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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Carcharhiniformes
family
Carcharhinidae
genus
Triaenodon
species
Triaenodon obesus

Name

Synonyms
Carcharias obesus Rüppell, 1837
Traenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Triaenodon apicalis Whitley, 1939
Trianodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Homonyms
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)
Common names
Aileron blanc de lagon in language.
Aileron blanc de lagon in French
Aileron blanc de lagon in French
Arava in language.
Blunt-head shark in English
Blunthead shark in English
Blunthead shark in English
Blunthead shark in English
Cazón in Spanish
Cazón coralero trompacorta in Spanish
Cazón coralero trompacorta in Spanish
Chalarm Keesao in Thai
Cá Nhám trọc in Vietnamese
Daaha in Somali
Endormi requin in French
Eno-eno in language.
Faana miyaru in Maldivian
Gursh in Arabic
Hiu bokem in language.
Hiu coklat in language.
Hiu karang in language.
Hiu karang buas in Javanese
Hvidtippet revhaj in Danish
Ikan yu in Malay
Kallasurav in Malayalam
Kapakan hakana in language.
Korallhaj in Swedish
Libaax in Somali
Light-tip shark in English
Lālākea in language.
Mago in language.
Mago ro'oi in Tahitian
Malu in Samoan
Malu in language.
Mamaru in Tahitian
Mamaru in Tahitian
Mangra in Sindhi
Mano lalakea in language.
Manô lâlakeâ in language.
Manô lâlâ kea in language.
Marracho de covas in Portuguese
Miyaru in Maldivian
Mongongouzi in language.
Mongonguzi in language.
Mweshar in language.
Nemuri buka in Japanese
Nemuri zame in Japanese
Nemuribuka in Japanese
Pako korak in Marshallese
Papa in Swahili

Bibliographic References

  1. 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.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019).
  4. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019).
  5. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  6. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
  7. 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.
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