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Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810

1403407  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1403407)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Chondrichthyes (Class)
  6. Lamniformes (Order)
  7. Odontaspididae (Family)
  8. Carcharias (Genus)
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Genus
Charcharias · unaccepted (misspelling)
Eugmophodus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Eugomphodus Gill, 1861 · unaccepted (synonym)

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  1. Species Carcharias accutissima-taurus
  2. Species Carcharias aculeatus
  3. Species Carcharias acutissima Agassiz, 1843
  4. Species Carcharias attenuata
  5. Species Carcharias collata
  6. Species Carcharias contortidens
  7. Species Carcharias duplex
  8. Species Carcharias egertoni
  9. Species Carcharias hopei
  10. Species Carcharias incidens
  11. Species Carcharias incurva (Davis, 1888)
  12. Species Carcharias javanus
  13. Species Carcharias macrota
  14. Species Carcharias macrotus Agassiz, 1843 †
  15. Species Carcharias magna
  16. Species Carcharias prionodon
  17. Species Carcharias raphiodon
  18. Species Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
  19. Species Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878
  20. Species Carcharias victoriae Chapman & Stephens
  21. Species Carcharias aaronis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 accepted as Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
  22. Species Carcharias abbreviatus Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  23. Species Carcharias acutidens Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
  24. Species Carcharias acutus Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
  25. Species Carcharias aethalorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  26. Species Carcharias aethiops Philippi, 1902 accepted as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  27. Species Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
  28. Species Carcharias amblyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
  29. Species Carcharias amboinensis Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  30. Species Carcharias arenarius Ogilby, 1911 accepted as Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
  31. Species Carcharias atwoodi Storer, 1848 accepted as Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
  32. Species Carcharias azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904 accepted as Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  33. Species Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865 accepted as Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  34. Species Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910 accepted as Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
  35. Species Carcharias borneensis Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker, 1858)
  36. Species Carcharias brachyrhynchos Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  37. Species Carcharias brachyurus Günther, 1870 accepted as Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)
  38. Species Carcharias brevipinna Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  39. Species Carcharias ceruleus DeKay, 1842 accepted as Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
  40. Species Carcharias commersoni (Blainville, 1816) accepted as Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  41. Species Carcharias crenidens Klunzinger, 1880 accepted as Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
  42. Species Carcharias cuspidata accepted as Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878
  43. Species Carcharias cuspidatus Ogilby, 1888 accepted as Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878
  44. Species Carcharias cuspidatus Day, 1878 accepted as Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878
  45. Species Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839
  46. Species Carcharias dussumieri Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  47. Species Carcharias ehrenbergi Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  48. Species Carcharias elegans Ehrenberg, 1871 accepted as Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  49. Species Carcharias ellioti Day, 1878 accepted as Hemipristis elongata (Klunzinger, 1871)
  50. Species Carcharias eumeces Pietschmann, 1913 accepted as Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
  51. Species Carcharias falciformis Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  52. Species Carcharias falcipinnis Lowe, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  53. Species Carcharias fasciatus Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
  54. Species Carcharias ferox (Risso, 1810) accepted as Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)
  55. Species Carcharias forskalii Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
  56. Species Carcharias fronto Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868)
  57. Species Carcharias galapagensis Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 accepted as Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)
  58. Species Carcharias gangeticus Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  59. Species Carcharias glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  60. Species Carcharias glyphis Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  61. Species Carcharias gracilis Philippi, 1887 accepted as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  62. Species Carcharias griseus Ayres, 1843 accepted as Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
  63. Species Carcharias hemiodon Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus hemiodon (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  64. Species Carcharias hemprichii Klunzinger, 1871 accepted as Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
  65. Species Carcharias henlei Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  66. Species Carcharias henlei Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839)
  67. Species Carcharias hirundinaceus Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  68. Species Carcharias insularum Snyder, 1904 accepted as Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
  69. Species Carcharias isodon Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus isodon (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  70. Species Carcharias japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 accepted as Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
  71. Species Carcharias javanicus Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  72. Species Carcharias kamoharai Matsubara, 1936 accepted as Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
  73. Species Carcharias lalandii Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  74. Species Carcharias lamia Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
  75. Species Carcharias lamiella Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)
  76. Species Carcharias latistomus (Fang & Wang, 1932) accepted as Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
  77. Species Carcharias leucas Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  78. Species Carcharias limbatus Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  79. Species Carcharias longimanus (Poey, 1861) accepted as Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
  80. Species Carcharias longurio Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 accepted as Rhizoprionodon longurio (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  81. Species Carcharias macloti Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  82. Species Carcharias macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838
  83. Species Carcharias macrurus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 accepted as Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
  84. Species Carcharias maculipinna Günther, 1868 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  85. Species Carcharias malabaricus Day, 1873 accepted as Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  86. Species Carcharias marianensis Engelhardt, 1912 accepted as Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  87. Species Carcharias maso Morris, 1898 accepted as Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
  88. Species Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 accepted as Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  89. Species Carcharias menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  90. Species Carcharias microps Lowe, 1841 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  91. Species Carcharias milberti Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
  92. Species Carcharias muelleri Steindachner, 1867 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  93. Species Carcharias muelleri Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838
  94. Species Carcharias munzingeri Kossmann & Räuber, 1877 accepted as Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
  95. Species Carcharias murrayi Günther, 1883 accepted as Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  96. Species Carcharias nesiotes Snyder, 1904 accepted as Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
  97. Species Carcharias noronhai Maul, 1955 accepted as Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955)
  98. Species Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837 accepted as Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
  99. Species Carcharias obtusirostris Moreau, 1881 accepted as Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
  100. Species Carcharias obtusus Garman, 1881 accepted as Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
  101. Species Carcharias owstoni Garman, 1913 accepted as Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
  102. Species Carcharias oxyrhynchus Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  103. Species Carcharias palasoora Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838
  104. Species Carcharias pelagicus Cadenat, 1963 accepted as Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
  105. Species Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Evermann, 1903 accepted as Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  106. Species Carcharias platensis (Lahille, 1928) accepted as Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
  107. Species Carcharias playfairii Günther, 1870 accepted as Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  108. Species Carcharias pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1852 accepted as Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934)
  109. Species Carcharias porosus Ranzani, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839)
  110. Species Carcharias pugae Pérez Canto, 1886 accepted as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
  111. Species Carcharias raphiodons accepted as Carcharias raphiodon
  112. Species Carcharias remotus Duméril, 1865 accepted as Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)
  113. Species Carcharias rondeletti Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1829 accepted as Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)
  114. Species Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913 accepted as Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
  115. Species Carcharias siamensis Steindachner, 1896 accepted as Glyphis siamensis (Steindachner, 1896)
  116. Species Carcharias sorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 accepted as Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  117. Species Carcharias sorrahkowah Bleeker, 1853 accepted as Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838
  118. Species Carcharias sorrakowah Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838
  119. Species Carcharias spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) accepted as Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839)
  120. Species Carcharias spenceri Ogilby, 1910 (unaccepted)
  121. Species Carcharias stevensi Ogilby, 1911 (unaccepted)
  122. Species Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 (unaccepted)
  123. Species Carcharias tarus (unaccepted)
  124. Species Carcharias temminckii Müller & Henle, 1839 (unaccepted)
  125. Species Carcharias tephrodes (Fowler, 1905) (unaccepted)
  126. Species Carcharias tigris Atwood, 1869 (unaccepted)
  127. Species Carcharias tjutjot Bleeker, 1852 (unaccepted)
  128. Species Carcharias verus Cloquet, 1817 (unaccepted)
  129. Species Carcharias victorise Chapman & Stephens (unaccepted)
  130. Species Carcharias vorax Owen, 1853 (unaccepted)
  131. Species Carcharias vulgaris (Richardson, 1836) (unaccepted)
  132. Species Carcharias vulpes (Gmelin, 1789) (unaccepted)
  133. Species Carcharias walbeehmi Bleeker, 1856 (unaccepted)
  134. Species Carcharias walbeehmii (Bleeker, 1856) (unaccepted)
  135. Species Carcharias walbenii Bleeker, 1856 (unaccepted)
  136. Species Carcharias watu Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946 (unaccepted)
  137. Species Carcharias yangi Teng, 1959 (unaccepted)
  138. Species Carcharias zambesensis Peters, 1852 (unaccepted)
  139. Species Carcharias zambezensis Peters, 1852 (unaccepted)
marine, brackish, fresh
recent + fossil
Caratt. n. Gen.
page(s): 10 [details]   
Taxonomic remark Invalid name (suppressed for priority but not homonymy, refer ICZN Index). Placed on Official Index (Opinion 723) but...  
Taxonomic remark Invalid name (suppressed for priority but not homonymy, refer ICZN Index). Placed on Official Index (Opinion 723) but subsequently repealed (Opinion 1459) and put on Official List. Carcharias of Müller & Henle 1839, and Risso 1827 are junior homonyms on Official Index (Opinion 723). (Eschmeyer). [details]
IRMNG (2024). Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1403407 on 2024-04-19
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original description Caratt. n. Gen.
page(s): 10 [details]   

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .  [details]   

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

extant flag source as per included species [details]   

habitat flag source FishBase [details]   

original description  (of Triglochis Müller & Henle, 1837) Ber. Verh. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1837
page(s): 113 [details]   

original description  (of Eugomphodus Gill, 1861) Gill, T.N. (1861). Catalogue of the fishes of the eastern coast of North America, from Greenland to Georgia. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1861(suppl.): 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1683686
page(s): 60 [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info From FishBase: Marine. FishBase flag: All Marine. [details]

Nomenclatural status unavailable (except homonymy) [details]

Taxonomic remark Invalid name (suppressed for priority but not homonymy, refer ICZN Index). Placed on Official Index (Opinion 723) but subsequently repealed (Opinion 1459) and put on Official List. Carcharias of Müller & Henle 1839, and Risso 1827 are junior homonyms on Official Index (Opinion 723). (Eschmeyer). [details]

Type species as cited Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Eugomphodus Gill, 1861)
To WoRMS (from synonym Eugmophodus)
To WoRMS (from synonym Charcharias)
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