Carcharhinus leucas

Carcharhinus leucas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: Selachimorpha Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species: Carcharhinus leucas

Name

Carcharhinus leucas (Müller& Henle, 1839)

Synonyms

• Carcharias leucas Müller & Henle, 1839
  
• Carcharias zambezensis Peters, 1852
  
• Carcharhinus zambezensis Peters, 1852
  
• Prionodon platyodon Poey, 1860
  
• Squalus platyodon Poey, 1860
  
• Squalus obtusus Poey, 1861
  
• Carcharhinus nicaraguensis Gill, 1877
  
• Eulamia nicaraguensis Gill, 1877
  
• Carcharias azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904
  
• Carcharhinus azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904
  
• Carcharias spenceri Ogilby, 1910
  
• Galeolamna bogimba Whitley, 1943
  
• Galeolamna greyi mckaili Whitley, 1945
  
• Galeolamna mckaili Whitley, 1945
  
• Carcharhinus vanrooyeni Smith, 1958

References

• Müller, J. and Henle, F. G. J. 1838-41. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin. Plagiostomen i-xxii + 1-200

Vernacular names

česky: Žralok bělavý; Žralok býčí
English: Bull shark
español: Gayarre
magyar: Bikacápa
日本語: オオメジロザメ
polski: Żarłacz tępogłowy
русский: Акула-бык
ไทย: ปลาฉลามหัวบาตร
中文: 公牛鯊

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