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Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Tiburón zorro, zorro, pejerrabo
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Metazoa
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Lamniformes
Alopiidae
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

West and East of the Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Indian Ocean and Pacific.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Coasts West of El Hierro, West of La Gomera, Southwest and Southeast of Tenerife, West of Fuerteventura, and Canary archipelago (Alegranza).

Origin

Habitat

Epipelagic coastal and oceanic. Specimens have been observed resting on the bottom of caves between 15 and 30 m deep and also hunting, alone or in small groups, in coastal waters. (Brito et al., 2002)

Convenio de Bonn
Island Category
El Hierro Apéndice 2
Fuerteventura Apéndice 2
Gran Canaria Apéndice 2
La Gomera Apéndice 2
Lanzarote Apéndice 2
La Palma Apéndice 2
Tenerife Apéndice 2
 
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