Family : Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Order : Carcharhiniformes  (ground sharks)
Class : Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays)
Fishbase Name : Broadfin shark
Fish Name : Lamiopsis temminckii
Max size : 170 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9997)
Environment : demersal; amphidromous ; depth range - 50 m
Climate : tropical; 24°N - 4°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec=4)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: sporadically distributed from Pakistan eastward to Thailand, China, and the Makassar Strait, Indonesia.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Grey or yellow-grey above, lighter below; no conspicuous markings (Ref. 9997).
Biology : A little-known shark found in coastal, inshore waters (Ref. 244). Probably feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 9997). Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Not known to be dangerous to people (Ref. 244). Meat utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption, liver for oil (Ref.244). Caught irregularly by inshore gillnet fisheries, particularly those operating off Borneo (Ref.58048)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless , Compagno, L.J.V.. 1984
Coordinator : Compagno, Leonard J.V.
Main Ref : Compagno, L.J.V.. 1984. (Ref. 244)

India country information
Common Names : Broadfin shark, तोळ, கோர சுரா, వాలా కుద్దెర , பாம் கொலா , നെടും തല, ನೆಡುನ್ ತಲ, நீட்டி சுரா, തെക്കന് സ്റാവ്, கூரசுரா , തെക്കന് സ്രാവ് , నోటి సుర్రా, Fawn shark, Koora sura, Nedunthala, Neeti sura, Noeti sura, Tekkan sravu
Status : native
Salinity : brackish, marine
Uses : no uses