oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

Query: iconographia zoologica

Result: 520^th of 1525

Subject:	oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Carcharias maou
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Carcharias maou
New Latin name Carcharhinus longimanus
Common name Nederlands: Oceanische witpunthaai
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharias_maou_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ14100041.tif

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.

iconographia zoologica
520/1525

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