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Galeocerdo cuvier

Galeocerdo cuvier

kaplan kopekbaligi(+13)·(Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

GBIF:155389250

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Synonyms

PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Marine

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GEOGRAPHY

Distribution Map

Occurrence Map

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(46)

North West Atlantic

European Marine Waters

French Exclusive Economic Zone (Réunion)

Somali Exclusive Economic Zone

Madagascar

South Africa

Madagascar

Red Sea

French Exclusive Economic Zone (Réunion)

Somali Exclusive Economic Zone

Red Sea

French Exclusive Economic Zone (Réunion)

Somali Exclusive Economic Zone

Madagascar

Madagascar

Mediterranean Sea

introduced

Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Maine

Western Indian Ocean

Alboran Sea

introduced

Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone(DJ)

Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone(ER)

Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone(ER)

Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone(KE)

Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone(KE)

Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone(KE)

Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone(KE)

Comorian Exclusive Economic Zone(KM)

Comorian Exclusive Economic Zone(KM)

Comorian Exclusive Economic Zone(KM)

Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone(MU)

Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone(MU)

Rodrigues Island(MU)

Cargados Carajos Islands(MU)

Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone(MU)

Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone(MZ)

Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone(MZ)

Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone(MZ)

New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone(NZ)

Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone(SC)

Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone(SC)

Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone(SC)

Aldabra Islands(SC)

Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone(TZ)

Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone(TZ)

Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone(TZ)

DATA

Occurrence Datasets

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 10 languages.

kaplan kopekbaligiturkaplan köpekbalığıturmorski tigerslvrekin tygrysipoltiburón tigrespa+9 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 10 languages.

kaplan kopekbaligi

tur

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

kaplan köpekbalığı

tur

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

morski tiger

slv

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

rekin tygrysi

pol

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

tiburón tigre

spa

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

tiger shark

eng

Source: Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).

tigrinis ryklys

lit

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

tintorera

spa

Source: Nelson, J.S.; Crossman, E.J.; Espinosa-Pérez, H.; Findley, L.T.; Gilbert, C.R.; Lea, R.N.; Williams, J.D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom pp.

żarłacz tygrysi

pol

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Акула тигрова

ukr

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Тигрова акула

ukr

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

акула тигровая

rus

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

כריש טיגרי

heb

Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

イタチザメ

jpn

Source: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaChordataVertebrataGnathostomataChondrichthyesElasmobranchiiNeoselachiiSelachiiGaleomorphiCarcharhiniformesGaleocerdonidaeGaleocerdoGaleocerdo cuvier

DOM

Biota

Biota868,823

K

Animalia

Animalia624,570

P

Chordata

SUB

Vertebrata

Vertebrata49,207

INF

Gnathostomata

Gnathostomata49,030

Chondrichthyes

Chondrichthyes1,702

C

Elasmobranchii

Elasmobranchii1,631

SUB

Neoselachii

Neoselachii1,630

INF

Selachii

SUP

Galeomorphi

O

Carcharhiniformes

Carcharhiniformes375

F

Galeocerdonidae

Galeocerdonidae2

G

Galeocerdo

S

Galeocerdo cuvier

Galeocerdo cuvier

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (439 nucleotides; 400 proteins)

NCBI:txid7819

UNKNOWN

NOMENCLATURE

Synonyms(14)

Carcharias fasciatusBleeker, 1852

Carcharias hemprichiiKlunzinger, 1871

Galeocerda cuvier(Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Galeocerdo arcticus(Faber, 1829)

Galeocerdo cuvieri(Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Occurrences with images

CITATIONS

References(11)

1

Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711.

additional sourceDOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4

2

Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748.

additional source

3

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).

additional source

4

King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.

additional source

5

Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.

additional source