WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839)
217339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217339)
accepted
Species
Carcharhinus bleekeri (Duméril, 1865) · unaccepted
Carcharhinus spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) · unaccepted
Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865 · unaccepted
Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Carcharias spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) · unaccepted
Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 · unaccepted
Carcharinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Carcharius spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Eulamia spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) · unaccepted
Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947 · unaccepted
Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Carcharias sorrah 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.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, near islands and reefs. Feeds on small fishes and octopus (Ref. 5213)....
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, near islands and reefs. Feeds on small fishes and octopus (Ref. 5213). Possibly to 230 cm. Viviparous; litter size 2-6; 45-60 cm at birth (Ref. 2334). Utilized for human consumption, and probably for finsoup and liver oil. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217339 on 2026-08-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865) Duméril, A. H. A. (1865). Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale. Tome Premier. I. Elasmobranches. Plagiostomes et Holocéphales ou Chimères. v. 1: 1-720, Atlas: pp. 1-8, Pls. 1-14. [Pt. 1 = pp. 1-352, Pt. 2 = 353-720.]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.2111 [details]
original description (of Carcharias sorrah 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.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899) Hemprich, F. W.; Ehrenberg, C. G. (1899). Symbolae physicae, seu icones adhuc ineditae ... ex itineribus per Libyam, AEgyptiam, Nubiam, Dongolam, Syriam, Arabiam et Habessiniam publico institutis sumptu ... studio annis MDCCCXX - MDCCCXXV redierunt. Zoologica. <em>Berolini [Berlin] (Reimer). Symbolae physicae, seu icones adhuc ineditae .</em> 1-17, 31 plates. [Fishes on p. 7-10, Pls. Pisces 1-10, Zootomica Pls. 8-10. A posthumous series of plates, the fishes published under the editorship of F. Hilgendorf. Most names are not treated as valid and are unavailable. [details]
original description (of Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822) Lesueur, C. A. (1822). Description of a Squalus, of a very large size, which was taken on the coast of New-Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 2: 343-352, Pl., available online at https://archive.org/details/journalofacademy21821acad/page/343/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947) Whitley, G. P. (1947). New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 3. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 11 (pt 2): 129-150, Pl. 11. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Carcharias sorrah 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.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6352890#page/39/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899) Hemprich, F. W.; Ehrenberg, C. G. (1899). Symbolae physicae, seu icones adhuc ineditae ... ex itineribus per Libyam, AEgyptiam, Nubiam, Dongolam, Syriam, Arabiam et Habessiniam publico institutis sumptu ... studio annis MDCCCXX - MDCCCXXV redierunt. Zoologica. <em>Berolini [Berlin] (Reimer). Symbolae physicae, seu icones adhuc ineditae .</em> 1-17, 31 plates. [Fishes on p. 7-10, Pls. Pisces 1-10, Zootomica Pls. 8-10. A posthumous series of plates, the fishes published under the editorship of F. Hilgendorf. Most names are not treated as valid and are unavailable. [details]
original description (of Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822) Lesueur, C. A. (1822). Description of a Squalus, of a very large size, which was taken on the coast of New-Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> v. 2: 343-352, Pl., available online at https://archive.org/details/journalofacademy21821acad/page/343/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947) Whitley, G. P. (1947). New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 3. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> v. 11 (pt 2): 129-150, Pl. 11. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [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] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, near islands and reefs. Feeds on small fishes and octopus (Ref. 5213). Possibly to 230 cm. Viviparous; litter size 2-6; 45-60 cm at birth (Ref. 2334). Utilized for human consumption, and probably for finsoup and liver oil. [details]Remark Authority Mueller & Henle, 1841 according to <143> [details]
To Barcode of Life (181 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carcharhinus spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eulamia spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carcharinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus sorrah)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus bleekeri (Duméril, 1865))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharius spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 219 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 219 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sorrah FIN027613 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sorrah FIN027614 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carcharhinus spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Eulamia spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carcharinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus sorrah)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus bleekeri (Duméril, 1865))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharius spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias spallanzani (Péron & Lesueur, 1822))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 219 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839)
To GenBank (281 nucleotides; 219 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sorrah FIN027613 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sorrah FIN027614 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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