Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Heptanchus indicus (Agassiz, 1838), Heptanchus pectorosus (Garman, 1884), Heptrachias pectorosus Garman, 1884, Heptranchias cepedianus (Péron, 1807), Heptranchias haswelli Ogilby, 1897, Heptranchias pectorosus Garman, 1884, Heptranchias spilotus Lahille, 1913, Notidanus ferox Pérez Canto, 1886, Notidanus indicus Agassiz, 1838, Notidanus medinae Philippi, 1902, Notidanus wolniczkyi Philippi, 1902, Notorhynchus borealis Gill, 1864, Notorhynchus cepedianus (Péron, 1807), Notorhynchus maculatus Ayres, 1855, Notorhynchus ocellatus Devincenzi, 1920, Notorhynchus platycephalus (Tenore, 1809), Notorynchus indicus (Agassiz, 1838), Notorynchus macdonaldi Whitley, 1931, Notorynchus maculatum Ayres, 1855 Notorynchus maculatus Ayres, 1855, Notorynchus pectorosus (Garman, 1884) Notorynchus platycephalus (Tenore, 1809), Squalus cepedianus Péron, 1807, Squalus platycephalus Tenore, 1809 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution: This species is known to be distributed across temperate coastal regions worldwide, except for the North Atlantic (Barnett et al., 2012).

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