WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
217352 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217352)
accepted
Species
Carcharhinus platyrhynchus (Gilbert, 1892) · unaccepted
Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837 · unaccepted
Carcharinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Eulamia albimarginata (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted
Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
Description Found frequently around reefs, coral atolls, and along shorelines. Feeds on bottom-oriented and pelagic fishes (soles,...
Description Found frequently around reefs, coral atolls, and along shorelines. Feeds on bottom-oriented and pelagic fishes (soles, lanternfish, flyingfish, gempylids, tuna, bonito, wahoo, wrasses, eagle rays and octopi). Viviparous with usually 5 or 6, up to 11 pups per litter. Gestation period is about one year, young are born in summer. Size at birth 55 to 80 cm (Ref. 2334). Considered to be potentially dangerous. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217352 on 2024-07-08
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original description
(of Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
original description (of Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892) Gilbert, C. H. (1892). Descriptions of thirty-four new species of fishes collected in 1888 and 1889, principally among the Santa Barbara Islands and in the Gulf of California. <em>In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 14 (no. 880): 539-566. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892) Gilbert, C. H. (1892). Descriptions of thirty-four new species of fishes collected in 1888 and 1889, principally among the Santa Barbara Islands and in the Gulf of California. <em>In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 14 (no. 880): 539-566. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Found frequently around reefs, coral atolls, and along shorelines. Feeds on bottom-oriented and pelagic fishes (soles, lanternfish, flyingfish, gempylids, tuna, bonito, wahoo, wrasses, eagle rays and octopi). Viviparous with usually 5 or 6, up to 11 pups per litter. Gestation period is about one year, young are born in summer. Size at birth 55 to 80 cm (Ref. 2334). Considered to be potentially dangerous. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | silvertip shark | [details] |
| Japanese | ツマジロ | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón puntas blancas | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (44 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus platyrhynchus (Gilbert, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eulamia albimarginata (Rüppell, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carcharinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark & divers)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark and Fuliliers)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark and remoras)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark and Remoras)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip Shark)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus platyrhynchus (Gilbert, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia albimarginata (Rüppell, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837))
To FishBase images (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Papua New Guinea, by Honeycutt, K.)
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 73 proteins)
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 73 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus albimarginatus RAD100119-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus albimarginatus RAD107018-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eulamia platyrhynchus RAD100181-001) (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eulamia platyrhynchus RAD107012-001) (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus platyrhynchus (Gilbert, 1892))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Eulamia albimarginata (Rüppell, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Carcharinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark & divers)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark and Fuliliers)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark and remoras)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark and Remoras)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip shark)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Silvertip Shark)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus platyrhynchus (Gilbert, 1892))
To FishBase (from synonym Eulamia albimarginata (Rüppell, 1837))
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837))
To FishBase images (Carcharhinus albimarginatus, Papua New Guinea, by Honeycutt, K.)
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 73 proteins)
To GenBank (67 nucleotides; 73 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias albimarginatus Rüppell, 1837)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus albimarginatus RAD100119-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus albimarginatus RAD107018-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eulamia platyrhynchus RAD100181-001) (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Eulamia platyrhynchus RAD107012-001) (from synonym Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892)
To ITIS
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