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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Requiem sharks

Genus: Carcharhinus

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36 species (see list below)
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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Carcharhinus acronotus
[Blacknose shark]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
[Silvertip shark]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Circumglobal
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Carcharhinus altimus
[Bignose shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 182 cm TL
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
[Graceful shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific to Cent
Max. Length 255 cm TL
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
[Blacktail reef shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus amboinensis
[Pigeye shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Carcharhinus borneensis
[Borneo shark]

Photo by Smith, B.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 325 cm TL
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)

Photo by Photo by Smith, B.
 
Carcharhinus brachyurus
[Copper shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atlantic, Mediterranean a
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus brevipinna
[Spinner shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus cautus
[Nervous shark]

Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.

Eastern Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert, 1898

Photo by Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.
 
Carcharhinus cerdale
[Pacific smalltail shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 88 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus coatesi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 121 cm TL
Carcharhinus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus dussumieri
[Whitecheek shark]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Circumtropical. Western A
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Carcharhinus falciformis
[Silky shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
[Creek whaler]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Circumtropical with a pre
Max. Length 370 cm TL
Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus galapagensis
[Galapagos shark]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus hemiodon (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Carcharhinus hemiodon
[Pondicherry shark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 84.4 cm TL
Carcharhinus humani White & Weigmann, 2014

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Carcharhinus humani
[Human’s whaler shark]

Photo by Christie, B.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus isodon (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Christie, B.L.
 
Carcharhinus isodon
[Finetooth shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 165 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus leiodon
[Smooth tooth blacktip shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in tropical
Max. Length 400 cm TL
Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus leucas
[Bull shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan. Western Atl
Max. Length 286 cm TL
Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus limbatus
[Blacktip shark]

Photo by Moldzio, S.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 400 cm TL
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)

Photo by Photo by Moldzio, S.
 
Carcharhinus longimanus
[Oceanic whitetip shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus macloti
[Hardnose shark]
No picture found
 
Carcharhinus macrops
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus melanopterus
[Blacktip reef shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 420 cm TL
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus obscurus
[Dusky shark]

Photo by White et al., 2019

Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.3 cm TL
Carcharhinus obsoletus White, Kyne & Harris, 2019

Photo by Photo by White et al., 2019
 
Carcharhinus obsoletus
[Lost shark]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Carcharhinus perezii
[Caribbean reef shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Widespread in tropical an
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus plumbeus
[Sandbar shark]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Carcharhinus porosus
[Smalltail shark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Carcharhinus sealei
[Blackspot shark]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Carcharhinus signatus
[Night shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus sorrah
[Spot-tail shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus tilstoni
[Australian blacktip shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 93.7 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus tjutjot
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose shark Western Atlantic 200 TL 1860
Carcharhinus albimarginatus Silvertip shark Indo-Pacific 300 TL 1837
Carcharhinus altimus Bignose shark Circumglobal 300 TL 1950
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Graceful shark Indo-Pacific 182 TL 1934
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Blacktail reef shark Indo-West Pacific to Cent 255 TL 1856
Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye shark Eastern Atlantic 280 TL 1839
Carcharhinus borneensis Borneo shark Western Pacific 70 TL 1858
Carcharhinus brachyurus Copper shark Western Atlantic 325 TL 1870
Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner shark Atlantic, Mediterranean a 300 TL 1839
Carcharhinus cautus Nervous shark Western Pacific 150 TL 1945
Carcharhinus cerdale Pacific smalltail shark Eastern Pacific Ocean 140 TL 1898
Carcharhinus coatesi East Indian to Western Pa 88 TL 1939
Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek shark Indian Ocean 121 TL 1839
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark Circumtropical. Western A 350 TL 1839
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Creek whaler Western Pacific 135 TL 1943
Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark Circumtropical with a pre 370 TL 1905
Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry shark Indo-West Pacific 200 TL 1839
Carcharhinus humani Human’s whaler shark Western Indian Ocean 84.4 TL 2014
Carcharhinus isodon Finetooth shark Western Atlantic 200 TL 1839
Carcharhinus leiodon Smooth tooth blacktip shark Western Indian Ocean 165 TL 1985
Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark Cosmopolitan in tropical 400 TL 1839
Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip shark Cosmopolitan. Western Atl 286 TL 1839
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Circumglobal in tropical 400 TL 1861
Carcharhinus macloti Hardnose shark Indo-West Pacific 110 TL 1839
Carcharhinus macrops Northwest Pacific 1983
Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip reef shark Indo-Pacific 200 TL 1824
Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky shark Western Atlantic 420 TL 1818
Carcharhinus obsoletus Lost shark Western Pacific 43.3 TL 2019
Carcharhinus perezii Caribbean reef shark Western Atlantic 300 TL 1876
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar shark Widespread in tropical an 300 TL 1827
Carcharhinus porosus Smalltail shark Western Atlantic 150 TL 1839
Carcharhinus sealei Blackspot shark Indo-West Pacific 100 TL 1913
Carcharhinus signatus Night shark Western Atlantic 280 TL 1868
Carcharhinus sorrah Spot-tail shark Indo-West Pacific 160 TL 1839
Carcharhinus tilstoni Australian blacktip shark Indo-West Pacific 200 TL 1950
Carcharhinus tjutjot Western Pacific 93.7 TL 1852



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