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: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Apristurus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Ghost Catshark is a species of catshark member of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the northwest Atlantic, northeast Atlantic and southern Atlantic. A little-known catshark, it can grow up to 85.2 cm in length. Males reach maturity at 85… read more.
Family: Proscylliidae | Genus: Proscyllium | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The graceful catshark is a rare species of finback catshark. They’re found in East Asia and some regions of Southeast Asia. They’re small and adults are about 65 cm long. They live at the bottom at depths between 50 and… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Carcharhinus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The graceful shark is a requiem shark found in the Indian Ocean from Somalia to Australia, and in the Western Central Pacific Ocean, around the islands of Southeast Asia. These sharks have been recorded at depths of up to 50… read more.
Family: Sphyrnidae | Genus: Sphyrna | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Critically Endangered
The great hammerhead is the largest hammerhead in the world. Adult males are usually around 4 meters long. The biggest specimen ever recorded was 6.1 meters (19.7 ft) long. Great hammerheads are generally solitary, and highly migratory sharks that can… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Grey Gummy Shark, also known as the Australian Grey Smooth-hound, is endemic to Australia and lives in deep shelf waters in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western central Pacific Ocean. It occurs at depths of 100 m to… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Carcharhinus | Species: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Endangered
Grey Reef Sharks, also called Blacktail Reef Sharks, can be spotted in many places around the world as their range is widespread. They occur in the central Pacific Ocean and west onwards to the eastern Indian Ocean, from the surface… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Rhizoprionodon | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The grey sharpnose shark is a small species ground shark found in the Indian Ocean and in the Western Pacific from Indonesia to Japan. Its diet consists mostly of crustaceans, fishes, and cephalopods. It’s utilized in most of its range… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The grey smooth-hound is a species of houndshark found from California to the Gulf of California, in Mexico. It occurs at the bottom, usually in shallow waters, but has been found in occasion in waters as deep as 200 m…. read more.
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