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	<dc:identifier>FB-860</dc:identifier>
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	<dwc:Kingdom>Animalia</dwc:Kingdom>
	<dwc:Phylum>Chordata</dwc:Phylum>
	<dwc:Class>Elasmobranchii</dwc:Class>
	<dwc:Order>Carcharhiniformes</dwc:Order>
	<dwc:Family>Carcharhinidae</dwc:Family>
	<dwc:Genus>Carcharhinus</dwc:Genus>
	<dwc:ScientificName>Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934)</dwc:ScientificName>
	<commonName xml:lang='pt'>Marracho baboso</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='pt'>Tubarão-baboso</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='af'>Grootneushaai</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='cs'>Žralok velkonosý</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='da'>Storsnudet haj</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='de'>Großnasen-Grundhai</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Bignose shark</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Bignose Shark</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='en'>Knopp's shark</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='et'>Suurnina-hallhai</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Requin babosse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='fr'>Requin-babosse</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Manō</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='it'>Squalo naso grande</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='tr'>İriburun camgöz</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Baboso</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Cazón</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Tiburón baboso</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Tiburón narizón</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang='es'>Tiburón quilludo</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Grootsnuithaai</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Karcharinos megalorynchos</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Merak bulu</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Tauró babós</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>Καρχαρίνος μεγαλόρυγχος</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>大沙</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>大鼻白眼鮫</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>大鼻白眼鲛</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>高翅真鯊</commonName>
	<commonName xml:lang=''>高翅真鲨</commonName>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Carcharhinus albimarginatus (non Rüppell, 1837)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Carcharhinus galapagensis (non Snodgrass &amp; Heller, 1905)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='misapplied name'>Carcharhinus obscurus (non Lesueur, 1818)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Carcharhinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Carcharinus altimus (Springer, 1950)</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Carcharinus radamae Fourmanoir, 1961</synonym>
	<synonym relationship='synonym'>Eulamia altima Springer, 1950</synonym>
	<dcterms:created>1992-06-15</dcterms:created>
	<dcterms:modified>2021-10-15</dcterms:modified>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40637&amp;speccode=859'>IGFA 2001 Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. (Ref. 40637)</reference></dataObject><dataObject>
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	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=58302&amp;speccode=859'>Mundy, B.C. 2005 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302)</reference>
	<reference isbn='' url='http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9253&amp;speccode=859'>Compagno, L.J.V., F. Krupp and W. Schneider 1995 Tiburones. p. 647-744. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para los Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9253)</reference></dataObject>
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