maou, Squalus (Carcharias) Lesson [R. P.] 1829:(91), Poissons Pl. 1 [Voyage autour du monde Zool. v. 2 (pt 1); ref. 2776] French Polynesia, 18°S, 144°W. Syntypes: (2) whereabouts unknown. See Garrick 1982:151 [ref. 5454] for comments on use of this name. We suggest continuing current usage of Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey 1861). Dates to plate which appeared on 4 July 1829; description dated to 13 Oct. 1831 (Cretella 2010 [ref. 34236]). •In the synonymy of the younger Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey 1861) -- (Garrick 1982:150 [ref. 5454], Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:107 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:484 [ref. 6846], Bass et al. 1986:74 [ref. 5638], Randall et al. 1990:20 [ref. 15987], Allen & Robertson 1994:22 [ref. 22193], Compagno & Niem 1998:1341 [ref. 23787], Lessa et al. 1999:354 [ref. 25267], Compagno 2003:484 [ref. 26984], Espinosa Pérez et al. 2004:56 [ref. 27705], Bonfil & Abdallah 2004:33 [ref. 27735], Voigt & Weber 2011:77 [ref. 31424], Castro 2011:438 [ref. 31457], Compagno 2016:1311 [ref. 34544] dated 1830). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey 1861). Carcharhinidae. Habitat: marine.