Salmon shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the salmon shark lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lamna ditropis
Group	Sharks
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Lamnidae

Where does the salmon shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the salmon shark in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the salmon shark endangered?

The salmon shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the salmon shark?

The salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Lamniformes and the family Lamnidae, genus Lamna. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the salmon shark

The salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) is a species of mackerel shark found in the northern Pacific ocean. Similar to other mackerel sharks, salmon sharks have a thunniform body type. As an apex predator, the salmon shark feeds on salmon, squid, sablefish, birds, walleye pollock, and herring. Salmon sharks get their name from their diet, which primarily consists of salmon. It is known for its ability to maintain stomach temperature (homeothermy), which is unusual among fish. This shark has not been demonstrated to maintain a constant body temperature. It is also known for an unexplained variability in the sex ratio between eastern and western populations in the northern Pacific.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Salmon shark (revision 1370381966), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q74371 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).