Galeorhinus galeus is a hound shark of the family Triakidae, the only member of the genus Galeorhinus. Common names include school shark, tope shark, soupfin shark and snapper shark. It is found worldwide in temperate seas at depths down to about 800 metres (2,600 ft). It grows to nearly 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long. It feeds both in mid-water and near the seabed and its reproduction is ovoviviparous. It is caught in fisheries for its flesh, its fins and its liver, which has a very high vitamin A content. The school shark feeds primarily on fish. Examination of stomach contents of fish caught off California showed that they were not fussy eaters and consumed whatever fish were plentiful at the time. Their diet was predominantly sardines, midshipmen, flatfish, rockfish and squid. Feeding is done both in open water and near the seabed as sardines and squid are pelagic fish while the remainder are benthic species.
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