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Profile updated on 25 November 2016
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Galeorhinus galeus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Tope shark
COMMON NAMES
School shark, Tupere, Tope, Makohuarau
Tope/school shark distribution in New Zealand waters likely constitutes a single biological stock (NZMF, 2010). Although migrations to Australian waters are recorded, populations are genetically distinct (DSEWPC, 2012).
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