Kingdom Animalia Class Chondrichthyes Superorder Selachimorpha Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Subclass Elasmobranchii Order Carcharhiniformes | |
Similar Pacific smalltail shark, Whitecheek shark, Blackspot shark, Creek whaler, Smoothtooth blacktip shark | ||
whitecheek shark carcharhinus tjutjot carcharhinus dussumieri
Carcharhinus tjutjot, also known as the Indonesian whaler shark is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. Until recently, it was thought to be a junior synonym of the whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri).
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