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Scientific Name Carcharhinus plumbeus  (Nardo, 1827)
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Type Locality Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea).
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Size 2500mm or 98.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Western Atlantic: southern Massachusetts, USA to Argentina; also Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba and south and west Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Mediterranean. Indo-Pacific: scattered records ranging from the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands. Eastern Pacific: Revillagigedo and Galapagos islands.
IUCN Red List Category Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10, pp 26, 35 (no. 24).
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Last Update 2022 Mar 05 02:12 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 03:52)