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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 018014
Scientific Name and Authority: Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 018 (part) Carcharhinidae (whaler sharks)    show full list

Standard Name: Australian Blacktip Shark
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Blacktip Shark
Organism Type: a whaler shark

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes:
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes: "blacktip shark" is the marketing name for this species

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 018000 .. Carcharhinidae, Hemigaleidae - undifferentiated .. whaler and weasel sharks
   37 018901 .. Carcharhinus, Loxodon & Rhizoprionodon spp .. blacktip shark
   37 018903 .. Carcharhinus limbatus & Carcharhinus tilstoni .. [a whaler shark]
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  018014

Taxon status (on CAAB list):
   Taxon on current Australian list: Yes
   Taxon on commercial species list: Yes
   Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: No

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory