Spot-tail shark
Carcharhinus sorrah
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Spot-tail shark
- Scientific
- Carcharhinus sorrah
- Dhivehi
- ދޮން މިޔަރުDhon miyaru
- Group
- Sharks
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.6 m (total length); max. published weight 28 kg (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. about 1.6 m or more
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 140 m (usually 1 to 73 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- NT · Near ThreatenedNear Threatened (NT), assessed 2020CITES Appendix II
Description
A small, slender requiem shark, pale grey with a white band on the side and black tips to the second dorsal fin, pectoral fins and lower tail lobe. It lives near the bottom by day and rises at night, feeding on small fish and squid.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name dhon miyaru (MRS 1997). MRS notes it is not seen often but is occasionally caught on night handlines in or near the atolls. Sharks are fully protected in the Maldives (since 2010).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Carcharhinus-sorrah.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ދޮން_މިޔަރު
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Carcharhinus_sorrah_ranong.jpg
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Dhon miyaru' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ދޮން މިޔަރު' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form.