Carcharhinus

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Species

• Blacknose shark
  Blacknose shark
  
  The blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in subtropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 40th parallel north and 37th parallel south, from the surface to about 10 m....
  , Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860)
• Silvertip shark
  Silvertip shark
  
  The silvertip shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus, is a fairly large species of requiem shark native to the tropics Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  , Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)
• Bignose shark
  Bignose shark
  
  The bignose shark or Knopp's shark, Carcharhinus altimus, is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, found worldwide between the latitudes of 40th parallel north and 34th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)
• Graceful shark
  Graceful shark
  
  The graceful shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans between latitudes 21st parallel north and 25th parallel south, from the surface to 50 m....
  , Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934)
• Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)
• Pigeye shark
  Pigeye shark
  
  The pigeye shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in tropical waters between latitudes 26th parallel north and 26th parallel south, from the surface to 150 m....
   or Java shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Borneo shark
  Borneo shark
  
  The Borneo shark, Carcharhinus borneensis, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans between latitudes 21st parallel north and 4th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker, 1859)
• Copper shark, or Bronze whaler
  Bronze whaler
  
  The copper shark, bronze whaler, or narrowtooth shark, Carcharhinus brachyurus, is a large shark of the Carcharhinidae family, found in subtropical seas and oceans worldwide, except the eastern coast of North America and the northern Indian Ocean....
   Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)
• Spinner shark
  Spinner shark
  
  The spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 40th parallel north and 38th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Nervous shark
  Nervous shark
  
  The nervous shark, Carcharhinus cautus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean between latitudes 5th parallel south and 30th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945)
• Whitecheek shark
  Whitecheek shark
  
  The whitecheek shark, Carcharhinus dussumieri, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific between latitudes 34th parallel north and 25th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Silky shark
  Silky shark
  
  The silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis, is a large pelagic shark of tropical and warm temperate seas....
  , Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Creek whaler
  Creek whaler
  
  The creek whaler, Carcharhinus fitzroyensis, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean between latitudes 10th parallel south and 26th parallel south, from the surface to at least 40 m....
  , Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)
• Galapagos shark
  Galapagos shark
  
  The Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, is a species of requiem shark that was first named in 1905 after specimens were found in the seas around the Galapagos Islands....
  , Carcharhinus galapagenisis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)
• Pondicherry shark
  Pondicherry shark
  
  The Pondicherry shark, Carcharhinus hemiodon is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific between latitudes 25th parallel north and 13th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus hemiodon (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Finetooth shark
  Finetooth shark
  
  The finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 42nd parallel north and 38th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus isodon (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Smooth tooth blacktip shark
  Smooth tooth blacktip shark
  
  The smooth tooth blacktip shark, Carcharhinus leiodon, is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, known only from a single immature male caught in the Gulf of Aden by W....
  , Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985
• Bull shark
  Bull shark
  
  The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, also known as the bull whaler, Zambezi shark or unofficially known as Zambi in Africa and Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a shark common worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers....
   or Zambezi shark, Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Blacktip shark
  Blacktip shark
  
  The blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus, is a large shark, native to the continental shelf and insular shelves of tropical and warm temperate seas around the world....
  , Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Oceanic whitetip shark
  Oceanic whitetip shark
  
  The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, is a large pelagic zone shark of tropical and warm temperate seas. It is a stocky shark, most notable for its long, white-tipped, rounded Fish anatomy#Fins....
  , Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)
• Hardnose shark
  Hardnose shark
  
  The hardnose shark, Carcharhinus macloti, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans between latitudes 26th parallel north and 11th parallel south, from the surface to 170 m....
  , Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)
• Blacktip reef shark
  Blacktip reef shark
  
  The blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus, is a shark of tropical and warm temperate seas. It is often confused with the blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus....
  , Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
• Dusky shark
  Dusky shark
  
  The dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, is one of the larger species of shark, reaching 350 kg. The dusky shark is also known as the black whaler, and dusky whaler....
  , Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)
• Caribbean reef shark
  Caribbean reef shark
  
  The Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae. It is found in the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil, and is the most commonly encountered reef shark in the Caribbean Sea....
  , Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876)
• Sandbar shark
  Sandbar shark
  
  The sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific....
  , Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
• Smalltail shark
  Smalltail shark
  
  The smalltail shark, Carcharhinus porosus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the western Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 32nd parallel north and 36th parallel south....
  , Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1840)
• Blackspot shark
  Blackspot shark
  
  The blackspot shark, Carcharhinus sealei, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific between latitudes 24th parallel north and 30th parallel south, from the surface to 40 m....
  , Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)
• Night shark
  Night shark
  
  The night shark, Carcharhinus signatus, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in subtropical western Atlantic Ocean waters between latitudes 43rd parallel north and 43rd parallel south, from the surface to 600 m....
  , Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868)
• Spottail shark
  Spottail shark
  
  The spottail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah, is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-Pacific waters between latitudes 31st parallel north and 31st parallel south, from the surface to 140 m....
  , Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller and Henle, 1839)
• Australian blacktip shark
  Australian blacktip shark
  
  The 'Australian blacktip shark' is one of the two most abundant shark species in commercial gill-net catches off northern Australia . Black markings on the tips of both dorsal fins, and the pectoral and lower caudal fins distinguish C....
  , Carcharhinus tilstoni, (Whitley, 1950)

See also

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
  List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish
  
  This list of prehistoric cartilaginous fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus that have ever been included in the class chondrichthyes and are known from the fossil record....
  

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