- Creek whaler
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Creek whaler Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus Species: C. fitzroyensis Binomial name Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
(Whitley, 1943)Range of creek whaler. The creek whaler, Carcharhinus fitzroyensis, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 10° S and 26° S, from the surface to at least 40 m. Its length is up to about 1.35 m.
It is viviparous.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Carcharhinus fitzroyensis" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Carcharhinidae
- Viviparous fish
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