Common names from other countries
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) >
Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks) >
Carchariidae (Ragged-tooth sharks)
Etymology: Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a shark’s teeth. (See ETYFish); tricuspidatus: -atus (L.), provided with: tricuspid teeth, referring to how “awl-shaped” teeth have a “small basal cusp” (or cusplet) on both sides of smooth main cusp [perhaps a junior synonym of C. taurus]. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Day.
Issue
Questionably a synonym of Carcharias taurus (Ref. 35766, 43278).
Questionably a synonym of Carcharias taurus Rafinesque 1810 (Compagno 2001:58; Ref. 43278).
Probably a junior synonym of Carcharias taurus, thus, regarded as a doubtfu
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical; 26°N - 9°N
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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