Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms:
Carcharias melanopterus Quoy and Gaimard, 1824, Voy. aut. Monde, pt. 3, Zoologie: 194 (Waigiu, Mariannes). Holotype: MNHN no. 1129; 3 paratypes: MNHN no. 771,1128, 3463.
Carcharhinus melanopterus: Tortonese, 1951a: 224; 1951b: 3; 1956: 147; 1963: 103 | Ben Tuvia, 1966: 269.
Common names:
Blacktip reef shark [UK and USA]
Requin noir [France and Belgium]
Tiburon punta negra [Spain]