acarenatus, Carcharhinus Moreno [J. A.] & Hoyos [A.] 1983:57, Figs. 1-5 [Cybium 3e série. Bulletin de la Société Française d'Ichtyologie v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 8301] Casablanca-Rabat, Morocco, 33°49'N, 7°28'W, depth 270-360 meters. Holotype: VBCM 816. Paratypes: VBCM 817 to 820 (1, 1, 1, 1). •Synonym of Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther 1870) -- (Compagno 1984:464 [ref. 6846], Morey & Massutí 2003:55 [ref. 27024], Castro 2011:403 [ref. 31457]). •Valid as Carcharhinus acarenatus Moreno & Hoyos 1983 -- (Voigt & Weber 2011:35 [ref. 31424], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:88 [ref. 37302]). •Status needs study -- (White 2012:3 [ref. 31843]). Current status: Valid as Carcharhinus acarenatus Moreno & Hoyos 1983. Carcharhinidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal south to Morocco. Habitat: brackish, marine.