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

Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Carcharias*	Rafinesque, 1810	accepted genus name
*Eugomphodus*	Gill, 1861	synonym

Species group names

*Eugomphodus taurus*	(Rafinesque, 1810)	synonym
*Odontaspis taurus*	(Rafinesque, 1810)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Afrikaans: spikkel-skeurtandhaai sources: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.

English: blue nurse shark; brown shark; grey nurse; grey nurse shark; grey shark; Owston’s sand shark; raggedtooth shark; raggie; sand tiger; sand tiger shark; shovelnose shark; shovel-nosed shark; spotted ragged-tooth shark; yellow belly; yellow shark sources: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.;North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

English-United States: blue nurse shark; brown shark; grey nurse; grey nurse shark; grey shark; Owston’s sand shark; Raggedtooth shark; raggie; sand shark; sand tiger; sand tiger shark; Sandtiger shark; shovelnose shark; shovel-nosed shark; spotted ragged-tooth shark; tiger shark; yellow shark sources: english PESI focal point

French: lamio; odontaspide taureau; requin sable tachete; requin taureau; verdoun sources: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.

German: Sandtiger; Sandtigerhai sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Greek: Ταυροκαρχαρίας sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Hindi: dundanee; toro bambaco sources: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.

Italian: carcharia tauro; odontaspe tauro; triglochide tauro sources: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.

Japanese: shirowani; umiwani sources: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.

Polish: tawrosz piaskowy sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: pez toro; tiburón; tiburón arenero tigre; tiburón de leznas; tiburón toro; toro bacota sources: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.;Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: kum kaplani; kum kaplanı; pamuk baligi; pamuk balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Акула піщана звичайна; Звичайна піщана акула sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Vietnamese: ca nham nhan; ca nham nhon

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	Compagno, L.J.V. (1984). FAO Species Catalogue No. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. (125) Vol 4, Part 1. 246 pp. FAO, Rome.
additional source	Collette, B.B., and G. Klein-MacPhee (eds.). 2002. Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine, 3rd edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London. 748 p.
additional source	Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
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	Fishbase

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (73 publications)
FishBase
GenBank (122 nucleotides; 97 proteins)
Barcode of Life (96 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810. 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:105843