Genus Carcharodon Smith, 1838
Carcharodon Smith, in Müller and Henle, 1838, Ann.Mag.Nat.Hist., 2:37. Placed on Official List of Generic Names in Zoology (Name no. 1658) by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, Opinion 723.3.b, 1965
Type Species:
Squalus carcharias Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent monotypy through Carcharias lamia Rafinesque, 1810 (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, Opinion 723.3b, 1965, p. 32).
Synonymy: None.
FAO Names:
LAMN Car [FAO Code]