BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Galeorhinus galeus
Soupfin Shark
| Scientific Name: | Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Soupfin Shark | ||||||||||
| English Name Synonyms: |
Tope
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| Classification / Taxonomy | |||||||||||
| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Eschmeyer, William N. (editor). 1998. Catalog of fishes. Volumes 1-3. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California. 958 pp. Updates available online at: https://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | F-GAGA | ||||||||||
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| Conservation Status / Legal Designation | |||||||||||
| Global Status: | GNR | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | SNR | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Not Reviewed | ||||||||||
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| COSEWIC Status: | Special Concern (May 2021) | ||||||||||
| SARA Schedule: | 1 - Special Concern (Mar 2009) | ||||||||||
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| Migration Characteristics: (Global / Provincial) | |||||||||||
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Nonmigrant: Local Migrant: Distant Migrant: Within Borders Migrant: |
N / N / N / na / |
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| Habitats: (Type / Subtype / Dependence) |
Ocean / Pelagic / Obligate
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| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Colonial Breeder: | N | ||||||||||
| Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): | / / | ||||||||||
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
COSEWIC. 2007j. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the tope Galeorhinus galeus in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 29pp. |
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Galeorhinus galeus. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Apr 5, 2026).