基斯坦，斯里蘭卡，印尼，巴布亞新幾內亞 (參考文獻 6871) 與澳洲。 時常與分佈區重疊的 公牛白眼鮫〔Carcharhinus leucas〕 與 恆河白眼鮫〔Glyphis gangeticus〕 互相混淆，但是這三個是可區別的。
Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 244)
