Carcharhinus
| Carcharhinus Temporal range: Eocene-recent ~ | |
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| C. amblyrhynchos | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Carcharias melanopterus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carcharhinus is one of the 12 genera of the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae.
Like all members of the family, they have round eyes, and the pectoral fins are completely behind the five gill slits. Most species are viviparous: the young are born fully developed.
Species
There are currently 34 known species of the Carcharhinus genus:
- Blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus
- Silvertip shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus
- Bignose shark, Carcharhinus altimus
- Graceful shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
- Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
- Pigeye shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis
- Borneo shark, Carcharhinus borneensis
- Copper shark, Carcharhinus brachyurus
- Spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna
- Pacific smalltail shark, Carcharhinus cerdale
- Nervous shark, Carcharhinus cautus
- Coates' shark, Carcharhinus coatesi
- Whitecheek shark, Carcharhinus dussumieri
- Silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis
- Creek whaler, Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
- Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis
- Pondicherry shark, Carcharhinus hemiodon
- Finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon
- Smooth tooth blacktip shark, Carcharhinus leiodon
- Bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas
- Blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus
- Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus
- Hardnose shark, Carcharhinus macloti
- Carcharhinus macrops
- Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus
- Dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus
- Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezii
- Sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus
- Smalltail shark, Carcharhinus porosus
- Blackspot shark, Carcharhinus sealei
- Night shark, Carcharhinus signatus
- Spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah
- Australian blacktip shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni
- Carcharhinus tjutjot
References
- ↑ Carrier, Jeffrey C.; Musick, John A.; Heithaus, Michael R. (2004). Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives. CRC Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8493-1514-5.
- ↑ Cicimurri & Knight, 2009
- ↑ "Fish Identification". fishbase.org. Retrieved 24 June 2013.