Carcharhinus melanopterus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species: Carcharhinus melanopterus

Name[edit]

Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Synonyms[edit]

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

Distribution[edit]

Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN)

References[edit]

Quoy, J.R.C. & 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].

Links[edit]

Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on Animal Diversity Web (ADW).
Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Carcharhinus melanopterus - Taxon details on iNaturalist.

Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on Interim Register of Marine and Non-marine Genera (IRMNG).
Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

IUCN: Carcharhinus melanopterus ()

Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (INPN).
Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (uBio).
Carcharhinus melanopterus – Taxon details on World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Schwarzspitzen-Riffhai
English: Blacktip reef shark
suomi: Mustaevähai
français: Requin à pointes noires
magyar: Feketeúszójú szirticápa, feketefoltos cápa
Bahasa Indonesia: Hiu karang sirip hitam
日本語: ツマグロ
한국어: 흑기흉상어
Nederlands: Zwartpuntrifhaai
русский: Черноперая рифовая акула
slovenčina: Žralok čiernohrotý
தமிழ்: பெருந்தலை சுறா
ไทย: ปลาฉลามครีบดำ
中文: 烏翅真鯊

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