Rhizoprionodon acutus

Species: Rhizoprionodon acutus

English Name: Milk Shark

Chinese Name: 尖吻斜锯牙鲨

Family: Carcharhinidae

Description:

The Milk Shark is grey or grey-brown small shark with a long, narrow, snout, big eyes without notches, long labial furrows, and oblique-cusped teeth that may be smooth-edged or weakly serrated. Dorsal and anal fins with blackish edges and are slightly darker than back. Can grow up to a length of 175cm for male and female. Lives on continental shelves, often on sandy beaches and rarely in estuaries. Feeds on small pelagic and benthic bony fishes, also cephalopods and other invertebrates. Commercialized for human uses.

© 1995 FAO

© 1995 FAO

© 1997 M.Jahanbakhsh

© 1997 M.Jahanbakhsh

© 1997 Randall, J.E.

© 1997 Randall, J.E.

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References:

– Compagno, L.J.V., 1984. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 – Carcharhiniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO.