Carcharhinus leucas

(Valenciennes, 1841)

Taxonomie [+/-]

Gattung: Carcharhinus
Familie: Carcharhinidae
Ordnung: Carcharhiniformes
Überordnung: Galeomorphi
Untergruppe: Selachii
Gruppe: Neoselachii
Teilklasse: Euselachii
Unterklasse: Elasmobranchii
Klasse: Chondrichthyes
Überklasse: Gnathostomata
Klasse: Chondrichthyes
Unterphylum: Craniata
Phylum: Chordata

Synonyme [+/-]

Carcharias leucas
Carcharias zambesensis
Carcharias lamia
Carcharias zambezensis
Carcharias azureus
Carcharias spenceri
Carcharinus leucas
Carcharinus zambesensis
Galeolamnia leucas
Galeolamnia lamnia
Squalus obtusus
Squalus platyodon
Carcharhinus nicaraguensis
Carcharhinus zambezensis
Carcharhinus azureus
Carcharhinus vanrooyeni
Eulamia nicaraguensis
Galeolamna bogimba
Galeolamna greyi mckaili

Verbreitung [+/-]

Widespread along the continental coasts of all tropical and subtropical seas and travelling far up warm rivers and into freshwater lakes. W-Atlantic: Massachusetts to S-Brazil,incl. Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Bahamas,Mississippi and Atchafalaya Riv. Lake Nicaragua, San Juan River, Lake Ysabel(Guatem.) Patula Riv.(Hondur.) Panama Canal, Amazon River (to Peru) E-Atlantic: Morocco,Senegal to Angola,Gambia River, Ogooue Riv.(Gabon)
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