South Africa country information

Common names: Sandbankhaai, Sandbar shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from Natal to Algoa Bay (common off Natal; found in the eastern Cape during the summer). Caught in Natal shark nets. Occasionally caught by rock and surf anglers especially at Richards Bay (Ref. 12484). Angling record 150 kg (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 244, 5485.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

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Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (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); plumbeus: Latin for “of lead,” i.e., lead-colored, referring to its gray-brown coloration above. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Nardo.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

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Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia