WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
AphiaID: 105796
AphiaID: 105796
| 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 iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961 (junior synonym ) Carcharhinus obscurella Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981 Carcharias macrurus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 Carcharinus iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961 Carcharinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) (misspelling) Eulamia obscura (Lesueur, 1818) Galeolamna eblis Whitley, 1944 Galeolamna greyi Owen, 1853 Galeolamna macrurus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887) Prionodon obvelatus Valenciennes, 1844 Squalus obscurus Lesueur, 1818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: Põllumäe, A [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Roberts, C.; Stewart, A.; Francis, M. (2009). Marine fishes (Chordata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [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] source of synonymy (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, brackish, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Djibouti [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Gulf of Maine [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin [details] Madagascar [details] Mozambique [details] New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details] North West Atlantic [details] Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Red Sea (not certain) [details] South Africa (country) [details] Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Host of |
Nemesis robusta (van Beneden, 1851) (parasitic: ectoparasitic)
Alebion carchariae Krøyer, 1863 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus cranchii Leach, 1819 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Perissopus dentatus Steenstrup & Lütken, 1861 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Alebion crassus (Bere, 1936) (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus smithii Rathbun, 1886 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Perissopus communis Rathbun, 1887 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Alebion fuscus Wilson C.B., 1921 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Paeon elongatus Wilson C.B., 1932 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus carcharhini Ho, 1963 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Pandarus niger Kirtisinghe, 1950 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) Alebion gracilis Wilson C.B., 1905 (parasitic: ectoparasitic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (58 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FishBase To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 63 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To Marine Species Identification Portal To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
Description: Found on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters. Avoids estuaries. Adults are commonly found at depths of 200-400 m, young in shallower waters (Ref. 5485). A seasonal migratory species. Feeds on fish, sharks, rays, squids, gastropods, crustaceans, and detritus. Viviparous; litter size 6-14 pups, usually born early winter; 69-100 cm at birth. Utilized fresh and dried-salted for human consumption; hides for leather; fins for sharks-fin soup; and liver oil extracted for vitamins. [details] Diet: Feeds on bottom and pelagic bony fish, sharks, skates, rays, cephalopods, gastropods, crustaceans, sometimes mammalian carrion and inorganic objects [details] Distribution: southern Massachusetts and NE Georges Bank to Florida [details] Habitat: nektonic [details] Importance: Social- Commercial and gamefish [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105796 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Carcharhinus obscurus. 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=105796 on 2013-06-18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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