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Leopard Shark
Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fishes »  order Carcharhiniformes - ground sharks »  family Carcharhinidae - requiem sharks »  genus Galeocerdo

Scientific synonyms

Squalus cuvier Péron & Lesueur, 1822
Galeocerda cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)
Squalus arcticus Faber, 1829
Galeocerdo arcticus (Faber, 1829)
Galeus cepedianus Agassiz, 1838
Galeocerdo cuvieri
Carcharias fasciatus Bleeker, 1852
Galeocerdo fasciatus van Kampen, 1907
Carcharias hemprichii Klunzinger, 1871
Galeus maculatus Ranzani, 1840

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Other names

= Maneater Shark
= Tiger Shark

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IUCN category 2018-1:
Near Threatened NT

Images

Galeocerdo cuvier - Leopard Shark

Author: B. Kao

Galeocerdo cuvier - Leopard Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier - Leopard Shark

Author: B. Kao

Galeocerdo cuvier - Leopard Shark

Author: B. Kao

Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [886]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/9453]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010
EN OzAnimals - Australian Wildlife [http://www.ozanimals.com/] [as Galeocerdo cuvier]
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1 [39378]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)]
Data retrieved on: 3 August 2018
EN Australian Faunal Directory [c2379c79-125e-417d-9392-f5d93b26b223]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)]
Data retrieved on: 21 January 2015
CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 1. Sliznatky (Myxini), mihule (Cephalaspidomorphi), paryby (Chondrichthyes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 53 pp. [as Galeocerdo cuvier (Peron & Le Sueur, 1822)]
Data retrieved on: 2 June 2013
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