WoRMS taxon details

Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

105793  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105793)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Elasmobranchii (Class)
  8. Neoselachii (Subclass)
  9. Selachii (Infraclass)
  10. Galeomorphi (Superorder)
  11. Carcharhiniformes (Order)
  12. Carcharhinidae (Family)
  13. Carcharhinus (Genus)
  14. Carcharhinus limbatus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Carcharias limbatus Valenciennes, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details] 
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, commonly on turbid lagoons, inshore waters, estuaries, shallow muddy bays,...  
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]

Distribution Nova Scotia to Brazil  
Distribution Nova Scotia to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105793 on 2025-10-31
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2024-06-19 06:58:31Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description (of Carcharias limbatus Valenciennes, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details] 

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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] 

context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details] 

context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [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 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
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 nektonic [details]

Habitat Found at depths of 0 - 30m. [details]

Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, l, liver oil, and hide used for leather  [details]

Remark In Müller & Henle. [details]
    Definitions

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LanguageName 
English blacktip shark  [details]
German kleiner Schwarzspitzenhai  [details]
Hebrew כריש שחור-שוליים  [details]
Japanese カマストガリザメ  [details]
Lithuanian mažasis juodapelekis ryklys  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Μελανόακρος καρχαρίνος  [details]
Polish żarłacz czarnopłetwy  [details]
Portuguese tubarão-de-pontas-negras  [details]
Spanish tiburón voladortiburón macuirajaquetón manchado  [details]
Turkish köpek balığıkopek baligicamgözcamgoz  [details]
Ukrainian Акула сіра чорнопера  [details]
To Barcode of Life (172 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carcharias abbreviatus Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eulamia pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Carcharinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Carcharias microps Lowe, 1841)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Carcharias limbatus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carcharias pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carcharias ehrenbergi Klunzinger, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (54 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carcharias aethalorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus limbatus) 
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias abbreviatus Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1852))
To FishBase 
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1852))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias muelleri Steindachner, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias maculipinna Günther, 1868)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias microps Lowe, 1841)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias ehrenbergi Klunzinger, 1871)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias aethalorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias limbatus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Fishbase (from synonym Eulamia aethalorus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnorhinus abbreviatus (Klunzinger, 1871))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839))
To GenBank (331 nucleotides; 203 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias limbatus Valenciennes, 1839)
To GenBank (331 nucleotides; 203 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus limbatus RAD107048-001) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus limbatus RAD107052-001) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus natator RAD107055-001) (from synonym Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus natator RAD107055-001) (from synonym Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias phorcys P02110 illustration) (from synonym Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias phorcys RAD107056-001) (from synonym Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
To PESI 
To ITIS
Unreviewed

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