Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Elasmobranchii

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Pentanchidae

Genus: Galeus

Species: Galeus atlanticus (Vaillant, 1888)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Type specimen taken from a depth of 540 m (Ref. 26282).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

Harmless