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Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron, 1839)

Silky shark
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Manō, Ridgeback shark, Shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Northwest Atlantic (Ref. 37512). Ranges from Massachusetts southward (Ref. 244). Also Ref. 9997.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

分類 / Names 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(, ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii 板鰓亞綱 (鯊魚與魟魚) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) 真鯊目 (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) 白眼鮫科 (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);  falciformis: falx (L.), scythe or sickle; forma (L.), shape or form, referring to sickle-like shape of pectoral fins [authorship often attributed to Müller & Henle, who published Bibron’s description]. (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態學

海洋 礁區魚類; 海洋洄游的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 0 - 4000 m (Ref. 55180), usually 0 - 500 m (Ref. 6871).   亞熱帶的; 42°N - 43°S, 180°W - 180°E (Ref. 55180)

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