Galapagos shark
carcharhinus galapagensis latin

When found it had a huge population of Galapagos sharks but they have since been fished out.

Galapagos sharks are active predators often encountered in large groups.

The Galapagos shark is found mainly off tropical oceanic islands.

The Galapagos shark is often the most abundant shark in shallow island waters.

The lagoon is also inhabited by Galapagos sharks and the whitetip reef shark.

The Galapagos shark is dangerous to humans, while the whitetips are seldom aggressive unless provoked.

However, attacks attributed to this species off Bermuda and other islands were probably in reality caused by Galapagos sharks.

Tiger sharks and Galapagos sharks are both predators.

The closest relatives of the Galapagos shark were found to be the dusky, oceanic whitetip, and blue sharks.

Important predators of the whitetip reef shark include tiger sharks and Galapagos sharks.

Other species of reef sharks include the Galapagos shark, the tawny nurse shark and hammerheads.

Galapagos sharks are bold and have behaved aggressively towards humans, and are thus regarded as dangerous.

A known parasite of the Galapagos shark is the flatworm Dermophthirius carcharhini, which attaches to the shark's skin.

Carcharhinus galapagensis (Galapagos shark)

She said, "O.K.," and we suited up and hopped in, only to find ourselves surrounded by four or five Galapagos sharks.

Divers have also spotted tiger sharks, Galapagos sharks, silky sharks, and humpback whales here.

On French Frigate Shoals, they cull Galapagos sharks that prey upon monk seal pups.

The Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, found worldwide.

Galapagos sharks are generally found over continental and insular shelves near the coast, preferring rugged reef habitats with clear water and strong converging currents.

Inquisitive and persistent, the Galapagos shark is regarded as dangerous to humans and diving unprotected is not advisable in areas where they are abundant.

Records of dusky sharks from the northeastern and eastern central Atlantic, and around tropical islands, may in fact be of Galapagos sharks.

Garrick (1982) placed the Galapagos shark and the dusky shark at the center of the "obscurus group", one of two major groupings within Carcharhinus.

In one account, a bluefin trevally (Caranax melampygus) was seen rubbing against the rough skin of a Galapagos shark to rid itself of parasites.

The primary food of Galapagos sharks are benthic bony fishes (including eels, sea bass, flatfish, flatheads, and triggerfish) and octopuses.

They are also reported to dominate Galapagos sharks (C. galapagensis) and blacktip sharks (C. limbatus) of equal size when competing for food.

The Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, found worldwide.

High numbers of Galapagos sharks Carcharhinus galapagensis were observed at Elizabeth Reef and based on size may indicate that the reef is a nursery for this species.

This research found the Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis increased in number in sanctuary zones, while there was an increase in abundance of the endemic double header wrasse, Coris bulbifrons, bluefish, Girella cyanea and the spotted sawtail, Prionurus maculates, in sanctuary zones.