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.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Carcharhinidae

Caravaggio
Carazo
Carboloy
Carbonarism
Carbondale
Carboniferous
Carboniferous period
Carborundum
Carcel lamp
Carcel lamps
Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus
Carcharhinus leucas
Carcharhinus limbatus
Carcharhinus obscurus
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Carcharias
Carcharias taurus
Carchariidae
Carcharinus longimanus
Carcharodon
Carcharodon carcharias
Carchemish
Cardamine
Cardamine bulbifera

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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