Scientific Name	Stegostoma fasciatum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Hermann, 1783)	Depth	5 - 30M
Chinese	大尾虎鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	虎鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F013　Stegostomatidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	豹紋鯊
Max Length	354 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	長尾虎沙、沙條(臺東)、虎鯊(澎湖)、厚皮鯊(澎湖)、俺奧仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	No locality, probably Indonesia
Synonyms	Scyllia quinquecornuatum, Scyllium heptagonum, Squalus cirrosus, Squalus fasciatus, Squalus longicaudus, Squalus pantherinus, Squalus tigrinus, Squalus tygrinus, Squalus varius, Stegastoma fasciatum, Stegastoma varium, Stegostoma carinatum, Stegostoma fasciata ...all 22..
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  Nakaya, K. 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
Specimen List	ASIZP0054486. ASIZP0080826. ASIZP0080827. ASIZP0807562. ASIZP0807563. ASIZP0917562. ASIZP0917563. FRIP01072. FRIP21865.
Common Name	Zebra shark; Variegated shark; Leopard shark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Endangered(EN) A2abcd+3cd+4abcd 2003-04-30
Characteristic	Body elongated, compressed, caudal slightly less than 1/2 of total length in adult, more than 1/2 in young. A small transverse mouth in front of eyes. Snout very broad rounded or truncated. Eyes laterally situated on head, without subocular pockets. Two spinless dorsal fin, the 1st dorsal fin much larger than the 2nd dorsal fin and with its origin far forward on back. Pectoral large, its outer margin little less than length of head. Sides of the body with prominent ridges, but no strong lateral keels on the caudal peduncle. Young sharks are dark brown above, yellowish below, with vertical yellow stripes and spots breaking the dorsal coloration into dark saddles.
habitats	This is a tropical inshore shark, of the continental and insular shelves of the Indo-West Pacific, that is very common on coral reefs. Oviparous, size of maximum total length possibly 354 cm. Males mature between 147-183 cm, females between 169-233. Size
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific from south Africa and Red Sea to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Kampuchea, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Japan, Australia.
Utility	This is a common shark in the indo-West Pacific, regularly taken in inshore fisheries in Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, and elsewhere where it occurs. It is usually caught in bottom trawls, gill-nets, and with longlines and other line gear.