Carcharhinus

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Carcharhinus Temporal range: 45–0Ma^[1] PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Miocene to Present

Blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Type species
Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Synonyms
Aprionodon Gill, 1861 Eulamia Gill, 1862 Galeolamna Owen, 1853 Gillisqualus Whitley, 1934 Hypoprion J. P. Müller and Henle, 1838 Platypodon Gill, 1862 Pterolamiops S. Springer, 1951 Uranga Whitley, 1943

Carcharhinus is the type genus of the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae.

Species

Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) (Blacknose shark)
Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837) (Silvertip shark)
Carcharhinus altimus (S. Springer, 1950) (Bignose shark)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934) (Graceful shark)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Grey reef shark)
Carcharhinus amboinensis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pigeye shark)
Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker, 1858) (Borneo shark)
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870) (Copper shark)
Carcharhinus brevipinna (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Spinner shark)
Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945) (Nervous shark)
Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert, 1898 (Pacific smalltail shark)
Carcharhinus coatesi (Whitley, 1939) (Coates' shark)
Carcharhinus dussumieri (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Whitecheek shark)
Carcharhinus falciformis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Silky shark)
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) (Creek whaler)
Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) (Galapagos shark)
Carcharhinus hemiodon (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pondicherry shark)
Carcharhinus isodon (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Finetooth shark)
Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 (Smooth tooth blacktip shark )
Carcharhinus leucas (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Bull shark)
Carcharhinus limbatus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Blacktip shark)
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (Oceanic whitetip shark)
Carcharhinus macloti (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Hardnose shark)
Carcharhinus macrops J. X. Liu, 1983
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Blacktip reef shark)
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) (Dusky shark)
Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark)
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) (Sandbar shark)
Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839) (Smalltail shark)
Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913) (Blackspot shark)
Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) (Night shark)
Carcharhinus sorrah (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Spot-tail shark)
Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950) (Australian blacktip shark)
Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker, 1852)

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Carcharhinus in FishBase. February 2011 version.

↑ Carrier, J.C., J.A. Musick and M.R. Heithaus (2004). Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives. CRC Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-8493-1514-X.

v t e Extant requiem shark species

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes Subclass Elasmobranchii Subdivision Selachii Order Carcharhiniformes

Carcharhinus	Blacknose shark (C. acronotus) Silvertip shark (C. albimarginatus) Bignose shark (C. altimus) Graceful shark (C. amblyrhynchoides) Grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos) Pigeye shark (C. amboinensis) Borneo shark (C. borneensis) Copper shark (C. brachyurus) Spinner shark (C. brevipinna) Nervous shark (C. cautus) Pacific smalltail shark (C. cerdale) C. coatesi Whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri) Silky shark (C. falciformis) Creek whaler (C. fitzroyensis) Galapagos shark (C. galapagenisis) Pondicherry shark (C. hemiodon) Finetooth shark (C. isodon) Smoothtooth blacktip shark (C. leiodon) Bull shark (C. leucas) Blacktip shark (C. limbatus) Oceanic whitetip shark (C. longimanus) Hardnose shark (C. macloti) Blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus) Dusky shark (C. obscurus) Caribbean reef shark (C. perezi) Sandbar shark (C. plumbeus) Smalltail shark (C. porosus) Blackspot shark (C. sealei) Night shark (C. signatus) Spot-tail shark (C. sorrah) Australian blacktip shark (C. tilstoni) C. tjutjot

Galeocerdo	Tiger shark (G. cuvier)

Glyphis	Borneo river shark (G. fowlerae) Ganges shark (G. gangeticus) Northern river shark (G. garricki) Speartooth shark (G. glyphis) Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis)

Isogomphodon	Daggernose shark (I. oxyrhynchus)

Lamiopsis	Broadfin shark (L. temminckii) Borneo broadfin shark (L. tephrodes)

Loxodon	Sliteye shark (L. macrorhinus)

Nasolamia	Whitenose shark (N. velox)

Negaprion	Sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens) Lemon shark (N. brevirostris)

Prionace	Blue shark (P. glauca)

Rhizoprionodon	Milk shark (R. acutus) Brazilian sharpnose shark (R. lalandii) Pacific sharpnose shark (R. longurio) Grey sharpnose shark (R. oligolinx) Caribbean sharpnose shark (R. porosus) Australian sharpnose shark (R. taylori) Atlantic sharpnose shark (R. terraenovae)

Scoliodon	Spadenose shark (S. laticaudus) Pacific spadenose shark (S. macrorhynchos)

Triaenodon	Whitetip reef shark (T. obesus)

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Carcharhinus

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