Scientific Name	Carcharhinus albimarginatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1837)	Depth	0 - 800M
Chinese	白邊鰭真鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	真鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F029　Carcharhinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	白邊真鯊
Max Length	300 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大沙、白邊鰭白眼鮫、尖頭沙(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、North East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coral、Benthos、 Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ras Muhammad, Sinai, Egypt, Red Sea
Synonyms	Carcharhinus longimanus, Carcharhinus platyrhynchus, Carcharias albimarginatus, Carcharinus albimarginatus, Eulamia albimarginata, Eulamia platyrhynchus, Triaenodon obesus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Hubbs, C.L. 1951 Taniuchi, T. 1975 Randall, J. E. 1977 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0802467. ASIZP0806187. ASIZP0806202. ASIZP0806203. ASIZP0912467. ASIZP0916187. ASIZP0916202. ASIZP0916203. FRIP21522.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Silvertip shark; Silver-tip shark; Shark; White fin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Large sized, body slender species. Snout moderately long and broadly rounded. Internarial width 1-1.4 times in preoral length. Horizontal eye length 1.8-3% of total length. Gill slits rather short, the 3rd 2.5-3.5% of total length and less than a third of first dorsal fin base. Anteroposterior teeth in each jaw half 12-14/12-14. upper teeth with broad, serrated, triangular, high cusps. Lower teeth with erect, fairly broad serrated cusps and tranverse roots. Interdorsal ridge present. Origin of 1st dorsal fin usually over or slightly anterior to pectoral rear tips. Origin of 2nd dorsal over or slightly behind anal origin. Number of total vertebral centra 216-231, 115-125 precaudal centra. Colour dark grey above, white below; all fins with conspicuous white tips and posterior margins. An inconspicuous white band was found on flank.
habitats	A common, coastal-pelagic tropical, inshore and offshore shark species, over or adjacent to continental and insular shelves and offshore banks, from the surface to 600-800 m depth. Viviparous species, with a yolk-sac placenta; number of embryos 1-11 per l
Distribution	Western Indian Ocean including Red Sea, South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Madagascar, Aldabra group, Mauritius, Seychelles, Chagos Archipelago, Western Central Pacific including Indonesia, Taiwan, Guam, The Philippines, Palau, Marshall, Solomon and Phoenix
Utility	Specific information on fisheries for this species are limited. This species sometimes caught by longlines in northeastern Taiwan waters and flesh utilized fresh for human consumption.