Carcharhinus humani

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Carcharhinus humani, also known as the Human's whaler shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits the western Indian Ocean near the Socotra Islands, off Kuwait, Mozambique, and South Africa.[2]

Carcharhinus humani
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species:
C. humani
Binomial name
Carcharhinus humani
Human's whaler shark range

References

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  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Gledhill, K.; Simpfendorfer, C.; Jabado, R.W.; Moore, A. & Elhassan, I. (2019). "Carcharhinus humani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T110834677A139929300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T110834677A139929300.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ White, W. T. & Weigmann, S. (2014): Carcharhinus humani sp. nov., a new whaler shark (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3821 (1): 071-087.
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