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Galeorhinus galeus, Tope shark : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tope shark
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South Africa country information

Common names: Sopvinhaai, Soupfin shark, Vaalhaai
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: van der Elst, R.P. and F. Adkin (eds.), 1991
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: van der Elst, R., 1993
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from the west coast to East London. Common along the Cape coast. Status of stock indeterminate; most abundant in the southwest coast; an important component of Gansbaai commercial shark fishery; taken by recreational anglers (Ref. 4332). Made into fish biltong or jerky (Ref. 12484). Angling record 32.5 kg (Ref. 12484). Also Ref. 244, 5485.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin-hâ, Cazón, Акула суповая (=галеус), ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (tubarões e raias) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Triakidae (Houndsharks) > Galeorhininae
Etymology: Galeorhinus: galeo, probably based on G. galeus (see below); rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, alluding to their rasp-like skin (See ETYFish); galeus: From galeos, a small shark or dogfish per Aristotle (sometimes translated as weasel), possibly referring to the pointed snouts, swift movements and/or rapacious feeding behavior of smaller predatory sharks1 (See ETYFish).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas bentopelágico; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243); intervalo de profundidade 0 - 1100 m (Ref. 26346), usually 2 - 471 m (Ref. 43939).   Subtropical; 70°N - 58°S, 111°E - 37°E

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