PONDICHERRY SHARK

About:

• Scientific name: Carcharhinus hemiodon (It belongs to the Carcharhinidae family).
  
  
• Common name: Pondicherry Shark, Long nosed shark and Requin baliai (in French).
  
  
• Description: It is identified by its ‘black tips’ of dorsal, pectoral and Tai fins.
  
  
• Distribution: The Pondicherry shark appears to have been broadly distributed in the Indo-Pacific region but are believed to be found mostly near India.
  
  
• IUCN status: Critically Endangered.
  
  
• It is among the 25 ‘most wanted lost’ species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation’s “Search for Lost Species” initiative.