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title: "Sliteye Shark"
description: "Loxodon macrorhinus — Ryby. The sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/sliteye-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sliteye Shark

> Loxodon macrorhinus — Ryby. The sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus.

- Scientific name: *Loxodon macrorhinus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 34
- Wikidata: [Q498094](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q498094)
- iNaturalist taxon: [104819](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/104819)

## Names

- en: Sliteye Shark
- de: Schlitzaugenhai
- es: Tiburón Ojuelo
- fr: Requin sagrin
- nl: Spleetooghaai

## Countries with the most observations

MY (12), QA (6), ID (3)

## Summary

The sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus. 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). It can reach a length of about 95 centimetres (37 in).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliteye_shark

## Photo

![Sliteye Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sliteye-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Müller & Henle · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loxodon_macrorhinus_by_muller_and_henle.png

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sliteye-shark?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).