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Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark, Mackerel shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis is commonly referred to as Galapagos shark, Mackerel shark. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto: Lord Howe Insel, Australien


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:
9829 
AphiaID:
105790 
Scientific:
Carcharhinus galapagensis 
German:
Galapagoshai 
English:
Galapagos Shark, Mackerel Shark 
Category:
Squali 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Carcharhiniformes (Order) > Carcharhinidae (Family) > Carcharhinus (Genus) > galapagensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Snodgrass & Heller, ), 1905 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), American Samoa, Angola, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Chile, Circumtropic, Clipperton Island, Columbia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Guam, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Madeira, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mexico (East Pacific), Micronesia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Pitcairn Islands, Rapa, Revillagigedo Islands, Samoa, São Tomé e Principé, Tasman Sea, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Kermadec Islands, Tuamoto Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S. 
Sea depth:
1 - 286 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef flats, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
84.65" - 145.67" (215cm - 370cm) 
Weight:
85.5 kg 
Temperature:
59 °F - 28,2 °F (15°C - 28,2°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Mammals, Sepia, Small Sharks, Stringrays (small ones) 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-02-02 13:28:58 

Info

(Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)

Shark bites can be quite lethal to humans, especially the 10 most dangerous shark species are considered and can launch unprovoked attacks from humans: - Great white shark - Bull shark - Tiger shark - Sand tiger shark - Blacktip shark - Bronze shark - Spinner shark - Blue shark - Hammerhead shark - Whitetip shark The bite by a shark is one of the most basic fears of humans, but the number of deaths caused by shark attacks is very low: in 2015 there were 98 attacks by sharks and in 6 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. In 2016 there were 107 attacks by sharks and in 8 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. Sources: http://hai.ch/Hai-Infos/Unfaelle/index.html http://www.focus.de/reisen/videos/auch-urlaubsorte-betroffen-schrecklicher-rekord-2016-gab-es-mehr-hai-angriffe-als-je-zuvor_id_6519581.html http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/hai-angriffe-erreichen-2015-rekordhoch-weiterer-anstieg-erwartet-a-1076339.html http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer
In 2022, there were a total of 108 shark attacks in the USA.

Conversely, however, 100 million sharks were killed by humans. http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer The risk of being bitten by a shark varies greatly from region to region, with most attacks occurring in Florida, Australia and South Africa. Please be careful not to go into the water with bleeding skin wounds, heed bathing warnings from the authorities and be very careful when using surfboards, as sharks can easily confuse the boards with seals and harbour seals. After shark bites, always call a doctor or / and the rescue service as soon as possible, as heavy bleeding can be life-threatening.

https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/shark-attack-statistics/

Synonymised names
Carcharias galapagensis Snodgrass & Heller, 1905 · unaccepted
Carcharinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Eulamia galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) · unaccepted (senior synonym)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 02.02.2025.

Pictures

Juvenile

Copyright JohnTurnbull, Foto: A juvenile Galapagos Whaler, Carcharhinus galapagensis, at Horseshoe in the Lord Howe Island lagoon. Source: John Turnbull / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommerc
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Commonly

A Galapagos Whaler, Carcharhinus galapagensis, at Erscotts Hole, Lord Howe Island lagoon. Source: Andrew J. Green / Reef life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
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A Galapagos Whaler, Carcharhinus galapagensis, at Erscotts Hole, Lord Howe Island lagoon. Source: Andrew J. Green / Reef life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
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Copyright Dr. J. E. Randall, Foto: Lord Howe Insel, Australien
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