Fish-shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Rhizoprionodon
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 9 countries and 4 regions.
- Diamond Rock, Martinique - 2 records
- Saint-Pierre, Martinique - 2 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 1 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 51 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 22 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 3 records
- Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti - 2 records
- Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 4 records
- Sipadan, Malaysia - 2 records
- Tioman Island, Malaysia - 2 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 3 records
- Subic Bay, Philippines - 11 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 7 records