List of Nominal Species of Carcharhinidae
(Requiem sharks)
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Nominal Species (n = 207) Present allocation (n = 59) Ref.
Carcharias aaronis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 Rhizoprionodon acutus 244
Carcharias abbreviatus Klunzinger, 1871 Carcharhinus limbatus 26282
Carcharhinus acarenatus Moreno & Hoyos, 1983 Carcharhinus brachyurus 123410
Squalus acronotus Poey, 1860 Carcharhinus acronotus 244
Carcharias acutidens Rüppell, 1837 Negaprion acutidens 244
Aprionodon acutidens queenslandicus Whitley, 1939 Negaprion acutidens 244
Carcharias acutus Rüppell, 1837 Rhizoprionodon acutus 244
Squalus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 Prionace glauca 244
Carcharias aethalorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Carcharias aethiops Philippi, 1902 Prionace glauca 244
Scoliodon affinis Ogilby, 1912 Loxodon macrorhinus 244
Eulamia ahenea Stead, 1938 Carcharhinus brachyurus 244
Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837 Carcharhinus albimarginatus 244
Eulamia altima Springer, 1950 Carcharhinus altimus 244
Gillisqualus amblyrhynchoides Whitley, 1934 Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides 244
Carcharias amblyrhynchos Bleeker, 1856 Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 244
Carcharias amboinensis Müller & Henle, 1839 Carcharhinus amboinensis 244
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939 Triaenodon obesus 244
Hypoprion atripinnis Chu, 1960 Carcharhinus hemiodon 47843
Carcharhinus atrodorsus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981 Carcharhinus falciformis 389
Carcharias azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904 Carcharhinus leucas 244
Hypoprion bigelowi Cadenat, 1956 Carcharhinus signatus 244
Carcharias bleekeri Duméril, 1865 Carcharhinus sorrah 244
Galeolamna bogimba Whitley, 1943 Carcharhinus leucas 244
Carcharias borneensis Bleeker, 1858 Carcharhinus borneensis 244
Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910 Carcharhinus sealei 244
Carcharias brachyrhynchos Bleeker, 1859 Carcharhinus amboinensis 244
Carcharias brachyurus (non Günther, 1870) Carcharhinus leucas 6871
Carcharias brachyurus Günther, 1870 Carcharhinus brachyurus 244
Carcharias brevipinna Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus brevipinna 373
Hypoprion brevirostris Poey, 1868 Negaprion brevirostris 244
Pterolamiops budkeri Fourmanoir, 1961 Carcharhinus longimanus 244
Squalus caecchia Nardo, 1847 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Squalus caeruleus Blainville, 1816 Prionace glauca 244
Longmania calamaria Whitley, 1944 Carcharhinus brevipinna 376
Aprionodon caparti Poll, 1951 Carcharhinus brevipinna 244
Squalus carcharias minor Forsskål, 1775 Carcharhinus melanopterus 26282
Lamna caudata DeKay, 1842 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Carcharhinus cerdale (non Gilbert, 1898) Carcharhinus porosus 86285
Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert, 1898 Carcharhinus cerdale 86285
Carcharias ceruleus DeKay, 1842 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Scoliodon ceylonensis Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946 Loxodon macrorhinus 244
Platypodon coatesi Whitley, 1939 Carcharhinus coatesi 89954
Squalus commersonii Blainville, 1816 Carcharhinus melanopterus 244
Galeolamna coongoola Whitley, 1964 Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 6871
Carcharias crenidens Klunzinger, 1880 Rhizoprionodon acutus 244
Prionodon cucuri Castelnau, 1855 Carcharhinus acronotus 244
Galeolamna dorsalis Whitley, 1944 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Carcharias dumerilii Bleeker, 1856 Loxodon macrorhinus 33390
Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus dussumieri 89954
Galeolamna eblis Whitley, 1944 Carcharhinus obscurus 6871
Galeolamna eblis (non Whitley, 1944) Carcharhinus brachyurus 6871
Carcharias ehrenbergi Klunzinger, 1871 Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Carcharias elegans Ehrenberg, 1871 Carcharhinus melanopterus 244
Carcharias eumeces Pietschmann, 1913 Rhizoprionodon acutus 244
Carcharias falciformis Bibron, 1839 Carcharhinus falciformis 244
Carcharias falcipinnis Lowe, 1839 Carcharhinus falciformis 244
Galeolamna fitzroyensis Whitley, 1943 Carcharhinus fitzroyensis 244
Carcharhinus floridanus Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1943 Carcharhinus falciformis 388
Carcharias forskalii Klunzinger, 1871 Negaprion acutidens 244
Hemigaleops fosteri Schultz & Welander, 1953 Negaprion acutidens 244
Glyphis fowlerae Compagno, White & Cavanagh, 2010 Glyphis fowlerae 84281
Galeolamna fowleri (non Whitley, 1944) Carcharhinus brevipinna 6871
Galeolamna fowleri Whitley, 1944 Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 6871
Carcharias fronto Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Negaprion brevirostris 244
Carcharias galapagensis Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 Carcharhinus galapagensis 244
Carcharias gangeticus Müller & Henle, 1839 Glyphis gangeticus 244
Glyphis garricki Compagno, White & Last, 2008 Glyphis garricki 76952
Squalus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 Prionace glauca 244
Carcharias glyphis Müller & Henle, 1839 Glyphis glyphis 244
Carcharias gracilis Philippi, 1887 Prionace glauca 244
Galeolamna greyi Owen, 1853 Carcharhinus brachyurus 6871
Galeolamna greyi Owen, 1853 Carcharhinus obscurus 244
Galeolamna greyi cauta Whitley, 1945 Carcharhinus cautus 244
Galeolamna greyi mckaili Whitley, 1945 Carcharhinus leucas 244
Carcharias hemiodon Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus hemiodon 244
Carcharias henlei Bleeker, 1853 Carcharhinus amboinensis 244
Carcharias henlei Müller & Henle, 1839 Carcharhinus porosus 244
Carcharias hirundinaceus Valenciennes, 1839 Prionace glauca 244
Carcharhinus humani White & Weigmann, 2014 Carcharhinus humani 96342
Carcharhinus improvisus Smith, 1952 Carcharhinus brachyurus 244
Mystidens innominatus Whitley, 1944 Negaprion acutidens 244
Carcharias insularum Snyder, 1904 Carcharhinus longimanus 244
Scoliodon intermedius Garman, 1913 Rhizoprionodon oligolinx 93660
Galeolamna isobel Whitley, 1947 Carcharhinus sorrah 6871
Carcharias isodon Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus isodon 244
Hypoprion isodus Philippi, 1887 Prionace glauca 26282
Carcharias japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Carcharias javanicus Bleeker, 1852 Carcharhinus tjutjot 89954
Carcharhinus johnsoni Smith, 1951 Carcharhinus brevipinna 244
Scoliodon jordani Ogilby, 1908 Loxodon macrorhinus 244
Carcharias lalandii Valenciennes, 1839 Rhizoprionodon lalandii 244
Carcharias lamiella Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Carcharhinus brachyurus 244
Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838 Scoliodon laticaudus 35766
Scoliodon laticaudus (non Müller & Henle, 1838) Rhizoprionodon taylori 9997
Scoliodon laticaudus (non Müller & Henle, 1838) Loxodon macrorhinus 9997
Scoliodon laticaudus (non Müller & Henle, 1838) Rhizoprionodon oligolinx 9997
Scoliodon laticaudus (non Müller & Henle, 1838) Rhizoprionodon acutus 9997
Carcharinus latistomus Fang & Wang, 1932 Carcharhinus plumbeus 26282
Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 Carcharhinus leiodon 35766
Carcharias leucas Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus leucas 244
Carcharias limbatus Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus limbatus 6871
Squalus longimanus Poey, 1861 Carcharhinus longimanus 244
Hypoprion longirostris Poey, 1876 Carcharhinus signatus 244
Scoliodon longmani Ogilby, 1912 Rhizoprionodon acutus 6871
Carcharias longurio Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Rhizoprionodon longurio 244
Prionace mackiei Phillipps, 1935 Prionace glauca 244
Carcharias macloti Müller & Henle, 1839 Carcharhinus macloti 244
Carcharhinus macrops Liu, 1983 Carcharhinus macrops 58462
Loxodon macrorhinus (non Müller & Henle, 1839) Rhizoprionodon acutus 9997
Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839 Loxodon macrorhinus 35766
Loxodon macrorhinus (non Müller & Henle, 1839) Rhizoprionodon oligolinx 9997
Loxodon macrorhinus (non Müller & Henle, 1839) Rhizoprionodon taylori 9997
Carcharias macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1852 Scoliodon macrorhynchos 84283
Carcharias macrurus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887 Carcharhinus obscurus 244
Carcharias maculipinna Günther, 1868 Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Isogomphodon maculipinnis Poey, 1865 Carcharhinus brevipinna 374
Odontaspis madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961 Negaprion acutidens 244
Pterolamiops magnipinnis Smith, 1958 Carcharhinus longimanus 244
Carcharias malabaricus Day, 1873 Carcharhinus dussumieri 244
Eulamia malpeloensis Fowler, 1944 Carcharhinus falciformis 244
Squalus maou Lesson, 1831 Carcharhinus longimanus 244
Carcharias marianensis Engelhardt, 1912 Carcharhinus melanopterus 244
Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Carcharhinus melanopterus 244
Carcharhinus menisorrah (non Müller & Henle, 1839) Carcharhinus humani 96342
Carcharias menisorrah Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus falciformis 244
Carcharias menisorrah (non Müller & Henle, 1839) Carcharhinus dussumieri 89954
Carcharhinus microphthalmus Chu, 1960 Lamiopsis temminckii 244
Carcharias microps Lowe, 1841 Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Carcharias milberti Müller & Henle, 1839 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Carcharias muelleri Steindachner, 1867 Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Carcharias muelleri Müller & Henle, 1839 Scoliodon laticaudus 244
Carcharias mülleri Müller & Henle, 1839 Scoliodon laticaudus
Carcharias munzingeri Kossmann & Räuber, 1877 Negaprion acutidens 244
Carcharias murrayi Günther, 1883 Glyphis gangeticus 244
Uranga nasuta Whitley, 1943 Carcharhinus brevipinna 375
Carcharhinus natator Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Carcharias nesiotes Snyder, 1904 Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 26282
Eulamia nicaraguensis Gill, 1877 Carcharhinus leucas 244
Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837 Triaenodon obesus 244
Carcharhinus obscurella Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981 Carcharhinus obscurus 244
Squalus obscurus Lesueur, 1818 Carcharhinus obscurus 244
Carcharhinus obsoletus White, Kyne & Harris, 2019 Carcharhinus obsoletus 121275
Carcharias obtusirostris Moreau, 1881 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Carcharias obtusus Garman, 1881 Carcharhinus longimanus 244
Squalus obtusus Poey, 1861 Carcharhinus leucas 244
Triaenodon obtusus Day, 1878 Carcharhinus amboinensis 244
Prionodon obvelatus Valenciennes, 1844 Carcharhinus obscurus 244
Eulamia odontaspis Fowler, 1908 Negaprion acutidens 244
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer, 1964 Rhizoprionodon oligolinx 35766
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx (non Springer, 1964) Rhizoprionodon acutus 9997
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx (non Springer, 1964) Rhizoprionodon taylori 9997
Carcharias oxyrhynchus Valenciennes, 1839 Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus 244
Carcharias palasorra Bleeker, 1853 Scoliodon laticaudus 244
Platypodon perezii Poey, 1876 Carcharhinus perezii 244
Carcharias pharaonis Ehrenberg, 1871 Carcharhinus falciformis 123477
Gymnorhinus pharaonis Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 Carcharhinus falciformis 387
Carcharias phorcys Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Prionodon platyodon Poey, 1860 Carcharhinus leucas 26282
Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892 Carcharhinus albimarginatus 244
Carcharias playfairii Günther, 1870 Carcharhinus melanopterus 244
Carcharias pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1852 Carcharhinus limbatus 93660
Carcharias pleurotaenia (non Bleeker, 1852) Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides 47737
Galeolamna pleurotaenia tilstoni Whitley, 1950 Carcharhinus tilstoni 26282
Galeolamna pleurotaenia tilstoni (non Whitley, 1950) Carcharhinus limbatus 244
Squalus plumbeus Nardo, 1827 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Carcharias porosus Ranzani, 1839 Carcharhinus porosus 244
Squalus porosus Poey, 1861 Rhizoprionodon porosus 244
Carcharias pugae Pérez Canto, 1886 Prionace glauca 244
Aprionodon punctatus Gill, 1861 Carcharhinus isodon 244
Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961 Carcharhinus altimus 244
Carcharhinus remotoides Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981 Carcharhinus brachyurus 244
Carcharias remotus Duméril, 1865 Carcharhinus brachyurus 54621
Carcharhinus rochensis Abella, 1972 Carcharhinus brachyurus 244
Squalus rondeletii Risso, 1810 Prionace glauca 244
Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913 Carcharhinus sealei 89954
Carcharias siamensis Steindachner, 1896 Glyphis siamensis 33021
Hypoprion signatus Poey, 1868 Carcharhinus signatus 244
Aprionodon sitankaiensis Herre, 1934 Carcharhinus falciformis 244
Carcharias sorrah Valenciennes, 1839 Carcharhinus sorrah 244
Carcharias sorrahkowah Bleeker, 1853 Rhizoprionodon acutus 94476
Carcharias sorrahkowah (non Bleeker, 1853) Scoliodon laticaudus 26282
Carcharias sorrakowah (non Cuvier, 1817) Scoliodon laticaudus 244
Squalus sorrakowah Cuvier, 1829 Rhizoprionodon acutus 84283
Squalus spallanzani Péron & Lesueur, 1822 Carcharhinus sorrah 244
Carcharias spenceri Ogilby, 1910 Carcharhinus leucas 6871
Eulamia springeri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 Carcharhinus perezii 244
Carcharias stevensi Ogilby, 1911 Carcharhinus plumbeus 244
Carcharias taeniatus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 Carcharhinus sorrah 244
Physodon taylori Ogilby, 1915 Rhizoprionodon taylori 244
Carcharias temminckii (non Müller & Henle, 1839) Lamiopsis tephrodes 84282
Carcharias temminckii Müller & Henle, 1839 Lamiopsis temminckii 46206
Carcharhinus tephrodes Fowler, 1905 Lamiopsis tephrodes 84282
Squalus terraenovae Richardson, 1836 Rhizoprionodon terraenovae 244
Galeus thalassinus Valenciennes, 1835 Prionace glauca 244
Squalus tiburo Poey, 1860 Carcharhinus falciformis 244
Carcharias tjutjot Bleeker, 1852 Carcharhinus tjutjot 89954
Galeolamna tufiensis Whitley, 1949 Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 6871
Squalus ustus Duméril, 1824 Carcharhinus melanopterus 26282
Scoliodon vagatus Garman, 1913 Rhizoprionodon acutus 244
Carcharhinus vanrooyeni Smith, 1958 Carcharhinus leucas 244
Carcharhinus velox Gilbert, 1898 Nasolamia velox 244
Thalassorhinus vulpecula Valenciennes, 1839 Prionace glauca 244
Carcharias walbeehmi Bleeker, 1856 Rhizoprionodon acutus 244
Carcharias watu Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946 Carcharhinus hemiodon 244
Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982 Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 9997
Carcharias zambezensis Peters, 1852 Carcharhinus leucas 244
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