Overview
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Carcharhinus is the type genus of the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae.
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- Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) (Blacknose shark)
- Carcharhinus albimarginatus (R?ppell, 1837) (Silvertip shark)
- Carcharhinus altimus (S. Springer, 1950) (Bignose shark)
- Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934) (Graceful shark)
- Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Grey reef shark)
- Carcharhinus amboinensis (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Pigeye shark)
- Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker, 1858) (Borneo shark)
- Carcharhinus brachyurus (G?nther, 1870) (Copper shark)
- Carcharhinus brevipinna (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Spinner shark)
- Carcharhinus cerdal e Gilbert, 1898 (Pacific smalltail shark)
- Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945) (Nervous shark)
- Carcharhinus coatesi (Whitley, 1939)
- Carcharhinus dussumieri (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Whitecheek shark)
- Carcharhinus falciformis (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Silky shark)
- Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) (Creek whaler)
- Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) (Galapagos shark)
- Carcharhinus hemiodon (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Pondicherry shark)
- Carcharhinus isodon (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Finetooth shark)
- Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 (Smooth tooth blacktip shark )
- Carcharhinus leucas (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Bull shark)
- Carcharhinus limbatus (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Blacktip shark)
- Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (Oceanic whitetip shark)
- Carcharhinus macloti (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Hardnose shark)
- Carcharhinus macrops J. X. Liu, 1983
- Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Blacktip reef shark)
- Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) (Dusky shark)
- Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark)
- Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) (Sandbar shark)
- Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839) (Smalltail shark)
- Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913) (Blackspot shark)
- Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) (Night shark)
- Carcharhinus sorrah (J. P. M?ller & Henle, 1839) (Spot-tail shark)
- Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950) (Australian blacktip shark)
- Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker, 1852)
See also
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- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
See also
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- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
References
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- Froese, R ainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Carcharhinus in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ Carrier, J.C., J.A. Musick and M.R. Heithaus (2004). Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives. CRC Press. p. 52. ISBN 084931514X.
Taxonomy
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The Genus Carcharhinus is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 73 species and subspecies in the Genus Carcharhinus: C. acronotus (Blacknose Shark) · C. ahenea (Shortnose Blacktail Shark) · C. albimarginatus (Silver-Tip Shark) · C. altima · C. altimus (Knopp´s Shark) · C. amblyrhynchoides (Queensland Shark) · C. amblyrhynchos (Shortnose Blacktail Shark) · C. amblyrhynchus · C. amboinensis (Ambon Sharpnose Puffer) · C. azureus (Great Blacktip Shark) · C. borneensis (Borneo Mullet) · C. brachyurus (Bronze Shark Whaler) · C. brevipinna (Great Blacktip Shark) · C. cautus (Sharks Bay Whaler Shark) · C. cerdale · C. commersoni · C. commersonii · C. dussumieri (White-Cheeked Whaler Shark) · C. egertoni · C. elongatus · C. falciformis (Sickle-Shaped Shark) · C. fitzroyensis (Creek Whaler Shark) · C. floridanus · C. frequens · C. galapagensis (Grey Reef Whaler) · C. glauca · C. glaucus · C. hemiodon (Pondicherry Shark) · C. isodon (Smoothtooth Shark) · C. japonicus · C. lamia · C. obscurus · C. leiodon (Smooth Tooth Blacktip Shark) · C. leucas (Swan River Whaler Shark) · C. limbatus (Small Black Tipped Shark) · C. littoralis · C. longimanus (Brown Milbert's Sand Bar Shark) · C. macloti (Hardnose Shark) · C. macrops · C. macrurus · C. maculipinnis · C. longimanus · C. melanoptera · C. melanopterus (Black Fin Reef Shark) · C. sealei · C. milberti · C. natator · C. nicaraguensis · C. obscurus (Brown Common Gray Shark) · C. obtusus · C. oxyrhynchus · C. perezi (Caribbean Reef Shark) · C. perezii (Caribbean Reef Shark) · C. plumbeus · C. platyrhynchus · C. plumbeus (Northern Whaler Shark) · C. porosus (Tiburon Peninsula Limia) · C. priscus · C. remotus · C. sealei (Black-Spot Shark) · C. signatus (Night Shark) · C. sorrah (West Australian Whaler Shark) · C. amblyrhynchos · C. springeri (Reef Shark) · C. taurus · C. tephrodes · C. tilstoni (Whitley´s Blacktip Shark) · C. tjutjot · C. velox (Whitenose Shark) · C. wheeleri (Blacktail Reef Shark) · C. zambezensis · C. sealei · C. limbatus
References
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- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Carcharhinus in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ Carrier, J.C., J.A. Musick and M.R. Heithaus (2004). Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives. CRC Press. p. 52. ISBN 084931514X.
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