Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Elasmobranchii > Order: Lamniformes > Family: Lamnidae > Genus: Lamna > Species: Lamna nasus

Beaumaris shark - Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Critically Endangered (IUCN)
Protected by	11 international agreements

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Critically Endangered

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Not available

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex III: protected fauna species	In the Mediterranean	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.	http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory sharks - under Bonn Convention (Sharks MOU)	Annex 1: species for which measures have to be taken to improve or restore a favourable conservation status		http://www.cms.int/sharks/en
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.		http://www.cites.org/eng
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex C includes: All other CITES Appendix III species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm
Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA/BD Protocol)	Annex III of Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (Species whose exploitation is regulated)	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix III of the Barcelona Convention Protocol. See there for more details.	http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf
	Annex III of Barcelona Convention Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (Species whose exploitation is regulated)		http://rac-spa.org/protocol http://rac-spa.org/sites/def...sion_ig_19_12_en.pdf
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ("OSPAR Convention") (OSPAR Convention)	Initial OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (Reference Number: 2003-14) in addition to Annex V		http://www.ospar.org/content...240000_000000_000000
	or declining species in the North East Atlantic. The purpose of the list is to guide the OSPAR Commission in setting priorities for its further work on the conservation and protection of marine biodiversity. The inclusion of a species or of a type of habitat on this list has no other significance.	Synonym for this species is listed in OSPAR Convention. See there for more details.
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention)	Threatened and/or declining species in the Baltic Sea		http://www.helcom.fi/action-areas/species-and-habitats

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
An craosaire	Irish (recte Irish Gaelic)	Fishbase
Beaumaris shark	English	Fishbase
Cailón	Spanish	Fishbase
Cailón marrajo	Spanish	Fishbase
Dikburun karkarias	Turkish	Fishbase
Håbrand	Norwegian	Fishbase
Håbrand	Swedish	Fishbase
Håbrandshaj	Swedish	Fishbase
Håbrann	Norwegian	Fishbase
Hámeri	Icelandic	Fishbase
Heringshai	German	Fishbase
Karharías	Greek	Fishbase
Kucina	Serbian	Fishbase
Lamia	Greek	Fishbase
Marrajo	Spanish	Fishbase
Marrajo sardinero	Spanish	Fishbase
Neushaai	Dutch	Fishbase
Pixxiplamptu	Maltese	Fishbase
Porbeagle	English	Fishbase
Porbeagle shark	English	Fishbase
Porbeale shark	English	Fishbase
Psina atlantska	Serbian	Fishbase
Rechinul scrumbiilor	Romanian	Fishbase
Requin-taupe commun	French	Fishbase
Sildehaj	Danish	Fishbase
Sillhaj	Swedish	Fishbase
Sillihai	Finnish	Fishbase
Skylopsaro	Greek	Fishbase
Smeriglio	Italian	Fishbase
Tonil	Albanian	Fishbase
Tubarâo-sardo	Portuguese	Fishbase
Zarlacz sledziowy	Polish	Fishbase

Synonym	Author
Squalus glaucus	(non Linnaeus , 1758)
Squalus cornubicus	Gmelin, 1789
Squalus pennanti	Walbaum, 1792
Lamna pennanti	(Walbaum, 1792)
Squalus monensis	Shaw, 1804
Squalus cornubiensis	Pennant, 1812
Squalus selanonus	Leach, 1818
Selanonius walkeri	Fleming, 1828
Lamna punctata	Storer, 1839
Oxyrhina daekayi	Gill, 1861
Lamna philippii	Perez Canto, 1886
Squalus nasus	Bonnaterre, 1788
Lamna whitleyi	Phillipps, 1935
Lanna nasus	(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Lamna cornubica	(Gmelin, 1789)

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
FishBase	FishBase
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia
WoRMS	World Register of Marine Species

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