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Scientific Name
Carcharhinus leucas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839)
Park
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Chondrichthyes |
| Class | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder | Euselachii |
| Order | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus | Carcharhinus |
| Species | Carcharhinus leucas |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Status confirmed by Darrell Echols, PAIS Chief of Nature Resources
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BWW
Created Date
7/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Whitney Granger
Last Modified Date
8/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: checklist of marine fish 1971
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