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Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Carcharhiniformes
family
Carcharhinidae
genus
Carcharhinus
species
Carcharhinus altimus

Name

Synonyms
Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961
Carcharinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961
Eulamia altima Springer, 1950
Homonyms
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
Common names
Baboso in Spanish
Bignose Shark in English
Bignose shark in English
Bignose shark in English
Bignose shark in English
Bignose shark in English
Bignose shark in English
Cazón in Spanish
Dusky shark in English
Galapagos shark in English
Grootneushaai in Afrikaans
Grootsnuithaai in Dutch
Grossnasenhai in German
Großnasen-Grundhai in German
Karcharinos megalorynchos in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Knopp's shark in English
Manō in language.
Marracho baboso in Portuguese
Merak bulu in language.
Requin babosse in French
Requin babosse in French
Requin de sable in French
Requin des Galapagos in French
Requin pointe blanche in French
Requin-babosse in French
Silvertip shark in English
Squalo naso grande in Italian
Squalo naso grande in Italian
Storsnudet haj in Danish
Suurnina-hallhai in Estonian
Tauró babós in Catalan–Valencian
Tiburón arenero in Spanish
Tiburón baboso in Spanish
Tiburón baboso in Spanish
Tiburón de Galápagos in Spanish
Tiburón de puntas blancas in Spanish
Tiburón narizón in Spanish
Tiburón narizón in Spanish
Tiburón quilludo in Spanish
Tubarão-baboso in Portuguese
Tubarão-baboso in Portuguese
Tubarão-baboso in Portuguese
baboso in Spanish
bignose shark in language.
bignose shark in English
tiburón narizón in Spanish
İriburun camgöz in Turkish
Žralok velkonosý in Czech
Καρχαρίνος μεγαλόρυγχος in Greek, Modern (1453-)
大沙 in language.

Bibliographic References

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  2. 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. 10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4
  3. Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and Lynne R. Parenti, 2001: null. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 253.
  4. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 2.
  5. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1988: null. Sharks of the Order Carcharhiniformes. xxii + 486.
  6. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  7. Florida Museum of Natural History. 2003. Ichthyology Collection Database.
  8. Florida Museum of Natural History. 2003. Ichthyology Collection Database.
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  14. 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.
  15. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  16. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  17. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
  18. Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (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.
  19. Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (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.
  20. 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. 10.12681/mms.87
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