School Shark

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School shark
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Chondrichthyes
Subclass:Elasmobranchii
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Triakidae
Genus:Galeorhinus
Blainville, 1816
Species: G. galeus
Binomial name
Galeorhinus galeus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The School Shark, also known as the Tope Shark, Soupfin Shark or Snapper Shark, Galeorhinus galeus is a shark that can be found at depths of up to 1,800 feet (550 m). It grows up to 6 feet (2 m) long.

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