Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Elasmobranchii: order
Lamniformes: family
Odontaspididae: genus
Odontaspis: species
Odontaspis ferox

Name

Synonyms: Carcharias ferox (Risso, 1810); Odontapsis herbsti (Whitley, 1950); Odontaspis herbsti Whitley, 1950; Squalus ferox Risso, 1810
Homonyms: Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)
Common names: Blue nurse shark in English; Cagnaccio in Italian; Fierce odontaspis in English; Fierce shark in English; Herbsts (or Herbst’s) nurse shark in English; Kelb salvagg in Maltese; Kleinzahn-Sandtigerhai in German; Kleinzahn-Sandtigerhai in German; Knopstert-skeurtandhaai in Afrikaans; Odontaspide féroce in French; Peshkagen i eger in Albanian; Peshkaqen i eger in Albanian; Rekin piaskowy in Polish; Requin in French; Requin féroce in French; Requin féroce in French; Salroig in Spanish; Schildzahnhai in German; Schildzahnhai in German; Silfjun in Maltese; Smalltooth sand tiger in English; Smalltooth sand tiger in English; Solraig in Spanish; Solrayo in Spanish; Squale féroce in French; Surraig in Spanish; Tubarão-areia in Portuguese; aštriadantis smėlryklis in Lithuanian; bumpytail ragged-tooth shark in English; bumpytail raggedtooth in English; cagnassown de foundo in Italian; cagnia in Italian; can da denti in Italian; carcaria feroce in Italian; fierce shark in English; kleintandzandtijgerhaai in Dutch; lamia in Italian; odontaspe feroce in Italian; pamuk baligi in Turkish; pamuk balığı in Turkish; peshkaqeni i egër in Albanian; pisci cani in Italian; ragged-tooth in English; ragged-tooth shark in English; ragged-tooth shark in English; rekin tygrysi in Polish; requin féroce in French; salroig in Spanish; sand tiger shark in English; smalltooth sand tiger in English

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