Species FAO code: DUS

Carcharhinus obscurus

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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-faqueta	–
Spain	es Tiburón arenero	Canary Islands: Jaquetón arenero Canary Islands: Tiburón arenero Catalonia: Tauró fosc

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)

Scientific name

Carcharhinus obscurus

Author

(Lesueur, 1818)

Rank

Species

FAO code

DUS

Morphological description

A large shark with a broadly rounded snout, triangular saw-edged upper teeth, curved moderate-sized pectoral fins, and an interdorsal ridge (Ref. 5578). Blue-grey, lead-grey above, white below; tips of pectoral and pelvic fins, as well as lower lobe of caudal fin and dorsal fins often dusky in young, plain in adults (Ref. 9997).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
  - FamilyCarcharhinidae
    - GenusCarcharhinus
      - SpeciesCarcharhinus obscurus

Synonyms

Carcharhinus obscurella Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1981
Carcharinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
Carcharias macrurus Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887
Galeolamna greyi Owen, 1853
Galeolamna macrurus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887)
Carcharinus iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961
Prionodon obvelatus Valenciennes, 1844
Squalus obscurus Lesueur, 1818
Carcharhinus iranzae Fourmanoir, 1961
Eulamia obscura (Lesueur, 1818)
Galeolamna eblis Whitley, 1944

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)

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Carcharhinus obscurus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

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