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Genera in the family or subfamily Carcharhinidae: [ 46 ] records


Alopecula Valenciennes [A.] in Moreau 1881:319, 320 (v. 1) Fem. Not available; Valenciennes manuscript name published in synonymy of Thalassinus Moreau, and apparently never made available by subsequent use as a valid name or senior homonym. Nomen Nudum. Carcharhinidae.

Aprion (subgenus of Carcharias) Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1839:31 Masc. Carcharias (Aprion) isodon Valenciennes 1839. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched; three included species in 1839:31. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Aprion Valenciennes 1830 in fishes. •In the synonymy of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Leis & Lee 1994:69 [ref. 21402], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Aprionodon Gill [T. N.] 1861:59 Masc. Squalus punctatus Mitchill 1815. Type by monotypy. Also in Gill 1862:411 [ref. 4910]. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Daget 1984:2 [ref. 6170], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Garrick 1985:1 [ref. 5654], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:47 [ref. 24550], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Bogimba (subgenus of Galeolamna) Whitley [G. P.] 1943:125 Neut. Galeolamna (Bogimba) bogimba Whitley 1943. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Carcharhinus (subgenus of Squalus) Blainville [H. de] 1816:121 Masc. Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Genus placed on Official List (Opinion 723). Carcharorhinus Agassiz 1846:65 [ref. 64], and Carcharinus Cloquet 1817:7 [ref. 852] placed on the Official Index. Type confirmed by the ICZN. •Valid as Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Garrick 1982 [ref. 5454], Daget 1984:2 [ref. 6170], Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:102 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:6 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:68 [ref. 5638], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Paxton et al. 1989:75 [ref. 12442], Séret in Lévêque et al. 1990:58 [ref. 21589], Allen 1991:35 [ref. 21090], Gomon et al. 1994:120 [ref. 22532], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:47 [ref. 24550], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:469 [ref. 26984], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Compagno et al. 2005:34 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:97 [ref. 29001], Carvalho et al. 2007:145 [ref. 30011], White 2008:67 [ref. 30617], Kimura 2009:11 [ref. 30426], Coad 2010:72 [ref. 36620], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:9 [ref. 36649], White et al. 2010:17 [ref. 30847], Diggers et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31402], Voigt & Weber 2011:32 [ref. 31424], Castro 2011:388 [ref. 31457], Marshall 2011:267 [ref. 31755], Hoyos-Padilla et al. 2012:15 [ref. 31760], Moore et al. 2012:7 [ref. 31771], White 2012:3 [ref. 31843], Weigmann 2012:2 [ref. 31968], Garibaldi & Orsi Relini 2012:399 [ref. 32859], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989], Angulo et al. 2013:989 [ref. 33194], White & Weigmann 2014:71 [ref. 33352], Parin et al. 2014:23 [ref. 33547], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:858 [ref. 34062], Duffy 2015:100 [ref. 34217], Dyldin 2015:52 [ref. 34524], Duffy 2016:97 [ref. 34514], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:545 [ref. 34656], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:88 [ref. 34398], Duffy & Scott 2016:187 [ref. 34780], Esmaeili et al. 2017:23 [ref. 35254], Motomura et al. 2017:21 [ref. 35490], White et al. 2017:126 [ref. 35860], Fricke et al. 2018:12 [ref. 35805], Dyldin & Orlov 2018:164 [ref. 35920], Ehemann et al. 2018:21 [ref. 36194], Esmaeili et al. 2018:6 [ref. 36089], Golani & Fricke 2018:10 [ref. 36273], White & Ko'ou 2018:31 [ref. 35922], White et al. 2019:1 [ref. 36436], Brown et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:39 [ref. 36673], Ebert et al. 2021:60 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Carcharias (subgenus of Squalus) Cuvier [G.] 1816:125 Masc. Squalus carcharias Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy (also by absolute tautonymy). Junior homonym of Carcharias Rafinesque 1810; not available. Placed on Official Index (Opinion 723). •In the synonymy of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Gomon et al. 1994:148 [ref. 22532], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). •Also In the synonymy of Carcharodon Smith 1838. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Cynocephalus Klein [J. T.] 1777:161 Masc. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. Also preoccupied by Cynocephalus Boddaert 1768 in bats. •In the synonymy of Prionace Cantor 1849. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Cynocephalus Gill [T. N.] (ex Klein) 1862:400, 401 Masc. Squalus glaucus Linnaeus 1758. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cynocephalus Boddaert 1768 and Cynocephalus Geoffroy St. Hilaire & Cuvier 1795 in Mammalia. •Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849 -- (Compagno 1984:521 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:346 [ref. 13488]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Cynocephalus Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:579 Masc. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1742 [ref. 30141]:5. Also objectively invalid; preoccupied by Cynocephalus Boddaert 1768 in bats. •In the synonymy of Prionace Cantor 1849. Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Eulamia Gill [T. N.] 1862:399, 401 Fem. Carcharias (Prionodon) milberti Valenciennes 1839. Type by monotypy. Type (p. 401) as "Eulamia lamia Gill" which might refer to C. lamia Blainville but as given is a nomen nudum; Gill 1962:409 [ref. 4910] includes only milberti. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Daget 1984:2 [ref. 6170], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:47 [ref. 24550], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Galeolamna Owen [R.] 1853:96 Fem. Galeolamna greyi Owen 1853. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:47 [ref. 24550], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Galeolamnoides Whitley [G. P.] 1934:191 Masc. Carcharias macrurus Ramsay & Ogilby 1887. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Galeus Valmont de Bomare [J. C.] 1768:371 Masc. Not available, published in a rejected work on Official Index (Opinion 89, Direction 32). •In the synonymy of Prionace Cantor 1849. Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Galeus Garman [S.] 1913:145 Masc. Squalus glaucus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. Garman's use of Galeus Valmont de Bomare 1768 (not available, rejected work) creates the genus Galeus Garman 1913. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Galeus Rafinesque 1810 in fishes. •Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849 -- (Compagno 1984:521 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:346 [ref. 13488]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Gillisqualus Whitley [G. P.] 1934:189 Masc. Gillisqualus amblyrhynchoides Whitley 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454] but with wrong type species, Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424] as Gilisqualus, Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Glyphis Agassiz [L.] 1843:243 [Tome 3] Fem. Carcharias (Prionodon) glyphis Müller & Henle 1839. Type by absolute tautonymy, C. glyphis mentioned in text. Type is not the fossil species Glyphis hastalis Agassiz 1843 (see discussion in Compagno 1984:506 [ref. 6846]). •Valid as Glyphis Agassiz 1843 -- (Compagno 1984:506 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:328 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], Thorburn & Morgan 2004:1 [ref. 27919], Compagno et al. 2005:41 [ref. 29145], Compagno et al. 2008:204 [ref. 29688], Roberts 2007:264 [ref. 29790], Roberts 2007:279 [ref. 29791], Compagno et al. 2010:29 [ref. 30848], Voigt & Weber 2011:31 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:22 [ref. 32989], Li et al. 2015:13302 [ref. 34446], Shimada et al. 2016:237 [ref. 34719], White et al. 2017:164 [ref. 35860], White & Ko'ou 2018:37 [ref. 35922]). Current status: Valid as Glyphis Agassiz 1843. Carcharhinidae.

Gymnorhinus Ehrenberg [C. G.] in Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1899:8 Masc. Gymnorhinus pharaonis Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1899. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Gymnorhinus Maxillian 1840 or 1841 in Aves. Also apparently as Gymnorrhinus on Pl. 7. Original not examined; see Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488] and Fowler 1968:425 [ref. 9319]. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Hemigaleops Schultz [L. P.] & Welander [A. D.] in Schultz et al. 1953:8 Masc. Hemigaleops fosteri Schultz & Welander 1953. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Authorship of species is Schultz and Welander; genus regarded as authored by both ("Our new genus..."). •Synonym of Negaprion Whitley 1940 -- (Compagno 1984:516 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:341 [ref. 13488]). Current status: Synonym of Negaprion Whitley 1940. Carcharhinidae.

Hypoprion (subgenus of Carcharias) Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1838:34 Masc. Carcharias (Hypoprion) macloti Müller & Henle 1839. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Gill 1862:401 [ref. 1783]. •Valid as Hypoprion Müller & Henle 1838 -- (Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:6 [ref. 6441]). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Raschi et al. 1982 [ref. 6823], Garrick 1985:1 [ref. 5654], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424] dated 1839, Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Hypoprionodon Gill [T. N.] 1862:400, 401 Masc. Carcharias (Hypoprion) hemiodon Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Gill 1862:409 [ref. 4910]. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Isogomphodon Gill [T. N.] 1862:400, 401 Masc. Carcharias (Prionodon) oxyrhynchus Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Gill 1862:410 [ref. 4910]. •Valid as Isogomphodon Gill 1862 -- (Compagno 1984:510 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:120 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:301 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:469 [ref. 26984], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Voigt & Weber 2011:32 [ref. 31424]). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Rodrigues-Filho et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40077]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Isoplagiodon Gill [T. N.] 1862:400, 401 Masc. Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrah Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Gill 1862:410 [ref. 4910]. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Lamiopsis Gill [T. N.] 1862:399, 401 Fem. Carcharias (Prionodon) temminckii Müller & Henle 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also in Gill 1862:410 [ref. 4910]. •Valid as Lamiopsis Gill 1862 -- (Compagno 1984:511 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:334 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], White et al. 2010:45 [ref. 30849], Voigt & Weber 2011:31 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:22 [ref. 32989], Akhilesh et al. 2016:155 [ref. 34829]). Current status: Valid as Lamiopsis Gill 1862. Carcharhinidae.

Lamnarius (subgenus of Galeolamna) Whitley [G. P.] 1943:119 Masc. Carcharias spenceri Ogilby 1910. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Longmania Whitley [G. P.] 1939:231 Fem. Carcharias (Aprion) brevipinna Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Daget 1984:2 [ref. 6170], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Loxodon Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1838:36 Masc. Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle 1839. Type by subsequent monotypy. Appeared first with no included species; species added in Müller & Henle 1839:61 [ref. 3069]. As name only in Müller & Henle 1838:84 [ref. 3068]. •Valid as Loxodon Müller & Henle 1838 -- (Springer 1964:583 [ref. 3494], Compagno 1984:513 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:5 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:80 [ref. 5638], Compagno 1988:291 [ref. 13488], Paxton et al. 1989:82 [ref. 12442], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], Compagno et al. 2005:42 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:104 [ref. 29001], Voigt & Weber 2011:32 [ref. 31424], Moore et al. 2012:10 [ref. 31771], White et al. 2017:168 [ref. 35860], Fricke et al. 2018:16 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:12 [ref. 36273], White & Ko'ou 2018:39 [ref. 35922], Fricke et al. 2019:41 [ref. 36673], Ebert et al. 2021:66 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Loxodon Müller & Henle 1838. Carcharhinidae.

Mapolamia Whitley [G. P.] 1934:188 Fem. Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard 1824. Type by original designation. •Objective synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Daget 1984:2 [ref. 6170], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Mystidens Whitley [G. P.] 1944:25 Masc. Mystidens innominatus Whitley 1944. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Negaprion Whitley 1940 -- (Compagno 1984:516 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:341 [ref. 13488]). Current status: Synonym of Negaprion Whitley 1940. Carcharhinidae.

Nasolamia Compagno [L. J. V.] & Garrick [J. A. F.] 1983:3 Fem. Carcharhinus velox Gilbert 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Nasolamia Compagno & Garrick 1983 -- (Compagno 1984:515 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:337 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:483 [ref. 25589], Voigt & Weber 2011:31 [ref. 31424], Castro 2011:388 [ref. 31457], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:95 [ref. 34398], Ehemann et al. 2018:21 [ref. 36194]). Current status: Valid as Nasolamia Compagno & Garrick 1983. Carcharhinidae.

Negaprion Whitley [G. P.] 1940:111 Masc. Aprionodon acutidens queenslandicus Whitley 1939. Type by original designation (also monotypic). For purposes of the type species, the subspecies queenslandicus is elevated to the species level; type not acutidens. •Valid as Negaprion Whitley 1940 -- (Compagno 1973:29 [ref. 7163], Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:111 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:516 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:7 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:83 [ref. 5638], Cappetta 1987:124 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:341 [ref. 13488], Paxton et al. 1989:83 [ref. 12442], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:46 [ref. 24550], Compagno 1999:484 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:469 [ref. 26984], Compagno et al. 2005:42 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:104 [ref. 29001], Schultz et al. 2008:5337 [ref. 40888], Voigt & Weber 2011:31 [ref. 31424], Castro 2011:388 [ref. 31457], Moore et al. 2012:10 [ref. 31771], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:95 [ref. 34398], White et al. 2017:170 [ref. 35860], Ehemann et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36194], Fricke et al. 2018:16 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:12 [ref. 36273], White & Ko'ou 2018:39 [ref. 35922], Ebert et al. 2021:66 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Negaprion Whitley 1940. Carcharhinidae.

Ogilamia (subgenus of Galeolamna) Whitley [G. P.] 1939:231 Fem. Carcharias stevensi Ogilby 1911. Type by monotypy. Correct spelling for genus of type species is Carcharhinus. •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Physodon Valenciennes [A.] in Müller & Henle 1838:30 Masc. Carcharias (Physodon) muelleri Valenciennes 1839. Type by monotypy. Also apparently appeared as Valenciennes in Bonaparte 1838:10 (of separate) [ref. 4979] with no species named. Also appeared with type species allocation in Valenciennes in Müller & Henle 1839:30 [ref. 3069]. •Synonym of Scoliodon Müller & Henle 1837 -- (Compagno 1984:533 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:284 [ref. 13488], Kottelat 2013:23 [ref. 32989] with different author). Current status: Synonym of Scoliodon Müller & Henle 1837. Carcharhinidae.

Platypodon Gill [T. N.] 1862:401 Masc. Carcharias (Prionodon) menisorrah Valenciennes 1839. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454] but misspelled Platyposdon, Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:121 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:47 [ref. 24550], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424] as Platyposdon, Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Prionace Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1381 [399] Fem. Squalus glaucus Linnaeus 1758. Type designated by the ICZN. On p. 399 of separate. On Official List (Opinion 723). •Synonym of Carcharinus Blainville 1816 -- (Rodrigues-Filho et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40077]). •Valid as Prionace Cantor 1849 -- (Compagno 1973:30 [ref. 7163], Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:112 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:521 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:7 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:84 [ref. 5638], Cappetta 1987:125 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:346 [ref. 13488], Paxton et al. 1989:83 [ref. 12442], Compagno 1999:484 [ref. 25589], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:70 [ref. 25968], Compagno 2003:469 [ref. 26984], Compagno et al. 2005:42 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:105 [ref. 29001] dated 1850, White 2008:72 [ref. 30617], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:9 [ref. 36649], Castro 2011:388 [ref. 31457], Parin et al. 2014:23 [ref. 33547], Duffy 2015:106 [ref. 34217], Dyldin 2015:53 [ref. 34524], Pietsch & Orr 2015:15 [ref. 34694], Bañón et al. 2016:301 [ref. 34397], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:96 [ref. 34398], White et al. 2017:172 [ref. 35860], Dyldin & Orlov 2018:164 [ref. 35920], Ehemann et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36194], Fricke et al. 2018:16 [ref. 35805], White & Ko'ou 2018:39 [ref. 35922], Brown et al. 2019:153 [ref. 36444], Fricke et al. 2019:41 [ref. 36673], Ebert et al. 2021:66 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Prionodon (subgenus of Carcharias) Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1838:35 Masc. Squalus glaucus Linnaeus 1758. Type by subsequent designation. Not available, on Official Index (Opinion 723); preoccupied by Prionodon Horsfield 1822 in fossil mammals. Type apparently designated first by Fowler 1911:74 [ref. 6398]. •In the synonymy of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1988:307 [ref. 13488]). •In the synonymy of Prionace Cantor 1849 if type is glaucus -- (Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:13 [ref. 27061], Hoese et al. 2006:105 [ref. 29001]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Protozygaena Whitley [G. P.] 1940:110 Fem. Physodon taylori Ogilby 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Rhizoprionodon Whitley 1929 -- (Springer 1964:590 [ref. 3494], Compagno 1984:524 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:294 [ref. 13488], Kottelat 2013:22 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Rhizoprionodon Whitley 1929. Carcharhinidae.

Pterolamia Springer [S.] 1950:7 Fem. Squalus longimanus Poey 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Second species doubtfully included. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pterolamia Breuning 1942 in Coleoptera, replaced by Pterolamiops Springer 1951. On Official Index (Opinion 723). •In the synonymy of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:450 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Pterolamiops Springer [S.] 1951:244 Masc. Squalus (Carcharias) longimanus Poey 1861. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pterolamia Springer 1950, preoccupied by Pterolamia Breuning 1942 in Coleoptera. On Official List (Opinion 723). •Valid as Pterolamiops Springer 1951 -- (Cappetta 1987:125 [ref. 6348]). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Compagno 1973:23 [ref. 7163], Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Daget 1984:2 [ref. 6170], Compagno 1984:450 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:47 [ref. 24550], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Rhizoprion Ogilby [J. D.] 1915:132 Masc. Carcharias (Scoliodon) crenidens Klunzinger 1880. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 in mammals, replaced by Rhizoprionodon Whitley 1929. •In the synonymy of Rhizoprionodon Whitley 1929 -- (Springer 1964:590 [ref. 3494], Compagno 1984:524 [ref. 6846], Cappetta 1987:126 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:294 [ref. 13488], Paxton et al. 1989:83 [ref. 12442], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:44 [ref. 24550], Hoese et al. 2006:106 [ref. 29001], Kottelat 2013:22 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Rhizoprionodon Whitley 1929. Carcharhinidae.

Rhizoprionodon Whitley [G. P.] 1929:354 Masc. Carcharias (Scoliodon) crenidens Klunzinger 1880. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Rhizoprion Ogilby 1915, preoccupied by Rhizoprion Jourdan 1861 in mammals. •Valid as Rhizoprionodon Whitley 1929 -- (Springer 1964:590 [ref. 3494], Compagno 1973:31 [ref. 7163], Branstetter in Whitehead et al. 1984:113 [ref. 13675], Compagno 1984:524 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:5 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:85 [ref. 5638], Cappetta 1987:126 [ref. 6348], Compagno 1988:294 [ref. 13488], Paxton et al. 1989:83 [ref. 12442], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:44 [ref. 24550], Compagno 1999:484 [ref. 25589], Compagno 2003:469 [ref. 26984], Compagno et al. 2005:43 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:106 [ref. 29001], Voigt & Weber 2011:32 [ref. 31424], Castro 2011:388 [ref. 31457], Moore et al. 2012:10 [ref. 31771], Kottelat 2013:22 [ref. 32989], Parin et al. 2014:24 [ref. 33547], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:96 [ref. 34398], White et al. 2017:174 [ref. 35860], Dyldin & Orlov 2018:165 [ref. 35920], Ehemann et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36194], Fricke et al. 2018:16 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:12 [ref. 36273], White & Ko'ou 2018:40 [ref. 35922], Ebert et al. 2021:67 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Rhizoprionodon Whitley 1929. Carcharhinidae.

Scoliodon Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1837:114 Masc. Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle 1838. Type by subsequent monotypy. Type apparently by subsequent monotypy in Müller & Henle 1838:28 [ref. 3069], also in Bonaparte 1838:10 of separate [ref. 4979]. Also without description in Müller & Henle 1838:84 [ref. 3068]. Misspelled Scoldiodon by Bardach 1959:11a [ref. 24621]. •Valid as Scoliodon Müller & Henle 1837 -- (Springer 1964:573 [ref. 3494], Compagno 1984:533 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:5 [ref. 6441], Compagno 1988:284 [ref. 13488], Compagno 1999:484 [ref. 25589], Compagno et al. 2005:44 [ref. 29145], White et al. 2010:63 [ref. 30850], Voigt & Weber 2011:32 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:23 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:17 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:12 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Scoliodon Müller & Henle 1837. Carcharhinidae.

Thalassinus Moreau [É.] 1881:319, 320 (v. 1) Masc. Squalus rondeletii Risso 1810. Type by monotypy. •Objective synonym of Thalassorhinus Valenciennes 1838; synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849 -- (Compagno 1973:30 [ref. 7163], Compagno 1984:521 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:346 [ref. 13488]). Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Thalassorhinus Valenciennes [A.] in Bonaparte 1838:204? [10] Masc. Squalus rondeletii Risso 1810. Type by subsequent designation. Apparently above is first (p. 10 of separate); also as Valenciennes in Müller & Henle 1839:62 [ref. 3069]. As above the single species mentioned by Bonaparte (vulpecula) was not yet available; two species (with rondelettii renamed vulpecula) in Valenciennes 1839:62. Type apparently designated first by Gill 1862:402 [ref. 1783]. •Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849 -- (Compagno 1973:30 [ref. 7163], Compagno 1984:521 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:346 [ref. 13488]). Current status: Synonym of Prionace Cantor 1849. Carcharhinidae.

Triaenodon Müller [J.] & Henle [F. G. J.] 1837:113 Masc. Carcharias obesus Rüppell 1837. Type by subsequent monotypy. Appeared first without species as above, one species added by Bonaparte 1838:212 (p. 11 of separate) [ref. 4979] and species apparently designated type (see p. 2 of separate). Also appeared in Müller & Henle 1839:55 [ref. 3069]. •Valid as Triaenodon Müller & Henle 1837 -- (Compagno 1984:535 [ref. 6846], Nakaya in Masuda et al. 1984:6 [ref. 6441], Bass et al. 1986:86 [ref. 5638], Compagno 1988:351 [ref. 13488], Paxton et al. 1989:84 [ref. 12442], Compagno 1999:484 [ref. 25589], Compagno et al. 2005:44 [ref. 29145], Hoese et al. 2006:107 [ref. 29001], Voigt & Weber 2011:31 [ref. 31424], Castro 2011:388 [ref. 31457], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:97 [ref. 34398], White et al. 2017:180 [ref. 35860], Ehemann et al. 2018:22 [ref. 36194], Fricke et al. 2018:17 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:12 [ref. 36273], White & Ko'ou 2018:41 [ref. 35922], Fricke et al. 2019:41 [ref. 36673], Ebert et al. 2021:67 [ref. 38234]). Current status: Valid as Triaenodon Müller & Henle 1837. Carcharhinidae.

Uranga Whitley [G. P.] 1943:115 Fem. Uranga nasuta Whitley 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061], Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.

Uranganops (subgenus of Galeolamna) Whitley [G. P.] 1943:117 Masc. Galeolamna (Uranganops) fitzroyensis Whitley 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 -- (Garrick 1982:19 [ref. 5454], Compagno 1984:449 [ref. 6846], Compagno 1988:308 [ref. 13488], Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:14 [ref. 27061] as Urangops, Voigt & Weber 2011:14 [ref. 31424], Kottelat 2013:20 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Carcharhinus Blainville 1816. Carcharhinidae.


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