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| Scientific Name | Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Galápagos Islands. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 3700mm or 145.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Circumtropical with a preference for waters around oceanic islands. Eastern Atlantic: including St. Paul"s Rocks (Refs. 13121, 52289). Western Indian Ocean: including Walter"s Shoal, south of Madagascar. Western Pacific: including Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs. Eastern Pacific: Galápagos. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 6, pp 343. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2022 Mar 05 02:12 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 03:52) |