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oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Subject: oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
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Oceanic whitetip shark at Elphinstone Reef - oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus).jpg
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oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)


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The oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), also known as Brown Milbert's sand bar shark, brown shark, nigano shark, oceanic white-tipped whaler, and silvertip shark, is a large pelagic requiem shark inhabiting tropical and warm temperate seas. Its stocky body is most notable for its long, white-tipped, rounded fins.
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species: Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Synonyms:
Carcharias obtusus Garman, 1881
Squalus longimanus Poey, 1861
Carcharias longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Pterolamiops longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Carcharinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Squalus maou Lesson, 1831
Carcharhinus maou (Lesson, 1831)
Carcharias insularum Snyder, 1904
Pterolamiops magnipinnis Smith, 1958
Pterolamiops budkeri Fourmanoir, 1961

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Scientific Name: Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Common Names: Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Whitetip Shark, White-tipped Shark, Whitetip Oceanic Shark; [French] Requin Océanique; [Spanish] Tiburón Oceanico, Tiburón Oceánico, Galano
Synonyms:
Carcharhinus maou (Lesson, 1831)
Carcharias insularum Snyder, 1904
Carcharias longimanus Poey, 1861
Carcharias obtusus Garman, 1881
Pterolamiops budkeri Fourmanoir, 1961
Pterolamiops longimanus Poey, 1861
Pterolamiops magnipinnis Smith, 1958
Squalus longimanus Poey, 1861
Squalus maou Lesson, 1831

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