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The Pondicherry shark, Carcharhinus hemiodon is a requiem shark
Requiem shark

The requiem sharks refer to all members of the Carcharhinidae family that includes a family of migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas, sometimes also found in brackish or fresh water, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark....
 of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeography region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia....
 between latitudes 25° N
25th parallel north

The 25th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 25 degree true north of the Earth equator, just north of the Tropic of Cancer.The northernmost section of the border between Mauritania and Mali is defined by the parallel....
 and 13° S
13th parallel south

The 13th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 13 degree south of the Earth equator.Part of the border between Angola and Zambia is defined by the parallel....
. Its length is up to about 2 m.

The Pondicherry is found on the continental
Continental shelf

The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, and was part of the continent during the glacial periods, but is undersea during Ice age such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas and Bay....
 and insular shelves. Reports from river mouths and rivers are based on old records which are unverified. It is thought to feed on small fishes, cephalopods and crustacean
Crustacean

Crustaceans are a large group of arthropods, comprising almost 52,000 described species , and are usually treated as a subphylum . They include various familiar animals, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles....
s. Reproduction is viviparous.






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The Pondicherry shark, Carcharhinus hemiodon is a requiem shark
Requiem shark

The requiem sharks refer to all members of the Carcharhinidae family that includes a family of migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas, sometimes also found in brackish or fresh water, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark....
 of the family
Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
 Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean
Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific is a biogeography region of the earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia....
 between latitudes 25° N
25th parallel north

The 25th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 25 degree true north of the Earth equator, just north of the Tropic of Cancer.The northernmost section of the border between Mauritania and Mali is defined by the parallel....
 and 13° S
13th parallel south

The 13th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 13 degree south of the Earth equator.Part of the border between Angola and Zambia is defined by the parallel....
. Its length is up to about 2 m.

The Pondicherry is found on the continental
Continental shelf

The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain, and was part of the continent during the glacial periods, but is undersea during Ice age such as the current epoch by relatively shallow seas and Bay....
 and insular shelves. Reports from river mouths and rivers are based on old records which are unverified. It is thought to feed on small fishes, cephalopods and crustacean
Crustacean

Crustaceans are a large group of arthropods, comprising almost 52,000 described species , and are usually treated as a subphylum . They include various familiar animals, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles....
s. Reproduction is viviparous. It is utilized fresh for human consumption.

Coloration is on top, white underneath, with the tips of the pectorals, and upper and lower caudal fin lobes black, the other fins dusky.

The Pondicherry shark is evaluated as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List
IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Conservation movement status of plant and animal species....
 of Threatened Species.

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