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WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Carcharias leucas Valenciennes, 1839) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS)
Sin, Y. T. (2009). Age, growth and reproductive biology of whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) from Hong Kong and adjacent waters. Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong. [details]
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record
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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source
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. [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
From other sources
Description Euryhaline, found in coastal waters including bays, estuaries, and rivers. Occasionally found in the surf zone (Ref. 9710). Feeds on small sharks, rays, and sea urchins. Viviparous, with a yolk-sac placenta, 1 to 13 young per litter. Very hardy and lives well in captivity. The most dangerous species of tropical shark. Has repeatedly been implicated in attacks on humans (Ref. 4967). Utilized for human consumption, fins for soup, hides for leather, and liver for oil. Sympatric with @C. amboinensis, G. gangeticus@. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
To Barcode of Life (156 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Galeolamna mckaili Whitley, 1945)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carcharias azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Eulamia nicaraguensis Gill, 1877)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus nicaraguensis (Gill, 1877))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Carcharias leucas Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus zambezensis (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Carcharinus zambezensis (Peters, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carcharias spenceri Ogilby, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus azureus (Gilbert & Starks, 1904))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Squalus platyodon (Poey, 1860))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Carcharinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Squalus obtusus Poey, 1861)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus leucas)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus nicaraguensis (Gill, 1877))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus vanrooyeni Smith, 1958)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus zambezensis (Peters, 1852))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus platyodon (Poey, 1860))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias zambezensis Peters, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Squalus obtusus Poey, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia nicaraguensis Gill, 1877)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeolamna bogimba Whitley, 1943)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeolamna mckaili Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus azureus (Gilbert & Starks, 1904))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias leucas Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus zambesensis (Peters, 1852))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias zambesensis Peters, 1852)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus zambezensis (Peters, 1852))
To FishBase (from synonym Prionodon platyodon Poey, 1860)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeolamna greyi mckaili Whitley, 1945)
To FishBase (from synonym Galeolamna leucas (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias spenceri Ogilby, 1910)
To FishBase images (Carcharhinus leucas, India, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (623 nucleotides; 4907 proteins)
To GenBank (623 nucleotides; 4907 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias leucas Valenciennes, 1839)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus leucas RAD107043-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharias azureus RAD110007-001) (from synonym Carcharias azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
From other sources
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