Biblio Entry Summary for Cetorhinus maximus
 
Citation Compagno, L.J.V., 1984, FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 1 - Hexanchiformes to Lamniformes.. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/1):1-249. Rome, FAO.
Ref. 247 Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Named Used as Valid Cetorhinus maximus
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Locality
Distribution Cosmopolitan.
Quote Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Florida, USA; southern Brazil to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway and western Barents Sea to the North Sea, Mediterranean and Senegal; also western Cape Province, South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan to New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Chile; possibly the Galapagos Islands.
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