Species · Silvertip Shark

Images

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Distribution

Classification

Rank

SPECIES

Domain

ANIMAL

Scientific name

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Also known as

Norwegian

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

German

Silberspitzenhai

Russian

Белопёрая серая акула

Swedish

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Korean

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Portuguese

Tubarão de pontas brancas de recife

Italian

Squalo pinne grigie

French

Requin pointe blanche

Chinese

白边真鲨

Spanish

tiburón puntas blancas

Arabic

Jarjur

Japanese

ツマジロ

Polish

Żarłacz srebrnopłetwy

Danish

Sølvtippet haj

Dutch

Zilverpunthaai

Turkish

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Taxonomy

• Phylum Kiefermäuler
• Phylum Chondrichthyes
• Class Plattenkiemer
• Class Neoselachii
• Class Hai
• Order Grundhaie
• Family Carcharhinidae
• Genus Carcharhinus
• Species Silvertip Shark

Description

species of fish

Fact sheet

Conservation status

Near Threatened IUCN Red List

Danger to humans

potentially dangerous

traumatogenic

Weight

162.2 kg

Length

2.0 – 3.0 m

Visibility

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External sources

• Wikipedia Editor-curated species articles, typically with photos, habitat and distribution
• Wikidata Structured knowledge base — source of Q-IDs, images, range maps and traits
• iNaturalist Citizen-science platform with worldwide sightings, taxonomy and common names
• WoRMS World Register of Marine Species — authoritative taxonomy for marine organisms
• FishBase Global database for fishes only — size, biology, occurrence
• IUCN Red List List of globally threatened animal and plant species published by the IUCN