Fish Species Database

• Code

  18

• Species Name

  Carcharhinus Obscurus
• Kingdom

  Animalia

• Phylum

  Chordata

• Class

  Elasmobrancii
• Order

  Charcharhiniformes
• Family

  0
• Subfamily

  0

• Genus

  Charcharhinus
• ID Fishbase
• Picture

  
• Local Name

  Hiu Layan
• Description

  The base of first back fin is facing the back end of chest fin. The lower part of second back fin is long, 1.6-2.1 times of its height, there is line between the back fins. Short mouth and rounded (seen from underneath), the sides of the upper teeth have serrations, short, widened triangle, the end is vertical up to slightly slanting, the lower teeth are small and slim, vertical, the sides have fine serrations.

• Status

  Vulnerable (IUCN, 2007)
• Habitat

  Found in the island waters and continents, live in an area close to the coast up to the high sea, on the surface up to a depth of 400 m.

• Spread in the world
• Spread in Indonesia