Carcharhinus humani
| Carcharhinus humani | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Chondrichthyes | 
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii | 
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes | 
| Family: | Carcharhinidae | 
| Genus: | Carcharhinus | 
| Species: | C. humani | 
| Binomial name | |
| Carcharhinus humani W. T. White & Weigmann, 2014 | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.
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