| Accepted scientific name: |
| Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Carcharias fasciatus Bleeker, 1852 (synonym) |
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| Carcharias hemprichii Klunzinger, 1871 (synonym) |
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| Galeocerda cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) (synonym) |
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| Galeocerdo arcticus (Faber, 1829) (synonym) |
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| Galeocerdo cuvieri (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) (synonym) |
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| Galeocerdo fasciatus van Kampen, 1907 (ambiguous synonym) |
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| Galeocerdo obtusus Klunzinger, 1871 (synonym) |
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| Galeocerdo rayneri Macdonald & Barron, 1868 (synonym) |
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| Galeocerdo tigrinus Müller & Henle, 1839 (synonym) |
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| Galeus cepedianus Agassiz, 1838 (synonym) |
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| Galeus maculatus Ranzani, 1840 (synonym) |
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| Squalus arcticus Faber, 1829 (synonym) |
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| Squalus cuvier Péron & Lesueur, 1822 (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Language |
Country |
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| Yee nawan |
Aceh |
Indonesia |
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| Tierhaai |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Jarjur |
Arabic |
Oman |
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| Jarjur knaza |
Arabic |
Qatar |
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| Cucut macan |
Bahasa Indonesia |
Indonesia |
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| Hiu macan |
Bali |
Indonesia |
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| Mungsing jara |
Bali |
Indonesia |
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| Meraurau |
Carolinian |
Micronesia |
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| Requin tigre |
Creole, French |
Mauritius |
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| Tigre |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Tubarão tigre |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Tubarão-tigre |
Creole, Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Tigerhaj |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Tijgerhaai |
Dutch |
Netherlands |
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| Tijgerhaai |
Dutch |
Netherlands Antilles |
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| Leopard shark |
English |
Cuba |
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| Leopard shark |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Leopard shark |
English |
USA |
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| Maneater shark |
English |
Netherlands Antilles |
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| Spotted shark |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Australia |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Azores Is |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Bahamas |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Christmas I. |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Cuba |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Djibouti |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Fiji |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
India |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Indonesia |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Malaysia |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Mauritius |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Micronesia |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Netherlands Antilles |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
New Zealand |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Papua New Guinea |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Puerto Rico |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Saint Lucia |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
South Africa |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Thailand |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Tonga |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
United Kingdom |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
Uruguay |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
US Virgin Is |
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| Tiger shark |
English |
USA |
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| Tiger-shark |
English |
India |
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| Qio saga |
Fijian |
Fiji |
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| qio taika |
Fijian |
Fiji |
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| Tiikerihai |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Kpohoua |
Fon GBE |
Benin |
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| Mangeur d'hommes |
French |
France |
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| Requin demoiselle |
French |
Seychelles |
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| Requin tigre |
French |
France |
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| Requin tigre |
French |
French Polynesia |
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| Requin tigre |
French |
Mauritius |
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| Requin tigre commun |
French |
Djibouti |
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| Requin tigre commun |
French |
France |
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| Requin-demoiselle |
French |
France |
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| Requin-tigre |
French |
France |
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| Requin-tigre commun |
French |
France |
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| Tigerhai |
German |
Germany |
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| Bhoavar |
Gujarati |
India |
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| Bhoovar |
Gujarati |
India |
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| Pattari |
Gujarati |
India |
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| Mano pa'ele |
Hawaiian |
Hawaii |
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| Niuhi |
Hawaiian |
Hawaii |
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| Tígrisháfur |
Icelandic |
Iceland |
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| Squalo tigre |
Italian |
Italy |
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| Itachi zame |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Itachizame |
Japanese |
Japan |
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| Hiu omas |
Javanese |
Indonesia |
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| Pilithatte |
Kannada |
India |
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| Pullia |
Kannada |
India |
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| Te babatababa |
Kiribati |
Kiribati |
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| Te tababa |
Kiribati |
Kiribati |
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| 뱀상어 |
Korean |
Korea, South |
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| Vorimiyaru |
Mahl |
India |
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| Bemaso |
Malagasy |
Madagascar |
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| Tsaka |
Malagasy |
Madagascar |
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| Vorotse |
Malagasy |
Madagascar |
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| Chiow suar |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Cucut macan |
Malay (individual language) |
Indonesia |
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| Ikan yu |
Malay (individual language) |
Christmas I. |
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| Jerung tenggiri |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Yu giling |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Yu manis |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Yu tenggiri |
Malay (individual language) |
Malaysia |
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| Kalla sravu |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Kalla-sravu |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Kalvari |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Kellan |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Kethalan |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Pulli sravu |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Valiasurav |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Valiyasurav |
Malayalam |
India |
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| Vorimiyaru |
Malayalam |
India |
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| 虎沙 |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 虎沙 |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 鼬鮫 |
Mandarin Chinese |
Taiwan |
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| 鼬鯊 |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 鼬鲛 |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 鼬鲨 |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Ngutukao |
Maori |
New Zealand |
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| Toiki |
Maori |
New Zealand |
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| Waghbeer |
Marathi |
India |
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| Carcharias |
Modern Greek (1453-) |
Greece |
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| Tigerhai |
Norwegian |
Norway |
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| Ruhia |
Other |
French Polynesia |
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| Ruhie |
Other |
French Polynesia |
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| Tintolero |
Papiamento |
Netherlands Antilles |
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| Tintorero |
Papiamento |
Netherlands Antilles |
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| Tribon innocente |
Papiamento |
Netherlands Antilles |
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| Kooseh-e-babri |
Persian |
Iran |
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| Zarlacz tygrysi |
Polish |
Poland |
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| Cação |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Cação cabeça-chata |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Cação-jaguará |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Cação-tintureiro |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Gatinha |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Jaguará |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Marracho tigre |
Portuguese |
Mozambique |
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| Tigre |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Tigre |
Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Tintureira |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Tintureiro |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Tubarão tigre |
Portuguese |
Azores Is |
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| Tubarão tigre |
Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Tubarão-tigre |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Tubarão-tigre |
Portuguese |
Cape Verde Islands |
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| Tubarão-tigre |
Portuguese |
Portugal |
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| Tubarão-tintureira |
Portuguese |
Brazil |
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| Ma`o patapata |
Rapa |
French Polynesia |
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| Naiufi |
Samoan |
Samoa |
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| Olol |
Serer |
Senegal |
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| Alecrín |
Spanish |
Cuba |
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| Alecrín |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| amarillo |
Spanish |
Canary Is |
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| Cabrón |
Spanish |
Puerto Rico |
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| Tiburón |
Spanish |
Colombia |
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| Tiburón tigre |
Spanish |
Colombia |
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| Tiburón tigre |
Spanish |
Cuba |
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| Tiburón tigre |
Spanish |
Ecuador |
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| Tiburón tigre |
Spanish |
Mexico |
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| Tiburón tigre |
Spanish |
Peru |
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| Tiburón tigre |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Tiburón tigre |
Spanish |
Uruguay |
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| Tigre |
Spanish |
Puerto Rico |
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| Tintorera |
Spanish |
Canary Is |
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| Tintorera |
Spanish |
Colombia |
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| Tintorera |
Spanish |
Mexico |
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| Tintorera |
Spanish |
Nicaragua |
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| Tintorera |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Tintorera |
Spanish |
Venezuela |
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| Tintorera tigre |
Spanish |
Spain |
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| Amzani |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania |
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| Tigerhaj |
Swedish |
Sweden |
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| Pating |
Tagalog |
Philippines |
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| Ma'o tore tore |
Tahitian |
Tahiti |
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| Mao tore tore |
Tahitian |
Tahiti |
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| Wulluven sorrah |
Tamil |
India |
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| Kethalam-sorrah |
Telugu |
India |
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| Kethulam |
Telugu |
India |
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| Kettalam sorrah |
Telugu |
India |
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| Kurangu-sorrah |
Telugu |
India |
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| Vulluvan-sorrah |
Telugu |
India |
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| Chalarm Suea |
Thai |
Thailand |
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| 'Anga takaneva |
Tongan |
Tonga |
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| Te kili |
Tuvaluan |
Kiribati |
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| Te tababa |
Tuvaluan |
Tuvalu |
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| Kori |
Urdu |
Pakistan |
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| Cá Mập |
Vietnamese |
Viet Nam |
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| Tchissouèndji |
Vili |
Congo Rep |
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| Piyui |
Wayuu |
Colombia |
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| Yanakhor |
Wolof |
Senegal |
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| Classification: |
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Animalia |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d74fcd5e-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201
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| Phylum |
Chordata |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d757d544-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201
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| Class |
Elasmobranchii |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d75dc8fa-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201
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| Order |
Carcharhiniformes |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d75defd8-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201
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| Family |
Carcharhinidae |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d75e0478-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201
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| Genus |
Galeocerdo |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d7ea4e38-29c1-102b-9a4a-00304854f820:col20110201
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| Distribution: |
Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland to Angola. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and Tahiti, north to southern Japan, south to New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Peru, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos, and Galapagos islands. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139). |
| Additional data: |
Author and year given as (Péron & Lesueur in Lesueur, 1822) like in Ref. 5450, but note that Péron's contribution is indeterminable from Ref. 46206.
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| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2011 |
| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
Group expert : Compagno, L.J.V., Data last modified by FishBase 05-Jan-2011 |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=886
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d133b380-2dc5-11e0-98c6-2ce70255a436:col20110201 |
