Carcharhinus humani
| Carcharhinus humani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Carcharhinus |
| Species: | C. humani
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| Binomial name | |
| Carcharhinus humani W. T. White & Weigmann, 2014
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| Human's whaler shark range | |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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