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Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)

Galapagos shark
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sub class Elasmobranchii (ฉลามและกระเบน) (sharks and rays) > Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks) > Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Etymology: Carcharhinus: karcharos (Gr.), sharp or jagged; rhinus, an ancient name for sharks, from rhine (Gr.), rasp, both words alluding to a shark's jagged, rasp-like skin (See ETYFish)galapagensis: -ensis, Latin suffix denoting place: Galapagos Islands, type locality (See ETYFish).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

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