In Hong Kong shark fins are graded as follows:
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Top grade |
Grade 1 |
Grade 2 |
Grade 3 |
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Hammerhead shark |
White shark |
Whitetip shark |
smaller sharks |
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Sphyrna spp |
Carcharodon spp |
Carcharodon spp |
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Mako shark |
Thresher shark |
Tiger shark |
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Isurus spp |
Galeocerdo spp |
Galeocerdo spp |
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Blue shark |
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Prionace spp |
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Other species of commercially important sharks are listed below:
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White fins |
Black fins |
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Guitarfish - Rhynchobatus djiddensis |
Spinner shark - Carcharhinus brevipinna |
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Silky shark. -. Carcharhinus falciformis |
Blacktip shark - Carcharhinus limbatus |
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Sandbar shark - Carcharhinus plumbeus |
Blacknose shark - Carcharhinus acronotus |
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Dusky shark - Carcharhinus obscurus |
Tiger shark - Galeocerdo cuvier |
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Bull shark - Carcharhinus leucas |
Black finned shark - Carcharhinus melanopterus |
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Lemon shark - Negaprion brevirostris |
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Major species of sharks from which fins are extracted:
Carcharhinus spp
Scoliodon spp
Galeocerdo spp
Sphyrna spp
Sharks from Indian waters that yield:
|
White fins |
Black fins |
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Whale shark - Rhincodon typus |
Grey shark/Black shark Carcharhinus limbatus |
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Oceanic whitetip shark - Carcharhinus longimanus |
Black finned shark Carcharhinus melanopterus |
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Tiger shark - Galeocerdo cuvier |
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Indian lemon shark - Negaprion acutidens |
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Grey shark - Rhizoprionodon acutus |
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Indian dog shark/Spade nose shark - Scoliodon laticaudus |
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Round head/Hammerhead shark - Sphyrna zygaena |
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Scalloped hammerhead shark - Sphyrna lewini |
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Although almost all shark fins are exported, there is an internal demand for shark fin rays, especially in major hotels. India has been exporting shark fin to Hong Kong and Singapore for some time and recently new markets such as the USA, Malaysia, Germany, Taiwan Province of China and the United Arab Emirates have emerged.
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[*]These shark names are
exactly as provided by the authority mentioned. |
