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Carcharias milberti
Synonym for Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
ex Valenciennes. Subgenus: Prionodon. Author from Eschmeyer (CofF ver. May 2005: Ref. 54621).
  Etymology of generic noun  
  from ETYFish
From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a shark’s teeth. (See ETYFish)
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  

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Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
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