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Scientific Name

Carcharhinus limbatus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839)

Park

Everglades National Park (EVER)

Sensitive

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

blacktip, blacktip shark

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 limbatus

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Uncommon

Seasonality Tags

Breeder

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

References

Vouchers

External Links

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

sac - I & M Office; Mike Robinson - Univ Miami

Created Date

12/20/1999 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

upload

Last Modified Date

12/30/2003 12:00:00 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Converted from NPFauna database by I & M Office

Other Parks

Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Buck Island Reef National Monument (BUIS)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)

NPSpecies

Information on Species in National Parks

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