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| Scientific Name | Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Cuba. |
| Synonym(s) | Hypoprion bigelowi, Hypoprion longirostris, Hypoprion signatus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2800mm or 110.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic: Delaware to Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Cuba; southern Brazil, Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Côte d"Ivoire, Ghana to Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, off northern Namibia. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2, pp 452, Pl. 4 (figs. 7-8). |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. signatus on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. signatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. signatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:28.143.1118.8270 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 03:52) |