johnsoni, Carcharinus Smith [J. L. B.] 1951:88, Figs. 1-2 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 4 (no. 37) (art. 6); ref. 12916] Port Elizabeth, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 422. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 430 (1). •Synonym of Carcharhinus brevipinna (Valenciennes or Müller & Henle 1839) -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Garrick 1982:41 [ref. 5454], Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:104 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:466 [ref. 6846], Bass et al. 1986:71 [ref. 5638], Springer 1990:103 [ref. 19320], Compagno & Niem 1998:1332 [ref. 23787], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:28 [ref. 27735], Voigt & Weber 2011:53 [ref. 31424] dated 1952, Ebert et al. 2021:62 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus brevipinna (Valenciennes 1839). Carcharhinidae. Habitat: marine.