WoRMS taxon details
Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
217336 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217336)
accepted
Species
Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910 · unaccepted
Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913) Pietschmann, V. (1913). Fische des Wiesbadener Museums. <em>Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. Wiesbaden.</em> v. 66: 170-201, Pls. 1-2. [Includes 5 subtitles.]. [details]
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, from the surf line and intertidal region to deeper water. Feeds on small fish...
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, from the surf line and intertidal region to deeper water. Feeds on small fish including sea horses, shrimps, and squids. Viviparous; 1-2 pups per litter; 35-45 cm at birth (Ref. 2334). Often caught by shore anglers (Ref. 5485). Utilized for human consumption. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217336 on 2025-12-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913) Pietschmann, V. (1913). Fische des Wiesbadener Museums. <em>Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde. Wiesbaden.</em> v. 66: 170-201, Pls. 1-2. [Includes 5 subtitles.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, from the surf line and intertidal region to deeper water. Feeds on small fish including sea horses, shrimps, and squids. Viviparous; 1-2 pups per litter; 35-45 cm at birth (Ref. 2334). Often caught by shore anglers (Ref. 5485). Utilized for human consumption. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | blackspot shark | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (67 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus sealei)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sealei RAD100260-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sealei RAD100260-02)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus sealei)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias borneensis Seale, 1910)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 49 proteins) (from synonym Carcharias sealei Pietschmann, 1913)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sealei RAD100260-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus sealei RAD100260-02)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
