Carcharhinus wheeleri | Shark-References
WEBDescription, classification, synonyms, distribution map, bibliography and images of Carcharhinus wheeleri - Grey reef shark.
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Sharks of the World: Carcharhinus wheeleri
WEBCarcharhinus wheeleri. Description; Classification; Nomenclature; Names; Media; Author: Garrick, 1982 Field Marks: A medium-sized grey shark with a moderately long, broadly rounded snout, usually round eyes, no interdorsal ridge, narrow-cusped, serrated upper anteroposterior teeth, usually 13/13 on each side, whitetipped first dorsal fin, large ...
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Grey reef shark - Wikipedia
Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker first described the grey reef shark in 1856 as Carcharias (Prionodon) amblyrhynchos, in the scientific journal Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië. Later authors moved this species to the genus Carcharhinus. The type specimen was a 1.5 metres (4.9 ft)-long female from the Java Sea. Other common names used for this shark around the world include black-vee whaler, bronze whaler, Fowler's whaler shark, graceful shark, graceful …
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseFAMILY Details for Carcharhinidae - Requiem sharks - FishBase
WEBFamily Carcharhinidae - Requiem sharks. Ref.. Berg, L.S. 1958. Distribution: global. Gill openings 5, the fifth behind origin of pectoral fin. Small to large sharks with round eyes, internal nictitating eyelids, no nasoral grooves or barbels, usually no spiracles. Teeth usually bladelike with one cusp. Development usually viviparous with young ...
Family CARCHARHINIDAE Jordan & Evermann 1896 (Requiem …
WEBJan 6, 2024 · Carcharhinus wheeleri Garrick 1982 in honor of British zoologist John Francis George Wheeler (1900–1979), former Director of the East African Marine Fisheries Research Organization, whose 1953 account of this shark, as C. amblyrhynchos, is the first definitive record of this species [treated as a junior synonym of C. amblyrhynchos ...
Carcharhinus - Wikipedia
WEBCarcharhinus. Carcharhinus is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein. It contains 35 extant and eight extinct species to date, with likely more species yet to be described. [3]
Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816 - World Register of Marine Species
Carcharhinus is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein. It contains 35 extant and eight extinct species to date, with likely more species yet to be described.
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseGrijze rifhaai - Wikipedia
WEBDe grijze rifhaai [3] ( Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) is een haai uit de familie van de requiemhaaien. [4] [5] Het is een van de meest frequente bezoekers van tropisch koraalriffen in de Rode Zee en Grote Oceaan. De haai is overwegend grijs, met een witte buik, en kan ongeveer twee meter lang worden. De punt van de eerste rugvin is wit.
WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Carcharhinus …
WEBDescription Found in both coastal and oceanic waters.Seldom seen on reef flats. Length possibly to 193 cm. Feeds on fishes, squids, and octopus (Ref. 5213). Adults in about 80 m depth (Ref. 5485); juveniles in shallower waters.
Carcharhinus wheeleri (Bleeker, 1852) | Shark-References
WEBCarcharhinus wheeleri Garrick, 1982 . Material: size of the jaw: 13x15cm (Pre-Convention specimen) Images: collection and © Jesco Seifert, Germany, images shows the correct position of the teeth
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