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Carcharias tjutjot Bleeker, 1852
Synonym for Carcharhinus tjutjot Bleeker, 1852
Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Carcharias; Species: tjutjot; Original reference
  Current accepted name :   
No
  Status details:   
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref. :   
  Comment :   
Subgenus: Prionodon.
  Etymology of Generic name : 
  
Greek, karcharos = sharpen (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name : 
  
Name apparently after one of the Indonesian word for shark, which at the time would have been spelt 'tjutjot' (pronunced as choo-choot).
  Status in Catalogue of Life:   
Synonym
 
ITIS TSN : 160379 | Catalogue of Life (synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym
 
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