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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

Bibliographic References

  1. Claro, Rodolfo, Kenyon C. Lindeman, and Lynne R. Parenti, 2001: null. Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. 253.
  2. Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  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. 1.
  5. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269.
  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. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  8. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
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  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
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