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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
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Published in:Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Morris, G.B. 1997, "Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB): an upgraded and expanded species coding system for Australian fisheries databases", 15 pp. + appendices
Synonym Source
Eulamia menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) synonym
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Published in:Fowler, H.W. 1941, "Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. The fishes of the groups Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, Isospondyli and Ostariophysi obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas", Bulletin of the United States National Museum, vol. 100, no. 13, 1-879 figs 1-30 p162
Platypodon menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) synonym
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Published in:Whitley, G.P. 1940, The Fishes of Australia. Part 1. The sharks, rays, devil-fish, and other primitive fishes of Australia and New Zealand, 280 pp. 303 figs, Roy. Zool. Soc. N.S.W., Sydney p104
Carcharinus menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 miscellaneous literature
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Published in:Garman, S. 1913, "The Plagiostomia (sharks, skates and rays)", Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, vol. 36, 1-528 pls 1-77 p135
Carcharinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) synonym
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Published in:Garman, S. 1913, "The Plagiostomia (sharks, skates and rays)", Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, vol. 36, 1-528 pls 1-77 p129 (unjustified emmendation of generic name)
Carcharhinus menisorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) synonym
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Published in:Fowler, H.W. 1904, "A collection of fishes from Sumatra", Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ser. 2, vol. 12, no. 4, 495-560 pls 1-21 p499
Platypodon falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) synonym
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Published in:Poey, F. 1868, "Synopsis Piscium Cubensium Catalogo Razondado de los Peces de la Isla de Cuba, extractado del Repertorio fisico-natural de la isla de Cuba" p449
Carcharias (Prionodon) menisorrah Müller & Henle, 1839 synonym
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Published in:Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1839, Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen, pp. 29-102 pls, Veit & Co, Berlin p46, pls 17, 19
Carcharias (Prionodon) falciformis Müller & Henle, 1839 synonym
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Published in:Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1839, Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen, pp. 29-102 pls, Veit & Co, Berlin p47
Indigenous Knowledge Name Source
Bwoka Biriyakin Kwila
Common Name Source
Silky Shark preferred Australia Australia
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Silky Shark Australia Australia
Silky Whaler Australia Australia
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Name Source
Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) accepted
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Identifier Source
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e3a9fdc3-92ec-45fb-afae-2586f0876d2c Taxon Concept current
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urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e3a9fdc3-92ec-45fb-afae-2586f0876d2c Taxon LSID unknown
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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e3a9fdc3-92ec-45fb-afae-2586f0876d2c Taxon current
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37018008 CAAB Code current
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http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e3a9fdc3-92ec-45fb-afae-2586f0876d2c Taxon unknown
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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9355098f-9ba6-4928-8bc8-0c9d74a4df10 Scientific Name current
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Classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
informal
Gnathostomata
informal
Pisces
class
CHONDRICHTHYES
subclass
ELASMOBRANCHII
order
CARCHARHINIFORMES
family
CARCHARHINIDAE
genus
Carcharhinus
species
Carcharhinus falciformis
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