Definition of genus carcharhinus Genus carcharhinus
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What does genus carcharhinus mean?
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| genus carcharhinus - type genus of the Carcharhinidae | ||
| Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus | ||
| fish genus any of various genus of fish | ||
| carcharhinidae, family carcharhinidae largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks | ||
| bull shark, carcharhinus leucas, cub shark a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous | ||
| carcharhinus plumbeus, sandbar shark most common grey shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen | ||
| blacktip shark, carcharhinus limbatus, sandbar shark widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink | ||
| carcharinus longimanus, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, whitetip shark large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark | ||
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