Jordan's Blue Dogshark
Loxodon macrorhinus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: NT - Near Threatened - close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Loxodon
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 7 countries and 2 regions.
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 1 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 5 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 16 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 2 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 14 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 1 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 4 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 4 records