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Crocodile shark
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Crocodile shark
- Scientific
- Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Sharks
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1.1 m (total length); commonly 1 m; max. published weight 5.9 kg
- Depth and habitat
- Open ocean, near the surface and in mid-water, recorded from 0 to 590 m (usually 0 to 200 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018
Description
A small, slim oceanic shark with enormous eyes, long gill slits and long, narrow, protruding teeth, reaching about 1.1 m. It lives in the open ocean, mostly in the upper 200 m at night, and is rarely seen alive.
In the Maldives
Sharks are fully protected in the Maldives (since 2010).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudocarcharias-kamoharai.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pseudocarcharias_kamoharai.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.