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Carcharhinus wheeleri
Garrick, 1982
Ambiguous synonym for Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) |
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No
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Ambiguous synonym
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| Status details |
questionable, original combination
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Status supported by Randall and Compagno (1998 and 1999 respectively, pers. comm.). Uncertainly valid in ECoF (v. 09/11/2021).
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| Etymology of generic noun from ETYFish |
karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin. (See ETYFish)
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| Etymology of specific epithet from ETYFish |
In honor of British zoologist John Francis George Wheeler (1900-1979), former Director of the East African Marine Fisheries Research Organization, whose 1953 account of this shark, as C. amblyrhynchos, is the first definitive record of this species [treated as a junior synonym of C. amblyrhynchos by some workers]. (See ETYFish)
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| Link to references |
References using the name as accepted
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| Link to other databases |
Note: ETYFish and FishBase started a collaboration to complete the etymology for all valid names of fishes. For the current update, the following groups were completed: hagfishes (Myxini), lampreys (Petromyzonti), chimaeras (Holocephali), and sharks (Squalomorphi). It is a work in progress, so the two websites may not be synchronized.
Scharpf, C. The ETYFish Project, Fish Name Etymology Database. https://www.etyfish.org
Please, report here on etymology issues.
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