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    Fish-shark

    Fish-shark

    Rhizoprionodon acutus

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Fish-shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus) is recorded at 14 diving areas across 9 countries, most often around KwaZulu-Natal, Sodwana Bay and Subic Bay.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 4 diving regions worldwide.

    Caribbean
    Diamond RockMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-PierreMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Zanzibar & PembaTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    Dahlak ArchipelagoEritrea
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    BaliIndonesia
    Rarely seen here
    SipadanMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    Tioman IslandMalaysia
    Rarely seen here
    MalapascuaPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    Subic BayPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here
    VisayasPhilippines
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderCarcharhiniformes
    FamilyCarcharhinidae
    GenusRhizoprionodon

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