Scientific Name	Loxodon macrorhinus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Müller & Henle, 1839	Depth	7 - 100M
Chinese	廣鼻彎齒鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	真鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F029　Carcharhinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	彎齒鯊
Max Length	95 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙條、尖頭沙、廣鼻曲齒鮫、廣鼻彎齒鮫、鯊條(澎湖)、赤匏仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Locality unknown [probably Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Carcharhinus macloti, Carcharias dumerilii, Scoliodon affinis, Scoliodon ceylonensis, Scoliodon dumerili, Scoliodon jordani, Scoliodon laticaudus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Nair, K.P. 1976 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	NMMBP06443. NMMBP06456.
Common Name	Slit-eye shark; Sliteye shark; Slender dogshark; Jordans blue dogshark
Redlist Status	2003-04-30
Characteristic	A small, very slender requiem shark with a long snout and big eye. First dorsal origin behind pectoral free rear tips. Second dorsal fin much smaller than 1st, its origin about over anal insertion. Anal fin larger than 2nd dorsal fin, with very long preanal ridges. Colour grayish to brownish without a prominent colour pattern.
habitats	A tropical and subtropical inshore shark of the continental and insular shelves, found in moderately shallow waters, at depth 7-80 m. Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta. Litter size 2-4. maximum size 91 cm. Males maturing at 62-66 and females maturing a
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific including South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Red Sea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Japan, The Philippines, Australia.
Utility	This species is particularly important in southeastern India. It is taken in floating and bottom gillnets and longlines. Its flesh is utilized fresh for human consumption.