Spot-tail Shark, Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes 1839)
A Spot-tail Shark, Carcharhinus sorrah. Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: CC BY Attribution
Spot-tail Shark, Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes 1839)
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Distribution |
Widespread in the tropical Indo-West Pacific, from South Africa and Mozambique, across the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia, to Australia. The species is very common off northern Australia. |
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Fisheries |
Targeted and taken as bycatch throughout its range in industrial and small-scale fisheries using longline, gillnet, handline and demersal trawls. The species is retained for its meat, fins, skin, teeth and liver oil. The Spot-tail Shark is currently sustainably fished in northern Australia, having recovered from historic overfishing. |
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Etymology |
The specific name sorrah is the Tamil word for shark. |
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Species Citation |
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Author |
Reardon, M.B. & Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Spot-tail Shark, Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes 1839)
References
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