Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Hexanchus corinum Jordan & Gilbert, 1880, Hexanchus corinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880, Hexanchus griseus australis de Buen, 1960, Monopterhinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788), Monopterinus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788), Notidanus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788), Notidanus monge Risso, 1827, Notidanus vulgaris Pérez Canto, 1886, Squalus griseus Bonnaterre, 1788, Squalus vacca Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Horton et al., 2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution: This species is widely distributed, found in the deep sea between 300 and 2500 m, from boreal to tropic regions (Ebert et al., 2013)

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