Scientific Name	Pseudocarcharias kamoharai   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Matsubara, 1936)	Depth	0 - 590M
Chinese	蒲原氏擬錐齒鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	擬錐齒鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F018　Pseudocarchariidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	蒲原氏擬錐齒鯊
Max Length	110 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑棘鮫、鱷鮫、沙魚(臺東)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kôti fish market, Japan [Western North Pacific]
Synonyms	Carcharias kamoharai, Carcharias pelagicus, Carcharias yangi, Odontaspis kamoharai, Pseudocarcharias pelagicus, Pseudocarcharias yangi
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  Matsubara, K. 1936 Abe, T. 1973 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 Andrew L. Stewart 2001
Specimen List	FRIP22131.
Common Name	Crocodile shark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Lower Risk/near threatened(LR/nt)  2000-06-30
Characteristic	A small sized, oceanic shark, with huge eyes lacking nictitating eyelids. Head short, much shorter than trunk. Snout pointed and bulbously conical, not greatly elongated. Gill slits long. Body slender and spindle-shaped. Teeth large, the anterior narrow and awl-like, the lateral more compressed and blade-like, with less than 30 rows in either jaw. First dorsal fin small, low, and angular, second dorsal fin smaller than 1st but larger than anal fin. Second dorsal fin possess a nonpivoting base bur anal fin pivotable. Pectoral fin small, short and broad. Caudal fin not lunate. Precaudal pits present, caudal peduncle slightly depressed and with low lateral keels.
habitats	An epipelagic and possibly mesopelagic shark, usually found offshore and distant waters but sometimes occurring inshore and near the bottom. This species is ovoviviparous. Litte size 4. This is the smallest living lamonid, with maximum total length at lea
Distribution	Eastern Atlantic including southeast of Cape Verde Islands, between them and Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Angola, and south Africa. Western Indian Ocean in Mozambique Channel southwest of southern Madagascar. Western North Pacific including Japan, Taiwan and Ko
Utility	This species primarily caught by the distant waters longline fisheries. Most of the catches were discarded. The liver of this species is very large and very high in squalene, and hence is potential value.