Glyphis siamensis
(Irrawaddy River Shark, Irrawaddy River Shark)Overview:
Family: Requiem sharks; Viviparous (Ref. 50449).
Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Fungi
T.L. Jahn & F.F. Jahn, 1949 ex R.T. Moore, 1980 - Fungi
- Subkingdom: Dikarya
D.S. Hibbett et al., in D.S. Hibbett et al., 2007
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Sac Fungi
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Eriksson & Winka, 1997
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
Eriksson et al., 2001
- Subclass: Ostropomycetidae
V. Reeb, Lutzoni & C. Roux, 2004
- Order: Ostropales
Nannf., 1932
- Family: Graphidaceae
Dumort., 1822
- Genus: Glyphis
Agassiz, 1843 - Glyphis
- Specific descriptor: siamensis (Steindachner, 1896)
- Scientific name: Glyphis siamensis (Steindachner, 1896)
- Specific descriptor: siamensis (Steindachner, 1896)
- Genus: Glyphis
Agassiz, 1843 - Glyphis
- Family: Graphidaceae
Dumort., 1822
- Order: Ostropales
Nannf., 1932
- Subclass: Ostropomycetidae
V. Reeb, Lutzoni & C. Roux, 2004
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
Eriksson et al., 2001
- Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Eriksson & Winka, 1997
- Phylum: Ascomycota
- Sac Fungi
- Subkingdom: Dikarya
D.S. Hibbett et al., in D.S. Hibbett et al., 2007
- Kingdom: Fungi
T.L. Jahn & F.F. Jahn, 1949 ex R.T. Moore, 1980 - Fungi
Unambiguous Synonyms:
- Carcharhinus glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
- Carcharias glyphis Müller & Henle, 1839
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Compagno L.J.V.
Physical Description
Distribution
Range and Population
Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar.
Habitat
Biome
Brackish water, saltwater. Demersal.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Glyphis:
There are approximately 61 species and subspecies in this genus: G. achariana · G. actinobola · G. alta · G. alternata · G. angulosa · G. aspera · G. bombayana · G. caesia · G. cicatricosa · G. cicatricosa f. analoga · G. cicatricosa f. cicatricosa · G. cicatricosa f. confluens · G. cicatricosa f. subaeruginosa · G. cicatricosa var. cicatricosa · G. cicatricosa var. confluens · G. cicatricosa var. depauperata · G. cicatricosa var. intermedia · G. cicatricosa var. pulvinata · G. cicatricosa var. simplicior · G. confluens f. analoga · G. confluens f. confluens · G. crassa · G. cribrosa · G. depressa · G. dictyospora · G. duriuscula · G. elerata · G. gangeticus (Ganges Shark) · G. gibberula · G. G. (Speartooth Shark) · G. granifera · G. graphica · G. heteroclita · G. inaequalis · G. javanica · G. labuana · G. labyrinthica var. labyrinthica · G. labyrinthica var. prorecta · G. lactea · G. lepida · G. leucographa · G. maculans · G. minor · G. minuta · G. montoensis · G. murrayi · G. neozelandica · G. parksii · G. reticulata · G. saturnalis · G. scyphulifera · G. scyphuliferum · G. siamensis (Irrawaddy River Shark) · G. singaporensis · G. substriatula · G. tricosa · G. tricosa var. medusula · G. tricosa var. tricosa · G. tricosula · G. triseptata · G. verrucosa
Bibliography
- Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (1999). Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 1999. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 1999.
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Compagno, Leonard J.V. (from FishBase).
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Shark Collection
Identifiers:
- Fishbase Species ID: 57443
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 95454
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 111321
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