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Rhizoprionodon taylori, Australian sharpnose shark : fisheries
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: Rhizoprionodon:rhiza (Gr.), root; prion (Gr.) saw; odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to teeth with serrated (saw-like) bases, or roots [replacement name for Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915, preoccupied by Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 in mammals] (See ETYFish); taylori:In honor of entomologist Frank Henry Taylor (1886-1945), Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, North Queensland, Australia, who collected holotype (See ETYFish). Eponymy: Frank Henry Taylor (1886–1945) was an entomologist at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Ogilby.
背棘 (總數) : 0; 臀棘: 0. Brownish grey above, white below, fins light-edged but not conspicuously marked (Ref. 9997). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal. 背面灰褐色的﹐腹面白色的, 鰭邊緣淡色的但是不明顯的標示.(參考文獻 9997)
A little-known shark (Ref. 9997) found on the continental shelf from close inshore to a depth of at least 110 m (Ref. 6871). Feeds mainly on fishes, but also takes cephalopods and crustaceans (Ref. 6871). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Caught frequently by inshore demersal gillnet fisheries off Papua, but rarely elsewhere. Utilized for its fins and meat (Ref.58048). Too small to be of any commercial importance (Ref. 6871).
Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta (Ref. 9997) and 1-10 pups after a gestation period of 11-12 months; born at ~ 25 cm TL; very rapid growth (Ref.58048). Distinct pairing with embrace (Ref. 205).西太平洋: 外海的巴布亞新幾內亞與澳洲北部。
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)
