Sliteye shark
Encyclopedia
The sliteye shark the only member of the genus
Loxodon, is a shark
of the family
Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific
oceans between latitudes 34° N
and 30° S
, from depths of 7 to 100 m. Its length is up to about 95 cm.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Loxodon, is a shark
Shark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
of the family
Family (biology)
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Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
oceans between latitudes 34° N
34th parallel north
The 34th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean....
and 30° S
30th parallel south
The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America....
, from depths of 7 to 100 m. Its length is up to about 95 cm.