Sharks of the Genus 'Carcharhinus'

摘要

The genus Carharhinus blainville contains 25 living species of whaler sharks, one of which (C. wheeleri) is described as new while the other 24 incorporate 95 identifiable nominal species which fall into the limits of the genus as here recognized. Features studied include morphometrics, external morphology, color, tooth numbers and shapes, vertebral numbers and other vertebral characteristics, and biological data.