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| Scientific Name | Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). |
| Synonym(s) | Carcharhinus japonicus, Carcharhinus milberti, Carcharhinus platyodon, Carcharias ceruleus, Carcharias japonicus, Carcharias latistomus, Carcharias milberti, Carcharias obtusirostris, Carcharias stevensi, Carcharinus latistomus, Carcharinus plumbeus, Eulamia milberti, Galeolamna dorsalis, Galeolamna stevensi, Lamna caudata, Squalus caecchia, Squalus plumbeus |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 2500mm or 98.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10, pp 26, 35 (no. 24). |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up C. plumbeus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. plumbeus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:28.143.1118.8266 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:07 (species record created: 2021 Dec 24 03:52) |