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title: "Galápagos Shark"
description: "Carcharhinus galapagensis — Pesci. The Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found worldwide."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/galapagos-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Galápagos Shark

> Carcharhinus galapagensis — Pesci. The Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found worldwide.

- Scientific name: *Carcharhinus galapagensis*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 737
- Wikidata: [Q83722](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83722)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96756](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96756)

## Names

- en: Galápagos Shark
- de: Galapagoshai
- es: Tiburón de Galápagos
- fr: Requin des Galápagos
- nl: Galapagoshaai
- pt: Tubarão-das-galápagos
- pl: Żarłacz galapagoski

## Countries with the most observations

EC (189), US (119), AU (114), MX (111), CR (13), NZ (13), NF (11), UM (7), CO (4), BR (3)

## Summary

The Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found worldwide. It favors clear reef environments around oceanic islands, where it is often the most abundant shark species. A large species that often reaches 3.0 m (9.8 ft), the Galapagos reef shark has a typical fusiform "reef shark" shape and is very difficult to distinguish from the dusky shark (C. obscurus) and the grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos). An identifying character of this species is its tall first dorsal fin, which has a slightly rounded tip and originates over the rear tips of the pectoral…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galapagos_shark

## Photo

![Galápagos Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/galapagos-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter de Lange · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1460394

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/galapagos-shark?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).