Biology:Carcharhinus humani

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Short description: Species of shark

Carcharhinus humani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species:
C. humani
Binomial name
Carcharhinus humani
W. T. White & Weigmann, 2014
Carcharhinus humani distmap.png
Human's whaler shark range

Carcharhinus humani, also known as the Human's whaler shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits the western Indian Ocean near the Socotra Islands, off Kuwait, Mozambique, and South Africa .[2]

References

  1. Pollom, R.; Gledhill, K.; Simpfendorfer, C.; Jabado, R.W.; Moore, A.; Elhassan, I. (2019). "Carcharhinus humani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T110834677A139929300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T110834677A139929300.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/110834677/139929300. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. White, W. T. & Weigmann, S. (2014): Carcharhinus humani sp. nov., a new whaler shark (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3821 (1): 071-087.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17275426 entry