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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 3605 specimens in 33 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2715 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 5057
Temperature range (°C): 1.424 - 29.115
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.048 - 39.498
Salinity (PPS): 32.865 - 36.580
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.177 - 6.302
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.063 - 2.960
Silicate (umol/l): 0.567 - 136.913
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 5057
Temperature range (°C): 1.424 - 29.115
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.048 - 39.498
Salinity (PPS): 32.865 - 36.580
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.177 - 6.302
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.063 - 2.960
Silicate (umol/l): 0.567 - 136.913
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2715 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 5057
Temperature range (°C): 1.424 - 29.115
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.048 - 39.498
Salinity (PPS): 32.865 - 36.580
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.177 - 6.302
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.063 - 2.960
Silicate (umol/l): 0.567 - 136.913
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 5057
Temperature range (°C): 1.424 - 29.115
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.048 - 39.498
Salinity (PPS): 32.865 - 36.580
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.177 - 6.302
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.063 - 2.960
Silicate (umol/l): 0.567 - 136.913
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Carcharhinus cf. sealei
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Carcharhinus sp. l
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Carcharhinus sp.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 25
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 25
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
| Specimen Records: | 2,610 | Public Records: | 488 |
| Specimens with Sequences: | 2,023 | Public Species: | 29 |
| Specimens with Barcodes: | 1,299 | Public BINs: | 21 |
| Species: | 50 | ||
| Species With Barcodes: | 35 | ||
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Barcode data
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Locations of barcode samples
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Wikipedia
Carcharhinus
Carcharhinus is the type genus of the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae.
Species
- Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) (Blacknose shark)
- Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837) (Silvertip shark)
- Carcharhinus altimus (S. Springer, 1950) (Bignose shark)
- Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934) (Graceful shark)
- Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Grey reef shark)
- Carcharhinus amboinensis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pigeye shark)
- Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker, 1858) (Borneo shark)
- Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870) (Copper shark)
- Carcharhinus brevipinna (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Spinner shark)
- Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert, 1898 (Pacific smalltail shark)
- Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945) (Nervous shark)
- Carcharhinus coatesi (Whitley, 1939)
- Carcharhinus dussumieri (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Whitecheek shark)
- Carcharhinus falciformis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Silky shark)
- Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) (Creek whaler)
- Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) (Galapagos shark)
- Carcharhinus hemiodon (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pondicherry shark)
- Carcharhinus isodon (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Finetooth shark)
- Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 (Smooth tooth blacktip shark )
- Carcharhinus leucas (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Bull shark)
- Carcharhinus limbatus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Blacktip shark)
- Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (Oceanic whitetip shark)
- Carcharhinus macloti (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Hardnose shark)
- Carcharhinus macrops J. X. Liu, 1983
- Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Blacktip reef shark)
- Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) (Dusky shark)
- Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark)
- Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) (Sandbar shark)
- Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839) (Smalltail shark)
- Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913) (Blackspot shark)
- Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) (Night shark)
- Carcharhinus sorrah (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Spot-tail shark)
- Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950) (Australian blacktip shark)
- Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker, 1852)
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Carcharhinus in FishBase. February 2011 version.
- ^ Carrier, J.C., J.A. Musick and M.R. Heithaus (2004). Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives. CRC Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-8493-1514-X.
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