Species FAO code: BRO

Carcharhinus brachyurus

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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
Cyprus	el καρχαρίνος	–
Czech Republic	cs Žralok	–
Denmark	da Kobberhaj	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Tubarão-marracho	–
Slovenia	sl bronasti morski pes	–
Spain	es Tiburón cobrizo	Balearic Islands: Tauró pastanaga Canary Islands: Amarillo

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Carcharhinus brachyurus

Scientific name

Carcharhinus brachyurus

Author

(Günther, 1870)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BRO

Morphological description

A large shark to with a bluntly pointed, broad snout, narrow, bent cusps on the upper teeth, and with no interdorsal ridge (Ref. 5578). Grey to bronzy in color, white below (Ref. 5578); fins mostly plain except for dusky tips on pelvic fins, as well as dusky to black tips and rear edges on pectoral fins (Ref. 9997).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
  - FamilyCarcharhinidae
    - GenusCarcharhinus
      - SpeciesCarcharhinus brachyurus

Synonyms

Carcharhinus acarenatus Moreno & Hoyos, 1983
Carcharhinus remotoides Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981
Carcharhinus rochensis Abella, 1972
Galeolamna ahenea (Stead, 1938)
Carcharias brachyurus Günther, 1870
Carcharias lamiella Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Carcharhinus ahenea (Stead, 1938)
Carcharias remotus Duméril, 1865
Carcharhinus remotus (Duméril, 1865)
Carcharinus improvisus Smith, 1952
Eulamia ahenea Stead, 1938
Galeolamna greyi Owen, 1853
Carcharhinus improvisus Smith, 1952

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)

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Carcharhinus brachyurus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

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

Distribution maps