Speartooth shark
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| Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839) |
The speartooth shark, Glyphis glyphis, is a shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean between latitudes 5° N and 21° S. This little-known species has an uncertain occurrence in Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Queensland, Australia, known only from the original account of Müller & Henle (1839). The holotype has no capture locality listed for it. It is presumably found inshore, and may possibly reach 3 m.
It is viviparous but its biology is poorly known.
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- Compagno (2000). Glyphis glyphis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered.
- "Glyphis glyphis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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