Species FAO code: TIG

Galeocerdo cuvier

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Czech Republic	cs Žralok	–
Portugal	pt Tubarão pt Tubarão-tigre	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Galeocerdo cuvier

Scientific name

Galeocerdo cuvier

Author

(Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Rank

Species

FAO code

TIG

Morphological description

A huge, vertical tiger-striped shark with a broad, bluntly rounded snout, long upper labial furrows, and a big mouth with large, saw-edged, cockscomb-shaped teeth; spiracles present; caudal keels low (Ref. 5578). Grey above with vertical dark grey to black bars and spots which appear faded in adults, white below (Ref. 5578).

Taxonomic classification

ClassElasmobranchii
- OrderCarcharhiniformes
  - FamilyCarcharhinidae
    - GenusGaleocerdo
      - SpeciesGaleocerdo cuvier

Synonyms

Galeocerdo arcticus (Faber, 1829)
Galeus maculatus Ranzani, 1839
Galeocerdo rayneri Macdonald & Barron, 1868
Galeocerdo fasciatus van Kampen, 1907
Galeocerdo cuvieri (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Squalus cuvier Péron & Lesueur, 1822
Carcharias fasciatus Bleeker, 1852
Galeocerda cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Galeus cepedianus Agassiz, 1838
Galeocerdo obtusus Klunzinger, 1871
Carcharias hemprichii Klunzinger, 1871
Squalus arcticus Faber, 1829
Galeocerdo tigrinus Müller & Henle, 1839

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

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Galeocerdo cuvier

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 67 - Pacific, Northeast

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast

Distribution maps