Month: October 2013
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Scoliodon laticaudus
Read More: Scoliodon laticaudusSpecies: Scoliodon laticaudus English Name: Spadenose Shark Chinese Name: 宽尾斜齿鲨 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Spadenose Shark is a bronze grey shark with fins sometimes darker than body and has no conspicuous markings. Can grow up to a length of 100cm for male and female. Lives on rocky substrates of coastal waters and lower reaches of…
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Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
Read More: Rhizoprionodon oligolinxSpecies: Rhizoprionodon oligolinx English Name: Grey Sharpnose Shark Chinese Name: 寡线斜锯牙鲨 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Grey Sharpnose Shark has long labial furrows, short pectoral fins and position of anal fin origin is well in front of second dorsal fin origin. Can grow up to a length of 70cm for male and female. Lives inshore and…
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Rhizoprionodon acutus
Read More: Rhizoprionodon acutusSpecies: 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…
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Prionace glauca
Read More: Prionace glaucaSpecies: Prionace glauca English Name: Blue Shark Chinese Name: 大青鯊 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Blue Shark is a dark blue slim shark with a long, conical snout, with large eyes, and curved triangular upper teeth with saw edges. Can grow up to a length of 400cm for male and female. Lives in circumglobal in temperate…
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Loxodon macrorhinus
Read More: Loxodon macrorhinusSpecies: Loxodon macrorhinus English Name: Sliteye Shark Chinese Name: 廣鼻曲齒鮫 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Sliteye Shark is a grey small, very slim shark with a long, narrow snout, big eyes with rear notches, short labial furrows, and small, oblique-cusped teeth with smooth edges. Can grow up to a length of 98cm for male and female.…
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Galeocerdo cuvier
Read More: Galeocerdo cuvierSpecies: Galeocerdo cuvier English Name: Tiger Shark Chinese Name: 虎沙 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Tiger Shark is a huge, grey vertical tiger-striped shark with a broad, bluntly rounded snout, long upper labial furrows, and a big mouth with large, saw-edged, cockscomb-shaped teeth; spiracles present; caudal keels low. Can grow up to a length of 750cm…
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Carcharhinus sorrah
Read More: Carcharhinus sorrahSpecies: Carcharhinus sorrah English Name: Spot-tail Shark Chinese Name: 沙拉真鲨 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Spot-tail Shark is a grey or grey-brown small, spindle-shaped shark with a long, rounded snout, large circular eyes, and oblique-cusped serrated teeth. The first dorsal fin is thin with a conspicuous dark tip and second dorsal are very low with dark…
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Carcharhinus plumbeus
Read More: Carcharhinus plumbeusSpecies: Carcharhinus plumbeus English Name: Sandbar Shark Chinese Name: 鉛灰真鯊 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Sandbar Shark is grey-brown or bronzy stout shark with no prominent markings. They have a moderately long, rounded snout, a high, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth, and plain or with slightly dusky tips fins. Their first dorsal fin is very large and…
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Carcharhinus obscurus
Read More: Carcharhinus obscurusSpecies: Carcharhinus obscurus English Name: Dusky Shark Chinese Name: 暗體真鯊 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Dusky Shark is a large blue-grey, lead-grey shark with a broadly rounded snout, triangular saw-edged upper teeth. They have curved moderate-size pectoral fins with an interdorsal ridge. Can grow up to a length of 420cm for male and female. Lives in…
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Carcharhinus melanopterus
Read More: Carcharhinus melanopterusSpecies: Carcharhinus melanopterus English Name: Blacktip Reef Shark Chinese Name: 烏翅真鯊 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Blacktip Reef Shark is a yellow-brown small shark with a short and bluntly rounded snout, oval eyes and narrow-cusped teeth. All of its fins are conspicuous with black or dark brown tips also anterior and posterior dark edging on pectoral…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…