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| Scientific Name | Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1500mm or 59.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil (excluding the Caribbean islands) and Uruguay. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, not at offshore islands. Specimens of porosus from Borneo, Viet Nam and Thailand may represent an undescribed small species of Carcharhinus. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis v. 4 [1840], pp 70 [6], Pl. 9 (figs. 1-5). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2022 Mar 05 02:04 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 03:52) |