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Galapagos shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Description:

The Galapagos shark favors clear reef environments around oceanic islands.

Habitat:

Off of Kicker Rock, San Cristobal, Galapagos

Notes:

We also saw whitetip reef sharks & a huge hammerhead.

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7 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks katmc! Unfortunately none of my photos came out so the image is actually a still from the video my husband took with his go pro.

katmc2020
katmc2020 11 years ago

Looks like you were in a aquarium but like the picture and video though!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Very cool blogs from Galapagos Karen :)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Stunning encounter! Great, Karen!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Gerardo. Luc took the video with his go pro but unfortunately it kept fogging up so the images aren't very clear.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Very nice great spot the video great :):)

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Parroquia El Progresso, Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 2, 2012
Submitted on Dec 25, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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