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Carcharhinus leiodon
Garrick, 1985
Smooth tooth blacktip shark
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae
Reference of the original description
Additions to a Revision of the Shark Genus Carcharhinus: Synonymy of Aprionodon and Hypoprion, and Description of a New Species of Carcharhinus (Carcharhinidae). NOAA Technical Report NMFS, 34, 1–26
Additions to a Revision of the Shark Genus Carcharhinus: Synonymy of Aprionodon and Hypoprion, and Description of a New Species of Carcharhinus (Carcharhinidae). NOAA Technical Report NMFS, 34, 1–26
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Description :
Citation: Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
Common names
Smooth tooth blacktip shark, Smoothtooth blacktip
Smooth tooth blacktip shark, Smoothtooth blacktip
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: known only from southern Arabia, Gulf of Aden (probably at Qishn in Yemen).
Western Indian Ocean: known only from southern Arabia, Gulf of Aden (probably at Qishn in Yemen).
Human uses
fisheries: of no interest
fisheries: of no interest
Habitat
demersal; marine
demersal; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=773;
shark-references Species-ID=773;
