Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Elasmobranchii > Subclass Neoselachii > Infraclass Selachii > Superorder Galeomorphi > Order Carcharhiniformes > Family Carcharhinidae > Genus Carcharhinus

Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Carcharhinus*	de Blainville, 1816	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: oceanic whitetip shark sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

English-United States: oceanic whitetip shark sources: english PESI focal point

German: Hochsee-Weißflossenhai; Weißspitzen-Hochseehai sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Καρχαρίνος των ωκεανών sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: ilgapelekis pilkasis ryklys sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: żarłacz białopłetwy sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: jaquetón de ley; tiburón oceánico sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: årfenhaj sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: akyuzgecli kopekbaligi; akyüzgeçli köpekbalığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Акула сіра довгокрила; Довгокрила акула

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 431-554.
additional source	Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown.
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Fishbase
additional source	Garrick, J.A.F. 1982. Sharks of the genus Carcharhinus. NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular 445:150-159.

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

FishBase
Barcode of Life (34 barcodes)
GenBank (31 nucleotides; 26 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105794