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| Scientific Name | Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Nordland County, northern Norway, Northeastern Atlantic. |
| Synonym(s) | Cetorhinus blainvillei, Cetorhinus maccoyi, Cetorhinus maximus infanuncula, Cetorhinus maximus normani, Cetorhinus normani, Cetorhinus rostratus, Halsydrus maccoyi, Halsydrus maximus, Halsydrus pontoppidiani, Hannovera aurata, Polyprosopus macer, Scoliophis atlanticus, Selache aurata, Selache duponti, Selache elephas, Selache maximum, Selachus pennantii, Squalis gunneri |
| 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. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:40.213.1512.8497 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 26 04:34) |