Check Catalog of Fishes: Genus: Galeocerdo; Species: tigrinus; Original reference

Current accepted name :		No
Status details:		junior synonym, original combination
Status ref. :		Suvatti, C., 1981
Comment :
Etymology of Generic name :		Greek, galeos = a shark + latin, cerdus = the hard hairs of pigs (Ref. 45335).
Etymology of specific name :
Status in Catalogue of Life:		Synonym
ITIS TSN : 160194 | Catalogue of Life (synonym) | ZooBank Record | WoRMS | References using this synonym

Entered by : Garilao, Cristina V. - 1996-01-04

Modified by :Bailly, Nicolas - 2006-02-10

Checked by : Sa-a, Pascualita - 1996-02-06