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Definition of Carcharhinidae
1. Noun. Largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks.
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Member holonyms: Requiem Shark, Carcharhinus, Genus Carcharhinus, Genus Negaprion, Negaprion, Genus Prionace, Prionace, Galeocerdo, Genus Galeocerdo, Galeorhinus, Genus Galeorhinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carcharhinidae
Literary usage of Carcharhinidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"carcharhinidae REEF SHARKS AND REQUIEM SHARKS Elongate, streamlined body, head
compressed. First dorsal prominent and in front of pelvic fins. ..."
2. Ancient Magan: The Secrets of Tell Abraq by Daniel T. Potts (2000)
"... mullets (Mugilidae), barracuda (Sphyraenidae), rabbitfish (Siganidae),
tuna (Scombridae), shark (carcharhinidae, Sphyrnidae), sawfish (Pristidae), ..."
3. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group, Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"Utilisation of a tropical bay as a nursery area by sharks of the families
carcharhinidae and Sphyrnidae. Environmental Biology of Fishes, ..."
4. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"Indeed all the sharks commonly referred to as grey or requiem sharks (the family
carcharhinidae) are viviparous, with the sole exception of the tiger shark ..."
5. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Bureau of Fisheries, United States (1916)
"1. Head normal, not expanded across the orbital region ............. carcharhinidae.
ii. Head much expanded across orbital region, hammer-headed or ..."
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