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Definition: Carcharhinus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the Carcharhinidae.[Wordnet].

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Date "Carcharhinus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1927. (references)

Common Expressions: Carcharhinus

Expressions Definition
Carcharhinus leucas A most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Carcharhinus limbatus Widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Carcharhinus obscurus Relatively slender blue-grey shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Carcharhinus plumbeus Most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Carcharhinus Type genus of the Carcharhinidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Carcharhinus


Carcharhinus

Carcharinus
Fossil range: Eocene to Present[1]
Gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Blainville, 1816
Species

31 species; see text.

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Carcharhinus is a genus of requiem sharks, the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae.

Species

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 

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