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    Cape Shark

    Cape Shark

    Squalus acanthias

    Sharks & Rays
    Vulnerable

    The Cape Shark (Squalus acanthias) is recorded at 38 diving areas across 19 countries, most often around Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy and South Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Bay of IslandsNew Zealand
    Occasionally seen here
    FiordlandNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Goat Island & Hauraki GulfNew Zealand
    Regularly seen here
    KaikōuraNew Zealand
    Frequently seen here
    Caribbean
    AbacoBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    KsamilAlbania
    Rarely seen here
    Dubrovnik & South CoastCroatia
    Occasionally seen here
    Istria PeninsulaCroatia
    Frequently seen here
    Kornati IslandsCroatia
    Frequently seen here
    Split & Central DalmatiaCroatia
    Regularly seen here
    Vis & BiševoCroatia
    Frequently seen here
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    Marseille & CalanquesFrance
    Regularly seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Frequently seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Frequently seen here
    Naples & CampaniaItaly
    Rarely seen here
    Budva & BarMontenegro
    Occasionally seen here
    Lofoten IslandsNorway
    Occasionally seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Rarely seen here
    Medes IslandsSpain
    Frequently seen here
    Baltic CoastSweden
    Rarely seen here
    West Coast (Gothenburg)Sweden
    Frequently seen here
    TabarkaTunisia
    Occasionally seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Occasionally seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    Scottish East Coast & BordersUnited Kingdom
    Rarely seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    North America
    New Brunswick & Bay of FundyCanada
    Frequently seen here
    NewfoundlandCanada
    Rarely seen here
    Nova ScotiaCanada
    Frequently seen here
    AlaskaUnited States
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderSqualiformes
    FamilySqualidae
    GenusSqualus

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