Taxa Details

Carcharhinus de Blainville, 1816

Robert K. Whitton Friday, July 22, 2011 Sodwana Bay Marine Reserve []

Richard L. Pyle Monday, September 15, 2014 Lisianski [United States of America]
de Blainville 1816 described Carcharhinus on page 121 in the 1816 journal article, "Prodrome d’une nouvelle distribution systématique du règne animal", originally placing the subgenus in the Squalis Linnaeus, 1758.

Other Authors using this species concept:

In Fang, P.-W. & K.-F. Wang. 1932 Journal Article The elasmobranchiate fishes of Shantung coast 213-283 as Carcharinus
In Moreno, J. A. & A. Hoyos. 1983 Journal Article Carcharhinus acarenatus nov. sp., nouveau requin Carcharhinide de l’Atlantique nord-oriental et de la Méditerranée occidentale 57-64 as Carcharhinus
In Liu, J.-X. 1983 Journal Article Description of a new species of the shark genus Carcharhinus from China 101-103 as Carcharhinus
In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Randall, John E. 2007 Book Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands i-xiv,1-546 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Whitley, Gilbert P. 1930 Magazine Article The teeth of fishes 92-99 as Carcharhinus
In Eschmeyer, William N. 1998 Edited Volume Volume 3 1821-2905 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Garrick, J. A. F. 1985 Journal Article Additions to a revision of the shark genus Carcharhinus: synonymy of Aprionodon and Hypoprion, and description of a new species of Carcharhinus (Carcharhinidae) i-iii, 1-26 as Carcharhinus
In Smith, J. L. B. 1951 Magazine Article A new galeorhinid shark from South Africa 86-93 as Carcharinus
In Bigelow, H. B., W. C. Schroeder & S. Springer. 1943 Journal Article A new species of Carcharinus from the Western Atlantic 69-74, Pl. 13-14 as Carcharhinus
In Smith, J. L. B. 1958 Journal Article The mystery killer, the new shark Carcharhinus vanrooyeni 12-14, 28 as Carcharhinus
In Smith, J. L. B. 1952 Magazine Article Two chondrichthyan fishes new to South Africa 760-765 as Carcharinus
In Chu, Y.-T. 1960 Book Cartilaginous fishes of China as Carcharhinus
In Jordan, David S. & Barton W. Evermann. 1898 Journal Article The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part III i-xxiv, 2183a-3136 as Carcharhinus
In Fourmanoir, Pierre. 1961 Journal Article Requins de la côte ouest de Madagascar 1-81, Pl. 1-18 as Carcharinus
In Deng, S.-M., G.-Q. Xiong & H.-X. Zhan. 1981 Journal Article On three new species of sharks of the genus Carcharhinus from China 216-220 as Carcharhinus
In Meek, S. E. & S. F. Hildebrand. 1923 Journal Article The marine fishes of Panama. Part I i-xi, 1-330, Pl. 1-24 as Carcharhinus
Page 121 In de Blainville, Henri M. D. 1816 Journal Article Prodrome d’une nouvelle distribution systématique du règne animal 105-112 (sic for 113-120), 121-124 as Squalis Carcharhinus
In Fowler, Henry W. 1905 Journal Article Some fishes from Borneo 455-523 as Carcharhinus
In Abella, A. 1972 Journal Article Halazgo de una nueva especie de Carcharinus en las costas de Rocha, Uruguay 102-106 as Carcharhinus
In Garrick, J. A. F. 1982 Journal Article Sharks of the genus Carcharhinus 1-194 as Carcharhinus
In Mundy, Bruce C. 2005 Book Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago 1-704 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Kosaki, Randall K., Robert K. Whitton, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. In Prep. Manuscript Annotated Checklist of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 1 In Mourier, Johann, Serge Planes & N. Buray. 2012 Journal Article Trophic interactions at the top of the coral reef food chain 1 as Carcharhinus
Page 359 In Randall, John E., John L. Earle, Richard L. Pyle, James D. Parrish & Therese Hayes. 1993 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Midway Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 356-400 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 41 In Lobel, Phillip S. 2003 Book Marine Life of Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean 1-128 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 58 In Coles, Steven L., Ralph C. DeFelice & Duane Minton. 2001 Journal Article Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000. Report to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Honolulu 1-59 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 21 In Randall, John E. & Alfredo Cea-Egaña. 2011 Book Shore Fishes of Easter Island i-x,1-164 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 19 In Mundy, Bruce C., Richard C. Wass, E. E. DeMartini, Jr., Brian D. Greene, Brian Zgliczynski, Robert E. Schroeder & Craig Musberger. 2010 Journal Article Inshore Fishes of Howland Island, Baker Island, Jarvis Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Kingman Reef 1-131 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 290 In Randall, John E. & Helen A. Randall. 1987 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Enewetak Atoll and other Marshall Islands. Chapter 27 289-324, 3 pls. as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 157 In Francis, Malcom P. 1993 Journal Article Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Island, southwest Pacific Ocean 136-170 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 138 In Severns, Michael & Pauline Fiene-Severns. 1993 Book Molokini Island - Hawaii’s premier marine preserve 1-144 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Myers, Robert F. 1999 Book Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia i-vi, 1-330, pls. 1-192 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Irving, R. A., J. Jamieson & John E. Randall. 1995 Book Section Initial checklist of fishes from Henderson Island, Pitcairn Group 329-338 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 263 In Hoover, John P. 2008 Book The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes: Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals 388 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 133 In Okamoto, H. & B. Kanenaka. 1984 Book Section Preliminary report on the nearshore fishery resource assessment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 1977-82 123-143 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 38 In Uchida, R. N. & J. H. Uchiyama. 1986 Edited Volume Fishery atlas of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 1-142 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Pietschmann, V. 1938 Journal Article Hawaiian shore fishes 3-55, pls. 1-18 as Carcharinus
In Chave, Edith H. & Bruce C. Mundy. 1994 Journal Article Deep-sea benthic fish of the Hawaiian Archipelago, Cross Seamount, and Johnston Atoll 367-409 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 1 In Allen, Gerald R. 2005 Report Reef Fishes of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Final Report prepared for the Pohnpei Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conservation Society of Pohnpei. Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. 19 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Randall, John E. & John L. Earle. 2000 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the shore fishes of the Marquesas Islands 1-39 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Randall, John E., Hitoshi Ida, Kenji Kato, Richard L. Pyle & John L. Earle. 1997 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the inshore fishes of the Ogasawara Islands 1-74, pls. 1-19 (color) as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 817 In Allen, Gerald R. & D. Ross Robertson. 1997 Journal Article An annotated checklist of the fishes of Clipperton Atoll, tropical eastern Pacific. 813-843 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
Page 325 In Fowler, Henry W. 1901 Journal Article Fishes from Caroline Island 324-326 as Galeidae Carcharhinus
Page 67 In Lobel, Phillip S. & Lisa K. Lobel. 2004 Journal Article Annotated checklist of the fishes of Wake Atoll 65-90 as Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus
In Carrillo-Briceño, Jorge D., Erin Maxwell, Rodolfo Sánchez, Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra & Orangel A. Aguilera. 2015 Journal Article Sawfishes and other elasmobranch assemblages from the Mio-Pliocene of the South Caribbean (Urumaco sequence, Northwestern Venezuela) as Carcharhinus
In Ebersole, Jun A., David J. Cicimurri & Gary L. Stringer. 2019 Journal Article Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths 1-274 as Carcharhinus
In White, William T., Peter M. Kyne & Mark Harris. 2019 Journal Article Lost before found: a new species of whaler shark Carcharhinus obsolerus from the Western Central Pacific known only from historic records e0209387 as Carcharhinus
In Ebersole, Jun A., David J. Cicimurri & Gary L. Stringer. 2019 Journal Article Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths 1-274 as Carcharhinus

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Superphylum	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Craniata
Superclass	Gnathostomata
Grade	Chondrichthiomorphi
Class	Chondrichthys
Subclass	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Suborder	Scyliorhinoidei
Family	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Carcharhinus

Locations

Evidence

2 VideoRecordings
15-20m

Associated Organisms

Taxa	Identified As	Location	Evidence Type	Event Date	Observers/Collectors	Determiners	Min Depth	Max Depth
Carcharhinus de Blainville, 1816	Carcharhinus	Sodwana Bay Marine Reserve	Video Recording	07/22/2011	Robert K. Whitton	Richard L. Pyle	15m	15m
Carcharhinus de Blainville, 1816	Carcharhinus	Lisianski	Video Recording	09/15/2014	Richard L. Pyle	Richard L. Pyle	20m	20m

Names linked to the original usage
Carcharhinus de Blainville, 1816 Genus
Carcharinus de Blainville, 1816 Genus
Squalis (Carcharhinus) de Blainville, 1816 Subgenus
Galeolamna (Ogilamia) Whitley, 1939 Subgenus
Ogilamia Whitley, 1939 Genus
Hypoprionodon Gill, 1862 Genus
Eulamia (Platypodon) Gill, 1862 Subgenus
Platypodon Gill, 1862 Genus
Gillisqualus Whitley, 1934 Genus
Galeolamna (Galeolamnoides) Whitley, 1934 Subgenus
Galeolamnoides Whitley, 1934 Genus
Longmania Whitley, 1939 Genus
Galeolamna (Lamnarius) Whitley, 1943 Subgenus
Lamnarius Whitley, 1943 Genus
Bogimba Whitley, 1943 Genus
Galeolamna (Bogimba) Whitley, 1943 Subgenus
Aprionodon Gill, 1861 Genus
Pterolamiops Springer, 1951 Genus
Galeolamna Owen, 1853 Genus
Aprion Müller & Henle in Müller & Henle, 1839 Genus
Carcharias (Aprion) Müller & Henle in Müller & Henle, 1839 Subgenus
Mapolamia Whitley, 1934 Genus
Pterolamia Springer, 1950 Genus
Carcharias (Hypoprion) Müller & Henle in Müller & Henle, 1838 Subgenus
Hypoprion Müller & Henle in Müller & Henle, 1838 Genus
Galeolamna (Uranganops) Whitley, 1943 Subgenus
Uranganops Whitley, 1943 Genus
Isoplagiodon Gill, 1862 Genus
Gymnorhinus Hilgendorf in Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899 Genus
Uranga Whitley, 1943 Genus
Carcharias (Prionodon) Müller & Henle in Müller & Henle, 1838 Subgenus
Prionodon Müller & Henle in Müller & Henle, 1838 Genus
Eulamia Gill, 1862 Genus
Carcharias Cuvier, 1816 Genus
Carcharius Cuvier, 1816 Genus
Squalus (Carcharias) Cuvier, 1816 Subgenus
Squalus (Charcharius) Cuvier, 1816 Subgenus