WoRMS name details
Carcharodon capensis Smith, 1839
298585 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:298585)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Smith, A. (1838-1847). Pisces. <em>In: Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa in 1834-36.</em> v. 4: 77 unnumb. pp, accompanying Pls. 1-31. [Published in parts; see Barnard 1950 for dates of individual parts; fishes from 1838-1847.]. [details]
Holotype BMNH 1850.9.5:3, geounit South Africa
Holotype BMNH 1850.9.5:3, geounit South Africa [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Carcharodon capensis Smith, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=298585 on 2026-07-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Smith, A. (1838-1847). Pisces. <em>In: Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa in 1834-36.</em> v. 4: 77 unnumb. pp, accompanying Pls. 1-31. [Published in parts; see Barnard 1950 for dates of individual parts; fishes from 1838-1847.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Holotype BMNH 1850.9.5:3, geounit South Africa [details]
