Pondicherry shark
📖 Overview
A little-known shark found on the continental and insular shelves . Reports from river mouths and rivers are based on old records that need verification . Probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans . Viviparous . Utilized fresh for human consumption .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Grey above, white below, with the tips of the pectorals, and upper and lower caudal-fin lobes black; other fins dusky .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pondicherry shark is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Distinct pairing with embrace . Viviparous, placental .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; amphidromous ; depth range 10 - 150 m . Deep-water; 25°N - 13°S West Pacific: Gulf of Oman to Pakistan, India, and possibly Sri Lanka.
🌿 Ecology
small fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | pondicherry shark |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Jarjur · قرش بوندشيري |
| 🌍BEN | পন্ডিচেরি হাঙ্গর |
| 🌍BUL | পন্ডিচেরী হাঙ্গর |
| 🌍CES | žralok polozubý |
| 🇩🇪German | Pondicherryhai |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | kuonohai |
| 🇫🇷French | Requin-baliai |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Squalo grigio di Pondicherry |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | インドメジロザメ |
| 🌍MAL | പോണ്ടിച്ചേരി സ്രാവ് |
| 🌍MSA | Yu punai |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Pondicherryhaai |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Tubarão-cinzento-do-golfo |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Индокитайская ночная акула |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | tiburón de Pondicherry |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcharias hemiodon | Valenciennes | 1839 | Synonym |
| Carcharias watu | Setna & Sarangdhar | 1946 | Heterotypic |
| Hypoprion atripinna | Chu | 1960 | Heterotypic |
| Hypoprion atripinnis | Chu | 1960 | Synonym |
| Hypoprion hemiodon | Valenciennes | 1839 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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