Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)

Edwards, A. J., Gill, A. C. & Abohweyere, P. O., 2003, A revision of F. R. Irvine’s Ghanaian marine fishes in the collections of The Natural History Museum, London, Journal of Natural History 37 (18), pp. 2213-2267 : 2225

Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)

Irvine name. Scoliodon terrae -novae (Richardson). Misidentification.

Reference material. Accra, January 1929 (Irvine 14)— BMNH 1930.3 .24.1 (one: 440 mm precaudal length); Accra, 1935 (Irvine 297); Prampram, September 1938 (Irvine 322)— BMNH 1939.7 .12.1 (one: 610 mm precaudal length); Accra, September 1938 (Irvine 337) .

Distribution. In the eastern Atlantic recorded from Madeira and Mauritania to Angola. Also found in the Indo-West Pacific from South Africa and the Red Sea eastwards to Japan and Australia (Krefft, 1968; Compagno, 1984).