| Citation | Compagno, L.J.V., 1984, FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes.. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO. |
| Ref. | 244 Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 |
| Page | 459 |
| Named Used as Valid | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos |
| Comment | Also entered as C. wheeleri in this reference. |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-West and Central Pacific: southern Africa to the Tuamotus; north to Vietnam (possibly up to China); south to New Caledonia. |
| Quote | Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, ? India. Western central Pacific: Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, possibly China, The Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland and Western Australia) east to the Hawaiian Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago; including New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island, Palau, Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Line Islands, Guam, Solomon Islands, Phoenix Islands, Gilbert Islands, Pitcairn Island, Johnston Island, Wake Island and Tahiti. |