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The shark species "Whitetip catshark"

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Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
Unfortunately, there is not yet a photo of this shark in the database
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Whitetip catshark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family:
Bristle sharks (Dichichthyidae)
Genus:
Dichichthys
Names
Scientific:
Dichichthys albimarginatus
Synonym:
Parmaturus albimarginatus
English:
Whitetip catshark
German:
Weissspitzen Katzenhai
Vulnerability
Category: Least Concern (LC)
Criteria: -
Last evaluated: 2018
Trend: Unknown




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