School shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the school shark lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Galeorhinus galeus
Group	Sharks
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Triakidae

Where does the school shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the school shark in 6 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 school shark endangered?

The school shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the school shark?

The school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Triakidae, genus Galeorhinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the school shark

The school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only living member of the genus Galeorhinus. Common names also include tope, tope shark, snapper shark, and soupfin shark. It is found worldwide in temperate seas at depths down to about 800 m (2,600 ft). It can grow to nearly 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long. It feeds both in midwater and near the seabed, and its reproduction is ovoviviparous. This shark is caught in fisheries for its flesh, its fins, and its liver, which has a very high vitamin A content. The IUCN has classified this species as critically endangered in its Red List of Threatened Species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article School shark (revision 1362369066), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q586662 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).