WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
AphiaID: 105787
AphiaID: 105787
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) > Carcharhinidae (Family) > Carcharhinus (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Carcharhinus de Blainville, 1816 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961 (junior synonym) Carcharinus altimus (Springer, 1950) (misspelling) Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961 Eulamia altima Springer, 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Florida Museum of Natural History. 2003. Ichthyology Collection Database., available online at http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Collection/collectdata.htm [details] additional source: Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 43: 419-453 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] additional source: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] from synonym: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] [view taxon] context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Madagascar [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] Mozambique [details] North West Atlantic [details] Red Sea [details] South Africa (country) [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (35 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (20 nucleotides; 19 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Found near the edge of the continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes. May occur in shallower water. Feeds on bony fishes like lizardfish, croakers, batfish, soles, other sharks (@Squalus@, @Holohalaelurus@), stingrays (@Dasyatis@), and cuttlefish. Viviparous, with 3 to 15 young per litter. Size at birth probably between 70 and 90 cm. Utilized for fishmeal, oil, and shagreen. [details] Diet: Feeds on bony fishes, other sharks, stingrays, and cuttlefish [details] Distribution: Florida to Venezuela [details] Habitat: Found at depths of 25 - 500m. [details] Habitat: benthic [details] Importance: Social- Commercial, fishery, fishmeal, liver oil, and shagreen [details] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105787 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Carcharhinus altimus. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105787 on 2013-05-22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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