Carcharhinus falciformis
Silky Shark
As recorded: Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Carcharhiniformes › Carcharhinidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and G.W. TribbleJohnson Randall →G.W. Tribble →
- Date
- July 10, 1978
- Locality
- Taiwan
- Island
- Taiwan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 10, 1978, J.E. Randall and G.W. Tribble also collected 1 other specimen.
Carcharhinus falciformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 286 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
San Diego County, US-CA, US
(c) Nao Song, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Cape Verde
(c) piluuu15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
(c) myradives, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
(c) Joel Rodríguez Duarte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
(c) Jon McIntyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Manabi, EC
(c) Helen Cedeño, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carcharhinus falciformis. BPBM 23204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35763178. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/23204.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35763178 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026