Sharks
Galápagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis · Cartilaginous fish, family Carcharhinidae
The Galápagos shark is what most people picture when they hear the word shark: three meters of gunmetal muscle, tall dorsal, blunt round snout, cruising a boulder slope in gin-clear island water. It belongs to the remote places: the same species patrols Wolf and Darwin, Bermuda's outer banks, and the Revillagigedo seamounts, one of the odd distributions in the shark world, stitched between far-flung islands with deep ocean in between. Encounters are steady rather than dramatic; the shark holds its line, takes your measure on a slow pass, and resumes its rounds as though you were furniture.
Dove e quando avvistarne uno
"Residente" significa che la maggior parte delle immersioni in quella destinazione li incontra; "stagionale" significa che sono presenti in modo affidabile nei mesi indicati; qualsiasi altra cosa è un bonus, non un piano.
| Destinazione | Affidabilità | Mesi | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galápagos IslandsEcuador | Resident: seen on most dives | Tutto l'anno | |
| Socorro & the RevillagigedosMexico | Resident: seen on most dives | Tutto l'anno | |
| BermudaBermuda | Occasional | Tutto l'anno |
Il mese migliore, a colpo d'occhio
| Mese | Destinazioni affidabili |
|---|---|
| January | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| February | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| March | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| April | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| May | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| June | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| July | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| August | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| September | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| October | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| November | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
| December | Galápagos Islands · Socorro & the Revillagigedos · Bermuda |
Capirle
Habitat: Clear water around remote oceanic islands and seamounts: rocky drop-offs, boulder slopes, and adjacent blue water
Distribuzione: Scattered across the world's oceanic islands: the Galápagos and Revillagigedos, Hawaii, Bermuda, Lord Howe and the Kermadecs, Ascension, and similar isolated outposts
Comportamento: A big, classically shark-shaped carcharhinid that patrols island walls in twos and threes, often shadowing divers with steady, wide circuits. Around bait or in packs it grows bold and pushy; on an ordinary wall dive it reads as confident but unhurried company.
Dieta: Bottom fish, octopus, and squid, with larger animals taking rays and small sharks
Dimensioni: tipicamente intorno a 2.5 m; documentato fino a 3.7 m (total length).
Come comportarsi in sua presenza
Stay off bait lines, keep the group together on blue-water exposures, and meet close passes with steady eye contact rather than retreat.
Conservazione
Assessed Least Concern in aggregate, but individual island populations are small, isolated, and quick to deplete. Several of its strongholds are large marine reserves for good reason.
Siti mappati noti per avvistamenti
I siti evidenziati sono stati schedati per questa specie dai nostri redattori; i numeri sono record di occorrenza GBIF registrati entro circa 5 km dal sito a partire dal 1990.
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