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Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Carcharhinus melanopterus
was originally described as
Carcharias melanopterus
by Quoy & Gaimard in 1824. It belongs to the family
Carcharhinidae
. It is commonly known as Blacktip reef shark but has many other common names such as in Australia as Blacktip reef shark, in Japan as Tsumaguro, in Papua New Guinea as Black-tip reef shark, in Philippines as Lodlod, in South Africa as Swartvin-rifhaai, in South Africa as Blacktip reef shark.
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It is found in Fresh, Brackish and Salt water and its distribution is Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group north to Taiwan, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. [No longer considered as present in the Mediterranean Sea -- (Fricke et al. 2007:14 [ref. 29533])].
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Species
melanopterus
AuthorWI
Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.]
AuthorNI
Quoy & Gaimard
Qualification
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Year
1824
Status
Valid
Class
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Carcharhinidae
Subfamily
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Genus
Carcharhinus
Subgenus
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Class
Chondrichthyes
Order
Carcharhiniformes
Family
Carcharhinidae
Genus
Carcharhinus
Original Name
Carcharias
Taxon Name
melanopterus
Original Combination
Carcharias melanopterus
Original Genus
Carcharias
Original Genus Species
Carcharias melanopterus
OriginalSubGenus
Carcharias
Original Author
Quoy & Gaimard
Original AuthorWI
Quoy [J. R. C.] & Gaimard [J. P.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1824
Original Family
Odontaspididae
Original SubFamily
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Original Level
species
Type Locality
[Waigiou] Pulau Waigeo, Papua Barat, Indonesia, Western Pacific.
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Bertin 1939:70 [ref. 20739] as holotype (MNHN 1129, figured) and paratypes; MNHN 1129 designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:1055 [ref. 23416] to conform to ICZN Code.
Primary Code
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Primary Type
MNHN 0000-1129
Page
194
Illustrations
Pl. 43 (figs. 1-2)
SubSpecies AuthorWI
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Qualification SS
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Original QualificationSS
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Current Subspecies AuthorWI
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Current Genus Species
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Current Species
melanopterus
Current Genus
Carcharhinus
Current AuthorWI
Blainville [H. de]
Current AuthorNI
Blainville
Current Year
1824
Current Family
Carcharhinidae
Current Subfamily
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Habitat
reef-associated
Water
Fresh, Brackish and Salt water
Depth Range
From 0 to 75 meters.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Hawaiian Islands and Pitcairn Group north to Taiwan, south to Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia. [No longer considered as present in the Mediterranean Sea -- (Fricke et al. 2007:14 [ref. 29533])].
Current Summary
Valid as
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Quoy & Gaimard 1824). Carcharhinidae.
Name History
• Valid as
Carcharhinus melanopterus
(Quoy & Gaimard 1824) -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Garrick 1982:96 [ref. 5454], Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:108 [ref. 13675], Dor 1984:6 [ref. 29757], Compagno 1984:487 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:6 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:75 [ref. 5638], Allen & Swainston 1988:22 [ref. 25477], Paxton et al. 1989:78 [ref. 12442], Winterbottom et al. 1989:4 [ref. 13251], Randall et al. 1990:20 [ref. 15987], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:18 [ref. 20764], Last & Stevens 1994:250 [ref. 23873], Goren & Dor 1994:2 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:33 [ref. 22896], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:63 [ref. 27969], Allen 1997:42 [ref. 23977], Larson & Williams 1997:343 [ref. 23967], Kuiter 1997:14 [ref. 25488], Randall et al. 1997:20 [ref. 25919], Compagno & Niem 1998:1343 [ref. 23787], Yano & Morrissey 1999:193 [ref. 23887], Myers 1999:34 [ref. 23965], Fricke 1999:20 [ref. 24106], Morón et al. 1999:147 [ref. 24253], Mishra et al. 1999:82 [ref. 25315], Johnson 1999:719 [ref. 25471], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], Randall 1999:5 [ref. 25829], Nakabo 2000:138 [ref. 25086], Compagno in Randall & Lim 2000:580 [ref. 25122], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:92 [ref. 25191], Randall & Earle 2000:5 [ref. 25806], Hutchins 2001:14 [ref. 25847], Bilecenoglu et al. 2002:14 [ref. 26753], Nakabo 2002:138 [ref. 26001], Allen & Adrim 2003:21 [ref. 26830], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S92 [ref. 27377], Myers & Donaldson 2003:609 [ref. 27495], Lobel & Lobel 2004:67 [ref. 27576], Randall et al. 2004:5 [ref. 27624], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:30 [ref. 27735], Heemstra 2004:3337 [ref. 27945], Randall 2005:13 [ref. 28239], Mundy 2005:91 [ref. 28379], Compagno et al. 2005:39 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:102 [ref. 29001], Fricke et al. 2007:14 [ref. 29533], Randall 2007:33 [ref. 30952], Fricke et al. 2009:9 [ref. 30213], Last el al. 2010:106 [ref. 32461], Fricke et al. 2011:345 [ref. 31242], Voigt & Weber 2011:82 [ref. 31424], Moore et al. 2012:9 [ref. 31771], Psomadakis et al. 2012:14 [ref. 33457], White 2012:3 [ref. 31843], Allen & Erdmann 2012:56 [ref. 31980], Yamashita et al. 2012:124 [ref. 32408], Fricke et al. 2013:250 [32706], Larson et al. 2013:10 [ref. 32988], Kottelat 2013:21 [ref. 32989], Ebert et al. 2013:333 [ref. 33045]).
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abbreviatus
Carcharhinus abbreviatus
(Klunzinger [C. B.] (ex Ehrenberg) 1871)
Not available
acarenatus
Carcharhinus acarenatus
Moreno [J. A.] & Hoyos [A.] 1983
Valid
acronotus
Carcharhinus acronotus
(Poey [F.] 1860)
Valid
aethalorus
Carcharhinus aethalorus
(Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1882)
Synonym
ahenea
Carcharhinus ahenea
(Stead [D. G.] 1938)
Synonym
albimarginatus
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
(Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1837)
Valid
altimus
Carcharhinus altimus
(Springer [S.] 1950)
Valid
amblyrhinchos
Carcharhinus amblyrhinchos
(Bleeker [P.] 1856)
Synonym
amblyrhynchoides
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
(Whitley [G. P.] 1934)
Valid
amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
(Bleeker [P.] 1856)
Valid
amblyrhynchus
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchus
(Bleeker [P.] 1856)
Spelling
amboinensis
Carcharhinus amboinensis
(Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1839)
Valid
atripinna
Carcharhinus atripinna
(Chu [Y.-T.] 1960)
Synonym
atrodorsus
Carcharhinus atrodorsus
Deng [S.-M.], Xiong [G.-Q.] & Zhan [H.-X.] 1981
Synonym
azureus
Carcharhinus azureus
(Gilbert [C. H.] & Starks [E. C.] 1904)
Synonym
bigelowi
Carcharhinus bigelowi
(Cadenat [J.] 1956)
Synonym
bleekeri
Carcharhinus bleekeri
(Duméril [A. H. A.] 1865)
Synonym
bogimba
Carcharhinus bogimba
(Whitley [G. P.] 1943)
Synonym
borneensis
Carcharhinus borneensis
(Seale [A.] 1910)
Synonym
borneensis
Carcharhinus borneensis
(Bleeker [P.] 1858)
Valid
brachyrhynchos
Carcharhinus brachyrhynchos
(Bleeker [P.] 1859)
Synonym
brachyrrhynchus
Carcharhinus brachyrrhynchus
(Philippi [R. A.] 1887)
Uncertain
brachyurus
Carcharhinus brachyurus
(Günther [A.] 1870)
Valid
brevipina
Carcharhinus brevipina
(Valenciennes [A.] 1839)
Synonym
brevipinna
Carcharhinus brevipinna
(Valenciennes [A.] 1839)
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