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The School shark, (Galeorhinus galeus), is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus. Common names include tope shark, soupfin shark and snapper shark. It is found worldwide in temperate seas at depths down to about 800 metres (2,600 ft). It grows to nearly 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long. It feeds both in mid-water and near the seabed and its reproduction is ovoviviparous. It is caught in fisheries for its flesh, its fins and its liver, which has a very high vitamin A content. The IUCN has classified it as "Vulnerable" in its Red List of Threatened Species.

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  • School Shark
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  • The School shark, (Galeorhinus galeus), is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus. Common names include tope shark, soupfin shark and snapper shark. It is found worldwide in temperate seas at depths down to about 800 metres (2,600 ft). It grows to nearly 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long. It feeds both in mid-water and near the seabed and its reproduction is ovoviviparous. It is caught in fisheries for its flesh, its fins and its liver, which has a very high vitamin A content. The IUCN has classified it as "Vulnerable" in its Red List of Threatened Species.
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  • Vulnerable
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  • School Shark
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  • G. galeus
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  • Galeorhinus
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  • Tope Shark, Soupfin Shark and Snapper Shark.
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  • Widespread distribution and is found mainly near the seabed around coasts in temperate waters, down to depths of about 800 metres . It occurs in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea where it is uncommon and the Southwest Atlantic where it occurs between Patagonia and southern Brazil. It also occurs around the coast of Namibia and South Africa. It is present in the Northeast Pacific where it occurs between British Columbia and Baja California, and in the Southeast Pacific off Chile and Peru. It also occurs round the southern coasts of Australia, including Tasmania, and New Zealand.
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  • The School shark, (Galeorhinus galeus), is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus. Common names include tope shark, soupfin shark and snapper shark. It is found worldwide in temperate seas at depths down to about 800 metres (2,600 ft). It grows to nearly 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long. It feeds both in mid-water and near the seabed and its reproduction is ovoviviparous. It is caught in fisheries for its flesh, its fins and its liver, which has a very high vitamin A content. The IUCN has classified it as "Vulnerable" in its Red List of Threatened Species.
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