Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
Carcharias melanopterus Quoy and Gaimard, 1824, Zoologie, Voy.Uranie et Physicienne, 1877-20:194, pl. 43, figs 1-2.
Synonymy:
Squalus (Carcharhinus) commersoni Blainville, 1816 (nomen nudum)
Carcharias playfairi Günther, 1870
Carcharias elegans Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1899
Carcharias marianensis Engelhardt, 1912
Other Scientific Names Recently in Use:
Mapolamia spallanzanii (not Peron and LeSueur, in LeSueur, 1822, equals C. Sorrah)
Hypoprion playfairi (Günther, 1870)
FAO Names:
Blacktip reef shark [English]
Requin pointes noires [French]
Tiburón de puntas negras [Spanish]
CARCH Carch 23 [FAO Code]