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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)

Whitetip reef shark
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Mozambique country information

Common names: Marracho de covas
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Inhaca I. (Ref. 5285). Also Ref. 244, 5213, 5578.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pereira, M.A.M., 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin corail, Tiburón coralero ñato, قرش مَرجان, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Lớp phụ Cá sụn (cá mập và cá đuối) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Triaenodon: triaeno, from triaina (Gr.), trident (having three points); odon (Gr.), tooth, referring to each having a cusp and two cusplets. (See ETYFish);  obesus: Latin for fat or stout, referring to its blunt head, said to give the shark a plump appearance. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học


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