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Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)

Silvertip shark
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Philippines country information

Common names: Iho, Pating, Pating
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported in Herre (Ref 280:17), motorship 'Theodore N. Gill', May 1948, Sulu Sea, Sulu Province. Several individuals were observed during dives to Tubbataha Reef (central Sulu Sea) at about 30 m depth, April 2000 (Ref. 47737, 53416). Also from Lanuza Bay, Surigao del Sur (Ref. 104756). Museum records: Dumaguete, Negros Oriental collected in 1931, SU 13667 (female fetus, 68.3 cm TL). Also Ref. 244, 386, 6871, 9997, 47736, 121724. Occurrence: Dumaguete, Negros Oriental; Lanuza Bay, Surigao del Sur; Tubbataha Reef, Sulu Sea, Sulu Province.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alava, M.N.R., J.P.A. Gaudiano, J.A. Utzurrum, E.E.C. Capuli, M.T.R. Aquino, M.M.A. Luchavez-Maypa and M.D. Santos, 2014
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Common names from other countries

Requin pointe blanche, Tiburón de puntas blancas, White fin, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Carcharhinus: karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish);  albimarginatus: albus (L.), white; marginatus (L.), bordered, referring to white fin tips. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 800 m (Ref. 6871), usually 20 - ? m (Ref. 30874).   Tropical; 32°N - 31°S, 31°E - 77°W (Ref. 55177)

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