Carcharhinidae


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Noun1.Carcharhinidae - largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks
family Carcharhinidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
requiem shark - any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus - type genus of the Carcharhinidae
genus Negaprion, Negaprion - lemon sharks
genus Prionace, Prionace - blue sharks
Galeocerdo, genus Galeocerdo - tiger sharks
Galeorhinus, genus Galeorhinus - a genus of Carcharhinidae
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The bull shark, lemon shark, and sharks identified only to the family Carcharhinidae were observed in videos from 3% of sites (2 of 72 sites).
Comparison of video and diver observations of sharks from a fishery-independent trap-video survey off east-central Florida, including utility of an alternative method of video analysis
Morphological abnormalities in a blue shark Prionace glauca (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) foetus from southern Brazil.
Dientes Fosiles de Carcharocles megalodon: La Coleccion del Museo Universitario de Chieti (Italia). Parte II: Analisis Paleopatologico
Utilization of a tropical bay as a nursery area by sharks of the families Carcharhinidae and Sphyrnidae.
Pilot acoustic tracking study on young of the year scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna lewini, within a coastal nursery area in Jalisco, Mexico
Shark fins do not account for 5% of the total body weight, especially in species that are finned including the Sphyrnidae and Carcharhinidae (Cortes and Neer, 2006; Biery, 2012).
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Ensamblaje de peces en tres bahias con bordes de manglar en la Isla Santa Cruz, Reserva Marina de Galapagos
Having a high level of C18:1n9+n7 could be a distinctive feature of the Carcharhinidae family.
DETERMINATION OF THE BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF LIVER OIL FROM SELECTED CARTILAGINOUS FISH LIVING IN THE NORTHEASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Beginning in the 1980's, sharks (mainly Carcharhinidae and Sphyrnidae) were taken as incidental catch from other commercial fisheries.
Reconstructing Panama's total fisheries catches from 1950 to 2010: highlighting data deficiencies and management needs
The blacktip is a member of the Carcharhinidae family, which includes bull and dusky shark; among them, blacktips are smaller, but as fish go, they're still pretty impressive, frequently reaching 100 pounds, occasionally topping 200.
Backing the blacktips: a fan favorite inshore anglers stages a comeback in the gulf

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