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Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)
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Carcharhinus falciformis
Date 1841
Source Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen
Author J. Müller & J. Henle (Johannes Müller; Jakob Henle)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharhinus_falciformis.jpg
The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, grey whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, named for the smooth texture of its skin. It is one of the most abundant sharks in the pelagic zone, and can be found around the world in tropical waters.
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species: Carcharhinus falciformis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839)
Synonyms
Carcharias falciformis Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharhinus falciformes (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Carcharius falcipinnis Lowe, 1839
Carcharias falcipinnis Lowe, 1839
Carcharias menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharhinus menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Eulamia menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Carcharhinus menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Carcharins menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharius menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839
Squalus tiburo Poey, 1860
Prionodon tiburo (Poey, 1860 )
Gymnorhinus pharaonis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
Aprionodon sitankaiensis Herre, 1934
Carcharhinus floridanus Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1943
Eulamia malpeloensis Fowler, 1944
Carcharhinus atrodorsus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981 |
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