Deep-Sea taxon details
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)
105788 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105788)
accepted
Species
Carcharhinus johnsoni Smith, 1951 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, ranging close inshore and offshore. Feeds on small fishes, cuttlefish, squid,...
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, then from southern Brazil to northern...
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, ranging close inshore and offshore. Feeds on small fishes, cuttlefish, squid, and octopi. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta); litters of 2 to 15 pups, 46 to 80 cm at birth. Forms schools. Highly migratory off Florida and Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption. Also valuable for hides and fins, and liver for oil. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, then from southern Brazil to northern...
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, then from southern Brazil to northern Argentina. Reported from Cuba [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105788 on 2025-12-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105788 on 2025-12-15
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(of ) Müller, J.; Henle, F. G. J. (1838-1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. <em>Veit und Comp., Berlin.</em> i-xxii + 1-200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1-28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27-28, 29-102 in 1839, i-xxii + 103-200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Sin, Y. T. (2009). Age, growth and reproductive biology of whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) from Hong Kong and adjacent waters. Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
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. [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
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Sin, Y. T. (2009). Age, growth and reproductive biology of whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) from Hong Kong and adjacent waters. Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong. [details]
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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
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. [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
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Found on the continental and insular shelves, ranging close inshore and offshore. Feeds on small fishes, cuttlefish, squid, and octopi. Viviparous (with a yolk-sac placenta); litters of 2 to 15 pups, 46 to 80 cm at birth. Forms schools. Highly migratory off Florida and Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. Utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption. Also valuable for hides and fins, and liver for oil. [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern Gulf of Mexico and the Bahamas, then from southern Brazil to northern Argentina. Reported from Cuba [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spinner shark | [details] |
| German | SpinnerhaiLangnasenhaigroßer Schwarzspitzenhai | [details] |
| Hebrew | כריש קצר-גף | [details] |
| Japanese | ハナザメ | [details] |
| Lithuanian | trumpapelekis pilkasis ryklys | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Βραχύπτερος καρχαρίνος | [details] |
| Spanish | tiburón currotiburón aleta negrajaquetón picudo | [details] |
| Turkish | sivri camgözsivri camgoz | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (183 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus brevipinna)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus johnsoni Smith, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To FishBase
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 266 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus brevipinna FIN027598 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus brevipinna FIN027599 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus maculipinnis RAD100164-001) (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus maculipinnis RAD100164-002) (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carcharhinus brevipinna)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus johnsoni Smith, 1951)
To FishBase (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To FishBase
To GenBank (262 nucleotides; 266 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus brevipinna FIN027598 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus brevipinna FIN027599 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus maculipinnis RAD100164-001) (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Carcharhinus maculipinnis RAD100164-002) (from synonym Carcharhinus maculipinnis (Poey, 1865))
To PESI
To ITIS
