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Carcharhinus leiodon

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA CHONDRICHTHYES CARCHARHINIFORMES CARCHARHINIDAE

Scientific Name: Carcharhinus leiodon
Species Authority: Garrick, 1985
Common Name/s:
English – Smoothtooth Blacktip, Smoothtooth Blacktip Shark

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii); C2a(ii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Assessor/s: Compagno, L.J.V.
Reviewer/s: Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S.L. (Shark Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This assessment is based on the information published in the 2005 shark status survey (Fowler et al. 2005).

Only known from a single record, so presumably the Smoothtooth Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus leiodon) has a very restricted distribution and small population.
History:
2000 – Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The Smoothtooth Blacktip Shark occurs in the northern Indian Ocean, where it has only been recorded from Qishn, southern Saudi Arabia, in the Gulf of Aden.
Countries:
Native:
Saudi Arabia
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western
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Population [top]

Population: This shark is known only from the holotype. It is presumed that the population size is small.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The holotype was a 75 cm long immature male, probably collected from inshore waters. The species has not been recorded elsewhere since being described and details of biology and life history are completely unknown.
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Presumably the species is taken as bycatch in local fisheries.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None in place.
Citation: Compagno, L.J.V. 2009. Carcharhinus leiodon. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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