Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 94

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https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001

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scientific name

Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
status

 

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Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 195 cm TL

Water type: marine

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: 0-1100 m

Migration: oceanodromous

IUCN status: CR – Critically endangered (A2bd / 2020)

Source: observation

Distribution and remarks: World-wide in temperate waters ( Compagno et al., 2005). Eastern Atlantic: known from Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands, British Isles to the Mediterranean and Senegal; Namibia to South Africa (Western Indian ocean). Questionable records in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Gabon to Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Compagno, 1984).

COMPAGNO L. J. V., 1984. - FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species to date. Part I (Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes). FAO Fish. Synop., 125 (4 / 2): 251 - 655. Rome, Italy: Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

COMPAGNO L. J. V., DANDO M. & FOWLER S. L., 2005. - Sharks of the World. 368 p. London, UK: Harper Collins Publishing Ltd.