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Carcharhinus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Selachimorpha

Scientific name
  
Carcharhinus

Mass
  
Bull shark: 130 kg

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Elasmobranchii

Family
  
Carcharhinidae

Higher classification
  
Requiem shark

Phylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Carcharhiniformes

Carcharhinus Carcharhinus plumbeus

Lower classifications
  
Bull shark, Blacktip shark, Oceanic whitetip shark, Blacktip reef shark, Grey reef shark

Dusky whaler sharks carcharhinus obscurus at shelly beach manly


Carcharhinus is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein. It contains 35 species to date, with likely more species yet to be described.

Contents

Carcharhinus Carcharhinus leucas

Bull sharks carcharhinus leucas sail rock


Species

Carcharhinus Carcharhinus melanopterus

  • Genus Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
  • Carcharhinus acronotus Poey, 1860 (blacknose shark)
  • Carcharhinus albimarginatus Rüppell, 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. Müller & Henle, 1839 (pigeye shark)
  • Carcharhinus borneensis Bleeker, 1858 (Borneo shark)
  • Carcharhinus brachyurus Günther, 1870 (copper shark)
  • Carcharhinus brevipinna J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (spinner shark)
  • Carcharhinus cautus Whitley, 1945 (nervous shark)
  • Carcharhinus cerdale C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Pacific smalltail shark)
  • Carcharhinus coatesi Whitley, 1939 (Coates' shark)
  • Carcharhinus dussumieri J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (whitecheek shark)
  • Carcharhinus falciformis J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (silky shark)
  • Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Whitley, 1943 (creek whaler)
  • Carcharhinus galapagensis Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 (Galapagos shark)
  • Carcharhinus hemiodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (Pondicherry shark)
  • Carcharhinus humani W. T. White & Weigmann, 2014 (Human's whaler shark)
  • Carcharhinus isodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (finetooth shark)
  • Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 (smoothtooth blacktip shark)
  • Carcharhinus leucas J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (bull shark)
  • Carcharhinus limbatus J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (blacktip shark)
  • Carcharhinus longimanus Poey, 1861 (oceanic whitetip shark)
  • Carcharhinus macloti J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (hardnose shark)
  • Carcharhinus melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (blacktip reef shark)
  • Carcharhinus obscurus Lesueur, 1818 (dusky shark)
  • Carcharhinus perezi 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. Müller & Henle, 1839 (spot-tail shark)
  • Carcharhinus tilstoni Whitley, 1950 (Australian blacktip shark)
  • Carcharhinus tjutjot Bleeker, 1852 (Indonesian whaler shark)
  • Carcharhinus sp. A not yet described (false smalltail shark)

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    References

    Carcharhinus Wikipedia
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