WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle, 1839)
217347 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217347)
accepted
Species
Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Carcharias malabaricus Day, 1873 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, more commonly on inshore areas. Probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods,...
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, more commonly on inshore areas. Probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Viviparous; 2 to 4 pups litter size; 38 to 39 cm at birth. Taken in artisanal and smallscale fisheries and marketed for human consumption. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217347 on 2025-03-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
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] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, more commonly on inshore areas. Probably feeds on small fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Viviparous; 2 to 4 pups litter size; 38 to 39 cm at birth. Taken in artisanal and smallscale fisheries and marketed for human consumption. [details]
To Barcode of Life (33 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carcharias malabaricus Day, 1873)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus dussumieri)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias malabaricus Day, 1873)
To FishBase images (Carcharhinus dussumieri, Bahrain, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus dussumieri FIN027601 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus dussumieri FIN027602 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Carcharias malabaricus Day, 1873)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus dussumieri)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias malabaricus Day, 1873)
To FishBase images (Carcharhinus dussumieri, Bahrain, by Randall, J.E.)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1839)
To IUCN Red List (Endangered)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus dussumieri FIN027601 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus dussumieri FIN027602 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
