Carcharhinus melanopterus

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 melanopterus

Name

Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Synonyms

• Squalus carcharias minor Forsskål, 1775
  
• Carcharias commersoni Blainville, 1816
  
• Squalus commersonii Blainville, 1816
  
• Squalus ustus Duméril, 1824
  
• Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  
• Hypoprion playfairi Günther, 1870
  
• Carcharias playfairii Günther, 1870
  
• Carcharias elegans Ehrenberg, 1871
  
• Carcharias marianensis Engelhardt, 1912

References

• Quoy, J. R. C. and Gaimard, J. P. 1824-25. Description des Poissons. Chapter IX. In: Freycinet, L. de, Voyage autour du Monde...exécuté sur les corvettes de L. M. "L'Uranie" et "La Physicienne," pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Paris. Voyage Uranie, Zool. 192-401 [1-328 in 1824; 329-616 in 1825].
• IUCN link: Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Near Threatened)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schwarzspitzen-Riffhai
English: Blacktip reef shark
Français: Requin à pointes noires
Nederlands: Zwartpuntrifhaai
日本語: ツマグロ
Slovenčina: Žralok čiernohrotý
ไทย: ปลาฉลามครีบดำ
中文: 烏翅真鯊

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