Carcharias taurus

ΑγγλικάA shark with a short, pointed snout, small eyes, protruding spike-like teeth and small, equal-sized dorsal and anal fins; 1st dorsal fin closer to pelvic than to pectoral fins (Ref. 5578). Caudal fin with a pronounced subterminal notch and a short ventral lobe (Ref. 13575). Pale brown or grey, paler below, with dark spots that appear faded in adults; fins plain (Ref. 6586).

• Odontaspis americanus (Mitchill, 1815)
• Carcharhinus taurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
• Squalus macrodus Mitchill, 1818
• Squalus littoralis Lesueur, 1818
• Charcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810
• Lamna ecarinata Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1899
• Squalus lixa Larrañaga, 1923
• Carcharias arenarias Ogilby, 1911
• Carcharias griseus Ayres, 1843
• Odontaspis taurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
• Odontaspis cinerea Ramsay, 1880
• Carcharias owstoni Garman, 1913
• Carcharias arenarius Ogilby, 1911
• Eugomphodus taurus (Rafinesque, 1810)
• Squalus americanus Mitchill, 1815
• Odontaspis platensis Lahille, 1928
• Odontaspis arenarius (Ogilby, 1911)
• Carcharias platensis (Lahille, 1928)