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| Scientific Name | Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Nordland County, northern Norway, Northeastern Atlantic. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 9000mm or 354.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Cosmopolitan. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Florida, USA; southern Brazil to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway and western Barents Sea to the Mediterranean and Senegal; also western Cape Province, South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan to New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Chile; possibly the Galapagos Islands. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea. At risk of extinction by overfishing because of low to very low productivity. International trade restricted (CITES Appendix II, since 28.5.2003). |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, 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 | Der Trondhiemske Selskabs Skrifter v. 3, pp 33, Pl. 2. |
| 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 May 21 01:53 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 04:34) |