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| Taxonomy Name | Carcharhinus dussumieri |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Carcharhiniformes |
| Genus | Carcharhinus |
| Family | Carcharhinidae |
| DOF Valid Name | Yu pasir mulut lebar |
| Common Name | Wide-mouth blackspot shark |
| Fish Base Name | Whitecheek shark |
| Local Name | Jerung, Yu pasir |
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| Original author | (Muller and Henle, 1839) |
| Body Color | Body color pale brownish dorsally, whitish ventrally. Second dorsal fin with a black blotch on upper third of fin. Back grayish or grey-brown and belly whitish. |
| Spesific Description | Morphologically, almost identical to C. sealei; the differences mainly base on the teeth structure. Snout relatively long and narrowly rounded to almost pointed; upper anterior teeth are oblique and blade-like, total tooth row counts 27-29/24-30. Viviparous, placental, with 2 to 4 pups in a litter. Size born 28-38 cm. Dept range ?-170 m |
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