Species FAO code: CCA

Carcharhinus altimus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Czech Republic	cs Žralok	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Tubarão-marracho	–
Spain	es Tiburón baboso	Catalonia: Tauró bavós

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

Scientific name

Carcharhinus altimus

Author

(Springer, 1950)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CCA

Morphological description

A heavily-bodied, cylindrical shark with a large, long and broad snout, long nasal flaps and high, triangular, saw-edged upper teeth; interdorsal ridge high and prominent; pectoral and dorsal fins large and straight (Ref. 5578). Grayish with no conspicuous markings, white below (Ref. 5578); inner corners of pectoral fins blackish (Ref. 9997).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
  - FamilyCarcharhinidae
    - GenusCarcharhinus
      - SpeciesCarcharhinus altimus

Synonyms

Carcharinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961
Eulamia altima Springer, 1950
Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

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Carcharhinus altimus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast