Facts: The Tope Shark (Soupfin Shark)

Quick facts about this critically endangered houndshark that is still fished for its meat and fins! The tope shark (school shark, Galeorhinus galeus, soupfin shark, snapper shark). Tope shark facts!

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References and Helpful Links
www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z…
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/tope-shark/overview
caseagrant.ucsd.edu/seafood-profiles/soupfin-shark
biogeodb.stri.si.edu/sftep/en/thefishes/species/74
Leet, William S.. California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report. United States, California Department of Fish and Game, 2001.
The Sharks of North America. United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, USA, 2011.
Gibson, Andrea. Sharks. United States, St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2002.
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