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Pacific spadenose shark (Scoliodon macrorhynchos)
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Pacific spadenose shark (Scoliodon macrorhynchos) specimen
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Carcharhinidae

Pacific spadenose shark

Scoliodon macrorhynchos

Male anterior teeth are long and flexuous

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Pacific spadenose shark is a marine fish found around Western Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 71.5 cm.

Maximum length
71.5 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: W Indonesia, Malaysia, Gulf of Thailand, Singapore, Borneo, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan; exceptions, E Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and remainder of the Oceania region.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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