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Sliteye shark
Loxodon macrorhinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Sliteye shark
- Scientific
- Loxodon macrorhinus
- Dhivehi
- ހިކަނދިތުން މިޔަރުHikandhi thun miyaru
- Group
- Sharks
- Maximum size
- Up to about 98 cm (total length) (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. about 95 cm
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 7 to 100 m
- IUCN status
- NT · Near ThreatenedNear Threatened (NT), assessed 2021CITES Appendix II
Description
A small, very slim shark with a long, narrow snout and large eyes with a notch at the rear, plain grey to brownish, reaching about 1 m. It lives near the bottom and feeds on small fish, shrimps and cuttlefish.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name hikandhi thun miyaru (MRS 1997). MRS notes it appears common in atoll basins. Sharks are fully protected in the Maldives (since 2010).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Loxodon-macrorhinus.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- dv.wikipedia.org /wiki/ހިކަނދިތުން_މިޔަރު
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Loxodon_macrorhinus_csiro-nfc.jpg
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Hikandhi thun miyaru' (Latin form). Thaana from the Dhivehi Wikipedia article 'ހިކަނދިތުން މިޔަރު' (derived from the MRS 1997 Dhivehi edition); it matches the Latin form.