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Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Carcharhiniformes
family
Carcharhinidae
genus
Glyphis
species
Glyphis gangeticus

Name

Synonyms
Carcharhinus gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Carcharias gangeticus Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharias murrayi Günther, 1883
Eulamia gangetica (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Galeolamna gangetica (Mueller & Henle, 1841)
Platypodon gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Homonyms
Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Common names
Balliar in Kannada
Bugga-karuvai-baliar in Kannada
Buggakarvai in Kannada
Cá mập sông Giăng in Vietnamese
Ganges shark in English
Ganges shark in English
Ganges shark in English
Gangese jõehallhai in Estonian
Gangeshaai in Dutch
Gangeshaj in Danish
Gangeshaj in Swedish
Gangetic shark in English
Ground shark in English
Hangar in Bengali
Hungar in Bengali
India hallhai in Estonian
Long-tailed shark in English
Magar sora in Hindi
Mundah magur in Oriya
Mundan sura in Tamil
Murdan sorra in Tamil
Nga-man-gaung-waing in Burmese
Requin du Ganges in French
Sorra in Telugu
Sorrah in Telugu
Tamasi in Kannada
Tiburón del Ganges in Spanish
Valiya sravu in Malayalam
Voliya sravu in Malayalam
Waghsheer in Marathi
قِرش الكانج in Arabic
मगर सोरा in Hindi
முண்ட சுரா in Tamil
முன்டன் சுரா  in Tamil
முரடன் சுரா in Tamil
సొర్రా   in Telugu
ಬುಗ್ಗ ಕರುವಾ ಬಾಲೆಯರ್  in Kannada
വലിയ സ്രാവ്    in Malayalam
印度 露齿鲨 in language.
印度露齒鯊 in language.
印度露齿鲨 in language.
大沙 in language.
大沙 in language.
恆河白眼鮫 in language.
恒河白眼鲛 in language.
恒河真鯊 in language.
恒河真鲨 in language.
Ganges Shark in English

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). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  4. Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
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