Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
Carcharias acutus Rüppell, 1837, Neue Wirbel.Faun.Abyssienien, Fisch Rothen Meeres, (11):65, pl. 18, fig. 4.
Synonymy:
Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrakowa Bleeker, 1853
Carcharias (Scoliodon) walbeehmi Bleeker, 1856 (also spelled walbenii)
Carcharias (Scoliodon) crenidens Klunzinger, 1879
Carcharias aaronis Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1899
Scoliodon longmani Ogilby, 1912
Scoliodon vagatus Garman, 1913
Carcharias eumeces Pietschmann, 1913.
Other Scientific Names Recently in Use:
Scoliodon sorrakowa (Bleeker, 1853); often spelled sorrakowah
Scoliodon walbeehmi (Bleeker, 1856)
FAO Names:
Milk shark [English]
Requin à museau pointu [French]
Cazón lechoso [Spanish]
CARCH Rhiz 3 [FAO Code]