Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
Synonyms:
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
Squalus obscurus Lesueur, 1818, J. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 1(2): 223, pl. 9 (North America). Type: unknown.
Squalus falcipinnis Lowe, 1839, in part, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond., 7: 90 (Madeira). Type: unknown.
Carcharias obscurus: Günther, 1870: 366 | Noronha and Sarmento, 1948: 106, 138.
Carcharhinus commersonii: Lozano Rey, 1928: 342, fig. 100-101 | Albuquerque, 1954-1956: 102, fig. 61 | Dollfus, 1955: 19.
Eulamia obscurus: Fowler, 1936,1: 49, fig. 11.
Carcharhinus obscurus: Bigelow and Schroeder, 1948: 382, fig. 71-72 | Albuquerque, 1954-1956: 103 | Dollfus, 1955: 19.
Common names:
Dusky shark [UK and USA]
Requin sombre [France and Belgium]
Tiburón arenero [Spain]
Melgacho [Spain]
Faqueta [Portugal]