Carcharhinus obsolerus

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 Superordo: Selachimorpha Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species: Carcharhinus obsolerus

Name

Carcharhinus obsolerus White, Kyne & Harris, 2019: 7

Holotype: NMW 61463, ♀, 433 mm TL, no date or collector recorded.

Type locality: “Bangkok, Thailand”.

References

Primary references

• White, W.T., Kyne, P.M. & Harris, M. 2019. Lost before found: A new species of whaler shark Carcharhinus obsolerus from the Western Central Pacific known only from historic records. PLoS ONE 14(1): e0209387. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209387 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Lost Shark