Carcharhinus albimarginatus   (Ruppell,  1837) (Fish)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Carcharhinidae

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Description
Color: Dark grey or grey-brown above, white below; all fins with conspicuous white tips and posterior margins.

First dorsal fin and pectoral fins angular, and not expanded; upper teeth triangular; interdorsal ridge present.

Viviparous.

Synonym (s)
• Carcharhinus platyrhynchus (Gilbert, 1892)
• Carcharias albimarginatus Ruppell, 1837
• Carcharinus albimarginatus (Ruppell, 1837)
(Misspelling)
• Eulamia albimarginata (Ruppell, 1837)
• Eulamia platyrhynchus Gilbert, 1892
Common Name (s)
• Silvertip Shark (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Importance:  Commercial, Dangers
(Fisheries; Gamefish; Utilized for its fins (high value in adults), meat, skin and cartilage. Probably utilized fresh and dried-salted for human consumption.
Traumatogenic.)
Ecology
Habitat:  Bentho Pelagic, Reef Associated
Prey:  Benthic and midwater fishes (including scombrids), also rays, cephalopods, and small sharks and occasionally cephalopods
IUCN Status:  Near Threatened
Biogeography


• Kerala, Kochi Fisheries Harbour INDIA (Record: 01/2008-06/2009)
Literature Source(s)
  • Akhilesh, KV; Ganga, U; Pillai, NGK; Vivekanandan, E; Bineesh, KK; Shanis, CPR and Hashim, M (2011) Deep-sea fishing for chondrichthyan resources and sustainability concerns-a case study from southwest coast of India Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences NISCAIR 40(3) 347-355 Available at - nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/.../1/IJMS%2040(3)%20347-355.pdf
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Froese, R and Pauly, D (2000) Fishbase 2000: Concepts, design and data sources ICLARM 344 pp Available at - http://www.fishbase.org
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