Scoliodon
Genus of sharks
| Scoliodon | |
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| Pacific spadenose shark (Scoliodon macrorhynchos) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Scoliodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Scoliodon laticaudus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scoliodon is a genus of requiem sharks in the family Carcharhinidae.[1] It was formerly thought to include only a single Indo-Pacific species, the spadenose shark (S. laticaudus), but recent taxonomic research has found an additional species, the Pacific spadenose shark (S. macrorhynchos).
Location
The Scoliodon genus of sharks has been found mainly in the Indo-West Pacific oceans from the west coasts of Africa to south of Japan.
Biology
Scoliodon has an elongated, spindle-shaped body tapered at the ends, making it a very fast swimmer. The trunk and tail are laterally compressed, while the head region is dorsoventrally compressed. The entire body is covered by an exoskeleton of placoid scales. The mouth is located on the ventral side and is bound on both sides by jaws. It has two rows of homodont or polyphyodont teeth, which are homologous to the placoid scales covering the body. Male Scoliodon species mature at a length of 33 cm while female Scoliodon species mature at 36 cm. When reproducing, the female is mostly ovoviviparous, Scolion laticuadus has a minimum of 8 to a maximum of 19 embryos when conceiving. At birth, the Scolion laticaudus is roughly 13.7 cm in length. Because of limited fecundity, the Scoliodon genus of sharks can be negatively affected by targeted fishing and habitat degradation.
Species
There are two species.[2]
- Scoliodon laticaudus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 (spadenose shark)
- Scoliodon macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1852 (Pacific spadenose shark)
References
- Sen, S.; Chakraborty, S. K.; Zacharia, P. U.; Dash, G.; Joe Kizhakudan, S.; Bharadiya, S. A. & Gohel, J. K. (2018). "Reproductive strategy of spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus Muller and Henle, 1839 along north‐eastern Arabian Sea". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 34 (6): 1304–1313.
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Scoliodon/classification/
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Extant requiem shark species
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Chondrichthyes
- Subclass Elasmobranchii
- Subdivision Selachii
- Order Carcharhiniformes
- Blacknose shark (C. acronotus)
- Silvertip shark (C. albimarginatus)
- Bignose shark (C. altimus)
- Graceful shark (C. amblyrhynchoides)
- Grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos)
- Pigeye shark (C. amboinensis)
- Borneo shark (C. borneensis)
- Copper shark (C. brachyurus)
- Spinner shark (C. brevipinna)
- Nervous shark (C. cautus)
- Pacific smalltail shark (C. cerdale)
- C. coatesi
- Whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri)
- Silky shark (C. falciformis)
- Creek whaler (C. fitzroyensis)
- Galapagos shark (C. galapagenisis)
- Pondicherry shark (C. hemiodon)
- Finetooth shark (C. isodon)
- Smoothtooth blacktip shark (C. leiodon)
- Bull shark (C. leucas)
- Blacktip shark (C. limbatus)
- Oceanic whitetip shark (C. longimanus)
- Hardnose shark (C. macloti)
- Blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus)
- Dusky shark (C. obscurus)
- Caribbean reef shark (C. perezi)
- Sandbar shark (C. plumbeus)
- Smalltail shark (C. porosus)
- Blackspot shark (C. sealei)
- Night shark (C. signatus)
- Spot-tail shark (C. sorrah)
- Australian blacktip shark (C. tilstoni)
- C. tjutjot
- Tiger shark (G. cuvier)
- Borneo river shark (G. fowlerae)
- Ganges shark (G. gangeticus)
- Northern river shark (G. garricki)
- Speartooth shark (G. glyphis)
- Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis)
- Daggernose shark (I. oxyrhynchus)
- Broadfin shark (L. temminckii)
- Borneo broadfin shark (L. tephrodes)
- Sliteye shark (L. macrorhinus)
- Whitenose shark (N. velox)
- Sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens)
- Lemon shark (N. brevirostris)
- Blue shark (P. glauca)
- Milk shark (R. acutus)
- Brazilian sharpnose shark (R. lalandii)
- Pacific sharpnose shark (R. longurio)
- Grey sharpnose shark (R. oligolinx)
- Caribbean sharpnose shark (R. porosus)
- Australian sharpnose shark (R. taylori)
- Atlantic sharpnose shark (R. terraenovae)
- Spadenose shark (S. laticaudus)
- Pacific spadenose shark (S. macrorhynchos)
- Whitetip reef shark (T. obesus)
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