The Carcharhiniformes, also known as ground sharks, are the largest order of sharks. There are over 250 species in this order and include common sharks such as the @tiger shark, @blue shark, and the @giant hammerhead shark. They are characterized by having two dorsal fins, an anal fin, five gill slits, and a nictitating membrane to protect their eyes.
Family: Proscylliidae | Genus: Eridacnis | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The African ribbontail catshark is a rare species of finback catshark found in Eastern Africa from South Africa to Tanzania. They’re small, growing up to only about 37 cm (14.6 in), and live at depths between 180 and 480 m… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Galeus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Vulnerable
The African sawtail catshark is a small species of catshark found in the western coast of Africa, from Morocco to South Africa. It lives near or at the bottom, at depths of 159 to 720 m (521–2,362 ft). These sharks… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Holohalaelurus | Species: Holohalaelurus Punctatus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Endangered
The Holohalaelurus Punctatus, also known as the White-Spotted Catshark, is an endemic species of the southwestern Indian Ocean. This shark belongs to the Scyliorhinidae family. Biology: This species is broad-headed, dwarf, catshark with small dark brown spots closely set on… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Galeus | Species: Galeus antillensis | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
Antilles Catsharks are commonly found, but there is little known about them. They are found in the Caribbean Sea, from the Straits of Florida to Martinique, including around Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and the Leeward Islands, at depths between 293… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Bythaelurus | Species: Bythaelurus alcockii | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
Arabian Catsharks live in deep marine waters near the seafloor at depths between 1,134 and 1,262 m (3,720–4,140 ft). They are found in Western Indian Ocean, specifically in the Arabian Sea off Pakistan. There was only one recorded Arabian catshark… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | Species: Mustelus mosis | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Arabian Smoothhound is a small houndshark that lives in the Indian Ocean at depths between 20 and 250 m (66–820 ft). It occurs on the continental shelf inshore and offshore, and is sometimes associated with coral reefs. Its distribution… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Galeus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Atlantic Sawtail Catshark is a small shark found in the northeastern and central Atlantic, including waters off the coasts of Spain, Portugal and Morocco. It is also found in the Mediterranean Sea around the Strait of Gibraltar and lives… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Rhizoprionodon | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Atlantic sharpnose shark is a very abundant, small coastal shark found in warm-temperate and tropical waters of the Northwest Atlantic and Western Central Atlantic. Its range extends from New Brunswick, Canada, to the Yucatan Peninsula, including the Gulf of… read more.
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