''Galeocerdo'' is a genus of
requiem shark
Requiem sharks are sharks of the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes. They are migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas (sometimes of brackish or fresh water) and include such species as the tiger shark, bull shark, le ...
s that have lived since the
Paleocene
The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek ''pal ...
epoch. While these sharks were formerly diverse, only ''G. cuvier'' (the modern
tiger shark
The tiger shark (''Galeocerdo cuvier'') is a species of requiem shark and the last extant member of the family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, capable of attaining a length over . Populations are found in many tropical and tempera ...
) survives today.
Species
Species in the genus ''Galeocerdo'' include:
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Galeocerdo aduncus
''Galeocerdo'' is a genus of requiem sharks that have lived since the Paleocene epoch. While these sharks were formerly diverse, only ''G. cuvier'' (the modern tiger shark) survives today.
Species
Species in the genus ''Galeocerdo'' include: ...
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Galeocerdo alabamensis''
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Galeocerdo clarkensis''
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Galeocerdo cuvier''
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Galeocerdo denticulatus''
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Galeocerdo eaglesomi''
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Galeocerdo gibberulus''
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Galeocerdo latidens''
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Galeocerdo mayumbensis''
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Galeocerdo minor''
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Galeocerdo mixtus''
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Galeocerdo productus''
References
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Shark genera
Taxa named by Johannes Peter Müller
Taxa named by Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
Fish genera with one living species