WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
105787 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105787)
accepted
Species
Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Carcharinus altimus (Springer, 1950) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961 · unaccepted
Eulamia altima Springer, 1950 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Eulamia altima Springer, 1950) Springer, S. (1950). A revision of North American sharks allied to the genus Carcharhinus. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1451: 1-13. [details]
Description Found near the edge of the continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes. May occur in shallower water. Feeds on...
Distribution Florida to Venezuela
Description Found near the edge of the continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes. May occur in shallower water. Feeds on bony fishes like lizardfish, croakers, batfish, soles, other sharks (@Squalus@, @Holohalaelurus@), stingrays (@Dasyatis@), and cuttlefish. Viviparous, with 3 to 15 young per litter. Size at birth probably between 70 and 90 cm. Utilized for fishmeal, oil, and shagreen. [details]
Distribution Florida to Venezuela
Distribution Florida to Venezuela [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105787 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961) Fourmanoir, P. (1961). Requins de la Cote Ouest de Madagascar. Memoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Serie F (Oceanographie) 4: 1-82 [details]
original description (of Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961) Fourmanoir, P. (1961). Requins de la Cote Ouest de Madagascar. Memoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Serie F (Oceanographie) 4: 1-82 [details]
original description (of Eulamia altima Springer, 1950) Springer, S. (1950). A revision of North American sharks allied to the genus Carcharhinus. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1451: 1-13. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Florida Museum of Natural History. 2003. Ichthyology Collection Database., available online at http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Collection/collectdata.htm [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
original description (of Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961) Fourmanoir, P. (1961). Requins de la Cote Ouest de Madagascar. Memoires de l'Institut Scientifique de Madagascar Serie F (Oceanographie) 4: 1-82 [details]
original description (of Eulamia altima Springer, 1950) Springer, S. (1950). A revision of North American sharks allied to the genus Carcharhinus. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1451: 1-13. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Florida Museum of Natural History. 2003. Ichthyology Collection Database., available online at http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Collection/collectdata.htm [details]
additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A.; Çinar, M.E.; Pancucci-Papadopoulou, M.A.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Furnari, G.; Andaloro, F.; Bellou, N.; Streftaris, N.; Zibrowius, H. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A.; Gofas, S.; Verlaque, M.; Cinar, M.; Garcia Raso, J.; Bianchi, C.; Morri, C.; Azzurro, E.; Bilecenoglu, M.; Froglia, C.; Siokou, I.; Violanti, D.; Sfriso, A.; San Martin, G.; Giangrande, A.; Katagan, T.; Ballesteros, E.; Ramos-Espla, A.; Mastrototaro, F.; Ocana, O.; Zingone, A.; Gambi, M.; Streftaris, N. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found near the edge of the continental and insular shelves and uppermost slopes. May occur in shallower water. Feeds on bony fishes like lizardfish, croakers, batfish, soles, other sharks (@Squalus@, @Holohalaelurus@), stingrays (@Dasyatis@), and cuttlefish. Viviparous, with 3 to 15 young per litter. Size at birth probably between 70 and 90 cm. Utilized for fishmeal, oil, and shagreen. [details]Diet Feeds on bony fishes, other sharks, stingrays, and cuttlefish [details]
Distribution Florida to Venezuela [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 25 - 500m. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery, fishmeal, liver oil, and shagreen [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bignose shark | [details] |
| German | Großnasenhai | [details] |
| Hebrew | כריש גדול-שן | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Μεγαλόρυγχος καρχαρίνος | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón narizóntiburón babosopicoto | [details] |
| Turkish | iriburun camgöz | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (65 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eulamia altima Springer, 1950)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus altimus)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia altima Springer, 1950)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus altimus (Springer, 1950))
To FishBase images (Carcharhinus altimus, Cape Verde, by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Eulamia altima Springer, 1950)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus altimus RAD107013-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eulamia altima Springer, 1950)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus altimus)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia altima Springer, 1950)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus altimus (Springer, 1950))
To FishBase images (Carcharhinus altimus, Cape Verde, by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 60 proteins)
To GenBank (70 nucleotides; 60 proteins) (from synonym Eulamia altima Springer, 1950)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus altimus RAD107013-003)
To PESI
To ITIS
