Carcharhinus tjutjot
Carcharhinus tjutjot | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
Family: | Carcharhinidae |
Genus: | Carcharhinus |
Species: | C. tjutjot |
Binomial name | |
Carcharhinus tjutjot Bleeker, 1852 | |
Synonyms | |
Carcharias javanicus Bleeker, 1852 |
Carcharhinus tjutjot, also known as the Indonesian whaler shark is a species of requiem shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. Until recently, it was thought to be a junior synonym of the whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri).[1]
See also
References
- ↑ White, W.T. (2012): A redescription of Carcharhinus dussumieri and C. sealei, with resurrection of C. coatesi and C. tjutjot as valid species (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae). Zootaxa, 3241: 1–34.
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