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Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Tiger shark
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Mexico country information

Common names: Tiburón tigre, Tintorera, Tintorera
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Including the Revillagigedo Islands (Ref. 244). Of primary importance to the Mexican shark fisheries; a common catch in Tamaulipas (mostly juveniles and pre-adults), Yucatan and Quintana Roo; rarely caught in Veracruz (mostly juveniles and pre-adults) and Campeche; probably caught in Tabasco (Ref. 13186). Also Ref. 96339.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin tigre commun, Tintorera tigre, Requin demoiselle, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Lớp phụ Cá sụn (cá mập và cá đuối) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Galeocerdonidae (Tiger sharks)
Etymology: Galeocerdo: galeos, a small shark or dogfish according to Aristotle and others (but perhaps used here as a generic term for shark); kerdo, Greek for fox, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to a cunning ability to steal bait from the line (see Alopias, Alopiidae). (See ETYFish);  cuvier: Patronym not identified but almost certainly in honor of French naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), then most famous for his Le Règne Animal (1816), a survey of the animal kingdom based on comparative anatomy [presumably a noun in apposition, without the patronymic “i”]. (See ETYFish).
  More on authors: Péron & Lesueur.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học


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