Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & le Sueur, 1822)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10913805 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B20633-FF82-FFCE-FCA1-EA10FA118048 |
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Felipe |
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Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & le Sueur, 1822) |
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1. Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & le Sueur, 1822) View in CoL
Tiger shark (Figure 2)
Material examined: 1 ex.; 22.07.11; Mohana, MARC /ZSI/ F3719 .
Description: Body fusiform;head, thorax and abdomen stout. A huge, vertical tiger-striped shark with a broad, bluntly rounded snout, long upper labial furrows, and a big mouth with large, saw-edged, cockscomb-shaped teeth; spiracles present; caudal keels low. Grey above with vertical dark grey to black bars and spots which appear faded in adults, white below.
Distribution: It has a worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate seas. Atlantic, Indian Ocean; Pacific.
IUCN Status: Near Threatened (NT).
Remarks: The fish has good fishery value. Size: 9 m.
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