dcsimg
Image of Galapagos Shark
Life » » Animals » » Vertebrates » » Cartilaginous Fishes » » Selachii » Carcharhiniformes » Carcharhinidae »

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller 1905)

Randall, J.E.   cc-by-nc

Carcharhinus galapagensis (Galapagos Shark) is a species of Selachii in the family Carcharhinidae. Individuals can grow to 370 cm. They rely on carcharhiniform to move around.

  • URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/carcharhiniform
  • Definition: Body/caudal fin propulsion, retaining eel-like body movements and exploiting interactions between the sidewash from an anterior median fin with the next posterior fin, increasing its effective angle of attack
show all records

EOL has data for 36 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Galapagos Shark. View this species on GBIF