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Kingdom Animalia |
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Phylum Chordata |
Class Chondrichthyes |
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Order Orectolobiformes |
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Family Stegostomatidae |
Genus Stegostoma |
Stegostoma fasciatum
(Hermann, 1783) |
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Provider: |
Pofeng Lee& Shoou-Jeng Joung |
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Synonyms： |
Scyllia quinquecornuatum
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Scyllium heptagonum
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Squalus cirrosus
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Squalus fasciatus
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Squalus longicaudus
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Squalus pantherinus
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Squalus tigrinus
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Squalus tygrinus
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Squalus varius
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Stegastoma fasciatum
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Stegastoma varium
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Stegostoma carinatum
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Stegostoma fasciata
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Stegostoma fasciaturn
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Stegostoma fasciatus
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Stegostoma tigrinum
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Stegostoma tigrinum naucum
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Stegostoma tigrinurn
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Stegostoma tigrinus
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Stegostoma varium
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Stegostoma varius
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Citation: |
臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world |
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Character: |
Body elongated, compressed, caudal slightly less than 1/2 of total length in adult, more than 1/2 in young. A small transverse mouth in front of eyes. Snout very broad rounded or truncated. Eyes laterally situated on head, without subocular pockets. Two spinless dorsal fin, the 1st dorsal fin much larger than the 2nd dorsal fin and with its origin far forward on back. Pectoral large, its outer margin little less than length of head. Sides of the body with prominent ridges, but no strong lateral keels on the caudal peduncle. Young sharks are dark brown above, yellowish below, with vertical yellow stripes and spots breaking the dorsal coloration into dark saddles. |
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Habitat: |
This is a tropical inshore shark, of the continental and insular shelves of the Indo-West Pacific, that is very common on coral reefs. Oviparous, size of maximum total length possibly 354 cm. Males mature between 147-183 cm, females between 169-233. Size |
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Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific from south Africa and Red Sea to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Kampuchea, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Japan, Australia. |
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Utility: |
This is a common shark in the indo-West Pacific, regularly taken in inshore fisheries in Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, and elsewhere where it occurs. It is usually caught in bottom trawls, gill-nets, and with longlines and other line gear. |
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Name Code: |
383138 |
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VU IUCN Red List |
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Suggested Link |
The Fish Database of Taiwan
FishBase
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World Register of Marine Species
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