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WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
AphiaID: 105793
AphiaID: 105793
| 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 natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 Carcharias abbreviatus Klunzinger, 1871 Carcharias aethalorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Carcharias ehrenbergi Klunzinger, 1871 Carcharias limbatus Müller & Henle, 1839 Carcharias maculipinna Günther, 1868 Carcharias microps Lowe, 1841 Carcharias muelleri Steindachner, 1867 Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Carcharias pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1852 (synonym) Carcharinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839) (misspelling) Eulamia pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) Gymnorhinus abbreviatus (Klunzinger, 1871) | ||||||||||
| 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 - Chondrichthyes, 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. 358-360 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [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: Fishbase, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] | ||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, brackish, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Comores [details] Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] North West Atlantic [details] Red Sea [details] Reunion [details] Seychelles [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To FishBase To GenBank To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To Barcode of Life (77 barcodes) To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Found on the continental and insular shelves, commonly on turbid lagoons, inshore waters, estuaries, shallow muddy bays, and mangrove swamps at depths less than 30 m, occasionally found in passes or outer reef slopes. Young are common along beaches (Ref. 9710). Active hunter in midwater (Ref. 5485). Feeds mainly on fishes, less on cephalopods and crustaceans. Viviparous; litter size 1-10 pups; 38-72 cm at birth. Incriminated in very few attacks but dangerous when provoked. Pregnant females migrate to nursery areas (Ref. 9710). Often taken by shore anglers (Ref. 5485). Used fresh for human consumption, hides for leather, liver for oil. [details] Diet: Feeds mainly on pelagic and benthic fishes, also small sharks and rays, cephalopods and crustaceans [details] Distribution: Nova Scotia to Brazil [details] Habitat: Found at depths of 0 - 30m. [details] Habitat: nektonic [details] Importance: Social- Commercial, fishery, l, liver oil, and hide used for leather [details] Remark: In Müller & Henle. [details] | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2009). Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839). In: Nicolas Bailly (2009). World Database of Marine Pisces. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105793 on 2010-02-09 | |||||||||||
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