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    Species Accepted

    Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 1 country or island

      1 result
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      TunisiaNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      41 results
      Gray reef shark English
      Jaqueton Spanish
      Mangeur d'hommes French
      Requin soyeux French
      Seidenhai German
      Selyemcápa Hungarian
      Siidhai Estonian
      Silk shark English
      Silkehaj Danish
      Silky Whaler English

      Treatments

      5 results

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      19 results
      M ʾ ller, J. & Henle, F. G. J. (1839) s. n. In: Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Plagiostomen, Berlin, pp. 29 - 102.
      Compagno, L. J. V. (1984). FAO Species Catalogue No. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1. Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes. FAO Fish. Synop. (125) Vol 4, Part, 1FAO, Rome (246): pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5947
      van der Land, J., Costello, M. J., Zavodnik, D., Santos, R. S., Porteiro, F. M., Bailly, N., Eschmeyer, W. N., & Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
      Müller, J., & Henle, F. G. J. (1838). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Veit Und Comp., Berlin, i–xxii + 1–200, 60 pls. [Pp. 1–28 published in 1838, reset pp. 27–28, 29–102 in 1839, i–xxii + 103–200 in 1841. Please note the different authors responsible for some species.]. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=486801
      Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco., Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=81
      http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2012/details/species/id/9741333
      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Nelson, J. S., Crossman, E. J., Espinosa-Pérez, H., Findley, L. T., Gilbert, C. R., Lea, R. N., & Williams, J. D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom, pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=168273
      North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
      Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=261686

      Citation

      Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) in undefined