Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4411.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:255EE06E-3171-41F3-BB3D-E7D29537A292 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5983104 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/735C87F1-8A48-FFB0-9BF6-FBAE5F2E8CE0 |
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Plazi |
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Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950) |
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Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
Bignose Shark
Eulamia altima Springer, 1950: 9 . Holotype: USNM 133828 About USNM . Type locality: Cosgrove Reef , Key West, Florida, USA.
Local synonymy: White et al., 2018: 128, figs (PNG).
PNG voucher material: None.
Remarks: First confirmation of this species from PNG waters. One specimen caught by longline in 432 m off Kavieng in late 2015; multiple records from target shark longline catches in the Milne Bay Province in 2014, with supporting genetic samples; identification confirmed with NADH2 sequences (G. Naylor, unpubl. data).
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
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Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
| White, William T. & Ko’Ou, Alfred 2018 |
Eulamia altima
| Springer 1950: 9 |