The sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus.[2] It is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 34° N and 30° S, from depths of 7 to 100 m.[2] It can reach a length of about 95 cm.
Sliteye shark | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | Loxodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 |
Species: | L. macrorhinus |
Binomial name | |
Loxodon macrorhinus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 | |
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Range of the sliteye shark |
Extant requiem shark species | |
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Carcharhinus |
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Galeocerdo |
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Glyphis |
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Isogomphodon | |
Lamiopsis |
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Loxodon | |
Nasolamia | |
Negaprion | |
Prionace |
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Rhizoprionodon |
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Scoliodon |
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Triaenodon |
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