Taxonomy
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Common name :
Requin pointes noires
The blacktip reef shark Synonyms
Carcharias commersoni (Blainville, 1816) • Carcharias elegans Ehrenberg, 1871
Carcharias marianensis Engelhardt, 1912
• Carcharias melanopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
• Carcharias playfairii Günther, 1870
• Hypoprion playfairi (Günther, 1870)
• Squalus carcharias minor Forsskål, 1775
• Squalus commersonii Blainville, 1816
• Squalus ustus Duméril, 1824
