Carcharhinidae
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Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) was questionably recorded from Madeira by Lowe (1839: 18, Carcharias falcipinnis, a questionable synonym of Carcharhinus falciformis); also erroneously stated by Froese & Pauly (2005) to be recorded by Compagno (1984: 470-472), who, however, did not include a record from Madeira. This record needs confirmation.
* Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) —Galapagos shark
Recorded from Madeira by Compagno (1984: 473-475).
Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839) —Blacktip shark
We consider this a very doubtful record.
* Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) —Oceanic whitetip shark
* Carcharhinus obscurus (LeSueur, 1818) —Dusky shark
* Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) —Blue shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) —Milk shark
We consider this a very doubtful record.
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- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.274128 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/0129FFA1FFA64A57FFF0A7614E0FFFA5 (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/FD1087D9FFA44A55FF67A5034CD9FBDA (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/119356230 (URL)
- https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/49938/taxon/FD1087D9FFA44A55FF67A5034CD9FBDA.taxon (URL)
Biodiversity
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Taxon rank
- family
References
- Compagno, L. J. V. (1984) FAO species catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes .. FAO Fisheries Synopsis 125 (4 / 2), 251 - 655.