Sliteye shark
Species of shark
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The sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus.[2] It is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific between latitudes 34° N and 30° S, from depths of 7 to 100 metres (23 to 328 ft).[2] It can reach a length of about 95 centimetres (37 in).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Loxodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 |
| Species: | L. macrorhinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Loxodon macrorhinus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 | |
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