Carcharias tricuspidatus

DAY, 1878

Indian sand tiger
Classification: Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Odontaspididae

Reference of the original description

DAY, F. (1878)
The Fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. B. Quaritch, London, Part 4: i-xx + 553-779, Pls. 139-195

Image of the original description

Carcharias tricuspidatus DAY, 1878

Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Carcharias cuspidatus DAY 1878, Eugomphodus tricuspidatus, Odontaspis tricuspidata, Odontaspis tricuspidatus

Types
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Holotype: ZSI: 2337 or 2772 (apparently lost)

Description:

Citation: Carcharias tricuspidatus DAY, 1878: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 06/2013

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