Carcharhinus falciformis

Carcharhinus falciformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species: Carcharhinus falciformis

Name

Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Synonyms

• Carcharius menisorrah Müller & Henle (ex Valenciennes), 1839
• Carcharhinus menisorrah (Müller & Henle (ex Valenciennes), 1839)
• Carcharias falciformis Müller & Henle, 1839
• Eulamia menisorrah (Müller & Henle (ex Valenciennes), 1839)
• Carcharias menisorrah Müller & Henle (ex Valenciennes), 1839
• Carcharius falcipinnis Lowe, 1839
• Prionodon tiburo Poey, 1860
• Squalus tiburo Poey, 1860
• Gymnorhinus pharaonis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
• Aprionodon sitankaiensis Herre, 1934
• Carcharhinus floridanus Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1943
• Eulamia malpeloensis Fowler, 1944
• Carcharhinus atrodorsus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981

References

• Hoyos-Padilla, E. M., Ceballos-Vázquez, B. P. & Galván-Magaña, F., 2012: Reproductive Biology of the Silky Shark Carcharhinus falciformis (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) off the west coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 15–24.
• Müller, J. and Henle, F. G. J. 1838-41. Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin. Plagiostomen i-xxii + 1-200.
• Carcharhinus falciformis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Silky Shark
eesti: Siidhai
magyar: Selyemcápa
日本語: クロトガリザメ
polski: żarłacz jedwabisty
中文: 絲鯊,鐮狀真鯊,平滑白眼鮫