Species FAO code: PSK

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Tubarão-crocodilo	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Hooks and lines

Hooks and lines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

Scientific name

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

Author

(Matsubara, 1936)

Rank

Species

FAO code

PSK

Morphological description

A medium-sized spindle-shaped shark with very large eyes lacking a nictitating membrane, long gill slits extending onto dorsal surface of head, lanceolate teeth, weak keel and precaudal pits on caudal peduncle (Ref. 6871, 43278). Small and low dorsal fins, with second dorsal fin less than half the size of the first but larger than the anal fin (Ref. 6871). Pectoral fin broad and rounded (Ref. 6871). Light or dark grey above, paler below, fins white-edged, sometimes with small white spots on body and a white blotch between mouth and gill slits (Ref. 13569).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderLamniformes
  - FamilyPseudocarchariidae
    - GenusPseudocarcharias
      - SpeciesPseudocarcharias kamoharai

Synonyms

Carcharias pelagicus Cadenat, 1963
Pseudocarcharias yangi (Teng, 1959)
Carcharias kamoharai Matsubara, 1936
Carcharias yangi Teng, 1959
Pseudocarcharias kamorharai (Matsubara, 1936)
Odontaspis kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
Pseudocarcharias pelagicus (Cadenat, 1963)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)

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Pseudocarcharias kamoharai

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Hooks and lines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps