Carcharhinus limbatus (Muller & Henle 1836)
- Dataset
- Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Carcharhiniformes
- family
- Carcharhinidae
- genus
- Carcharhinus
- species
- Carcharhinus limbatus
distribution
Arruda (1997) considered a doubtful presence of C. limbatus off the Azores. Quéro et al. (2003) indicated the presence of the species in Portugal, without mentioning the geographical area of occurrence. Ebert & Stehmann (2013) indicated the presence of the species to southern mainland Portugal, based on its geographical distribution.
vernacular_names
– Blacktip shark; Tubarão-de-pontas-negras ①, ②, Tubarão or Anequim ③