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CARCHARHINIDAE [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
- Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
- Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blue shark
1, record 1, English, blue%20shark
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blue dog 2, record 1, English, blue%20dog
correct
- blue pointer 2, record 1, English, blue%20pointer
correct
- blue pointer shark 2, record 1, English, blue%20pointer%20shark
correct
- greatblue shark 2, record 1, English, greatblue%20shark
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Family :Carcharhinidae. 3, record 1, English, - blue%20shark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
blue shark: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 3, record 1, English, - blue%20shark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
- Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
- Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- requin bleu
1, record 1, French, requin%20bleu
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- peau bleue 2, record 1, French, peau%20bleue
correct, masculine noun, Europe
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille : Carcharhinidae. 3, record 1, French, - requin%20bleu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
requin bleu : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales. 3, record 1, French, - requin%20bleu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
peau bleue : terme officialisé par l'Union européenne. 3, record 1, French, - requin%20bleu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-08-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- silvertip shark
1, record 2, English, silvertip%20shark
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Carcharhinidae. 2, record 2, English, - silvertip%20shark
Record 2, Key term(s)
- silver-tip shark
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- requin pointes blanches de récif
1, record 2, French, requin%20pointes%20blanches%20de%20r%C3%A9cif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- requin du récif à pointes blanches 1, record 2, French, requin%20du%20r%C3%A9cif%20%C3%A0%20pointes%20blanches
correct, masculine noun
- requin à ailerons blancs de récif 1, record 2, French, requin%20%C3%A0%20ailerons%20blancs%20de%20r%C3%A9cif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Carcharhinidae. 2, record 2, French, - requin%20pointes%20blanches%20de%20r%C3%A9cif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-08-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- finetooth shark
1, record 3, English, finetooth%20shark
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- eventooth shark 2, record 3, English, eventooth%20shark
correct
- smoothtooth shark 2, record 3, English, smoothtooth%20shark
correct
- night shark 2, record 3, English, night%20shark
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Carcharhinidae. 3, record 3, English, - finetooth%20shark
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
night shark: common name also used to refer to the species Carcharhinus signatus. 3, record 3, English, - finetooth%20shark
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fine-tooth shark
- even-tooth shark
- smooth-tooth shark
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- requin à petites dents
1, record 3, French, requin%20%C3%A0%20petites%20dents
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Carcharhinidae. 2, record 3, French, - requin%20%C3%A0%20petites%20dents
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2020-08-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- night shark
1, record 4, English, night%20shark
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Carcharhinidae. 2, record 4, English, - night%20shark
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
night shark: common name also used to refer to the species Carcharhinus isodon. 2, record 4, English, - night%20shark
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- requin de nuit
1, record 4, French, requin%20de%20nuit
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Carcharhinidae. 2, record 4, French, - requin%20de%20nuit
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2020-07-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- smooth tooth blacktip shark
1, record 5, English, smooth%20tooth%20blacktip%20shark
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- smoothtooth blacktip shark 2, record 5, English, smoothtooth%20blacktip%20shark
correct
- smoothtooth blacktip 1, record 5, English, smoothtooth%20blacktip
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Carcharhinidae. 3, record 5, English, - smooth%20tooth%20blacktip%20shark
Record 5, Key term(s)
- smooth tooth black-tip shark
- smooth-tooth blacktip
- smoothtooth black-tip
- smooth-tooth black-tip
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Carcharhinus leiodon
1, record 5, French, Carcharhinus%20leiodon
correct, Latin
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Carcharhinidae. 2, record 5, French, - Carcharhinus%20leiodon
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carcharhinus leiodon : Il n'y a pas de nom vernaculaire pour désigner cette espèce de poissons. 2, record 5, French, - Carcharhinus%20leiodon
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-02-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ocean whitetip shark
1, record 6, English, ocean%20whitetip%20shark
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Carcharhinidae. 2, record 6, English, - ocean%20whitetip%20shark
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861). 1, record 6, English, - ocean%20whitetip%20shark
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- rameur
1, record 6, French, rameur
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Carcharhinidae. 2, record 6, French, - rameur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- oceanic whitetip shark
1, record 7, English, oceanic%20whitetip%20shark
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- whitetip shark 2, record 7, English, whitetip%20shark
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shark of the family Carcharhinidae living in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific. 3, record 7, English, - oceanic%20whitetip%20shark
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1865). 4, record 7, English, - oceanic%20whitetip%20shark
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carcharhinus maou (Lesson, 1830). 4, record 7, English, - oceanic%20whitetip%20shark
Record 7, Key term(s)
- oceanic white-tipped shark
- white-tipped shark
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- requin à longues nageoires
1, record 7, French, requin%20%C3%A0%20longues%20nageoires
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Requin de la famille des Carcharhinidae, de l'ouest de l'Atlantique et de l'est du Pacifique. 2, record 7, French, - requin%20%C3%A0%20longues%20nageoires
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1865). 1, record 7, French, - requin%20%C3%A0%20longues%20nageoires
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carcharhinus maou (Lesson, 1830). 1, record 7, French, - requin%20%C3%A0%20longues%20nageoires
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2016-02-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- requiem sharks
1, record 8, English, requiem%20sharks
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- mangeurs d'hommes
1, record 8, French, mangeurs%20d%27hommes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Atlantic sharpnose shark
1, record 9, English, Atlantic%20sharpnose%20shark
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Carcharhinidae. 2, record 9, English, - Atlantic%20sharpnose%20shark
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson, 1836). 1, record 9, English, - Atlantic%20sharpnose%20shark
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- requin à nez pointu
1, record 9, French, requin%20%C3%A0%20nez%20pointu
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Carcharhinidae. 2, record 9, French, - requin%20%C3%A0%20nez%20pointu
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 10
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- dusky shark
1, record 10, English, dusky%20shark
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Carcharhinidae. 2, record 10, English, - dusky%20shark
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Carcharhinus obscurus (Le Sueur, 1818). 1, record 10, English, - dusky%20shark
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 10
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- requin obscur
1, record 10, French, requin%20obscur
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Carcharhinidae. 2, record 10, French, - requin%20obscur
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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