| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | CARCHARHINIFORMES | CARCHARHINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Carcharhinus borneensis | |||
| Species Authority | (Bleeker, 1859) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered C2b ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 2000 |
| Assessor/s | Compagno, L.J.V. |
| Evaluator/s: | Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: A small rare inshore coastal shark. Known only from five specimens (four from Borneo, one from China), none more recent than 1937. Not recorded in the 1996/97 IUCN-Shark Specialist Group and Sabah Fisheries Department survey of marine sharks in markets in Sabah, Borneo (Malaysia), and not recorded in surveys and collections of sharks in various countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan) in the South China Sea during the last half-century. Possibly Critically Endangered. |
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| Countries: |
Native:
China; Indonesia (Jawa - Presence Uncertain, Kalimantan); Malaysia (Sarawak)
Presence uncertain:
Philippines
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | The known range of this shark occurs within the Indo-Pacific area where shark fisheries are intensifying. |
| Citation: | Compagno, L.J.V. 2000. Carcharhinus borneensis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008. |
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