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Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). FAO Species Catalogue No. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. (125) Vol 4, Part 1. 246 pp. FAO, Rome.
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Compagno, L. J. V.
1984
FAO Species Catalogue No. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes
FAO Fish. Synop. (125) Vol 4, Part
1FAO, Rome (246): pp.
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Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker, 1852) (source of synonymy)
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (additional source)
Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973) (basis of record)
Heptranchias Rafinesque, 1810 (additional source)
Odontaspis madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961 accepted as Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837) (source of synonymy)
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (additional source)
Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973) (basis of record)
Heptranchias Rafinesque, 1810 (additional source)
Odontaspis madagascariensis Fourmanoir, 1961 accepted as Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837) (source of synonymy)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Aldabra for Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Aldabra for Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Aldabra for Centroscymnus crepidater (Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864)
Aldabra for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Aldabra for Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Aldabra for Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Aldabra for Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969
Aldabra for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Aldabra for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Aldabra for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aldabra for Pseudotriakis microdon de Brito Capello, 1868
Aldabra for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Aldabra for Squalus asper Merrett, 1973
Aldabra for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Aldabra for Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Chagos for Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Chagos for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Chagos for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Etmopterus sentosus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther, 1867
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Hypogaleus hyugaensis (Miyosi, 1939)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1854
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Madagascar for Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
Madagascar for Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) (doubtful)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Madagascar for Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914
Madagascar for Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Madagascar for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Madagascar for Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger, 1871)
Madagascar for Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Madagascar for Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969
Madagascar for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Madagascar for Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966
Madagascar for Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839
Madagascar for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Madagascar for Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
Madagascar for Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)
Madagascar for Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789) (doubtful)
Madagascar for Poroderma pantherinum (Müller & Henle, 1838) (doubtful)
Madagascar for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Madagascar for Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
Madagascar for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Aldabra for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Aldabra for Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Aldabra for Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Aldabra for Centroscymnus crepidater (Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864)
Aldabra for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Aldabra for Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Aldabra for Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Aldabra for Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969
Aldabra for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Aldabra for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Aldabra for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aldabra for Pseudotriakis microdon de Brito Capello, 1868
Aldabra for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Aldabra for Squalus asper Merrett, 1973
Aldabra for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Aldabra for Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Chagos for Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Chagos for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Chagos for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Etmopterus sentosus Bass, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther, 1867
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Hypogaleus hyugaensis (Miyosi, 1939)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1854
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Madagascar for Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841
Madagascar for Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) (doubtful)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839)
Madagascar for Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982
Madagascar for Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914
Madagascar for Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Madagascar for Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Madagascar for Hemipristis elongatus (Klunzinger, 1871)
Madagascar for Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Madagascar for Hexanchus vitulus Springer & Waller, 1969
Madagascar for Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810
Madagascar for Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966
Madagascar for Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839
Madagascar for Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
Madagascar for Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
Madagascar for Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)
Madagascar for Poroderma africanum (Gmelin, 1789) (doubtful)
Madagascar for Poroderma pantherinum (Müller & Henle, 1838) (doubtful)
Madagascar for Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Madagascar for Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)
Madagascar for Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)
English roughskin spurdog [from synonym] for Squalus asper Merrett, 1973
English sandtiger shark [from synonym] for Eugomphodus taurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
Description
Possibly rounded-pointed snout and absence of labial furrows (see account of Eugomphodus tricuspidatus) [details]
Description
Head narrow and pointed, with 7 pairs of gill slits; eyes very large; mouth very narrow and parabolic; large lower ... [details]
Description
Body stout. Snout rounded-parabolic, broad, and moderately long, diagonal distance from snout tip to excurrent ... [details]
Nomenclature
Original publication to look for. Name apparently coined for a cryptozoologic creature (black sea snake) reports ... [details]