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: Scyliorhinus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The freckled catshark is a small deepwater ground shark species found in the Western Atlantic, from Venezuela to Uruguay, at depths of up to 400 m. Like all members of the catshark shark family, they’re bottom feeders, have elongated cat-like… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Bythaelurus | Species: Bythaelurus giddingsi | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Galapagos Catshark was recently described in 2012. They are black-brown with an asymmetrical pattern of light spots and blotches with a lighter underside. They are deep sea sharks that are presumably endemic to the Galapagos Islands with a depth… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Carcharhinus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Galapagos shark is a reef-associated tropical shark found close inshore as well as offshore, commonly in clear waters with coral and rocky bottoms. The Galapagos shark prefers waters around oceanic islands. Native to the Eastern Atlantic, Western Indian Ocean… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Glyphis | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Critically Endangered
The Ganges shark is a salt and freshwater shark mainly found in rivers. It lives close to the bottom and is native to India and to the Indo-West Pacific. This shark is heavily impacted by humans due constructions of dams… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Galeus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
Galeus eastmani Gecko catshark Intro: The Gecko catshark is a ground sharks found in the Western Pacific off of Japan and the East China Sea, it is also possibly found in Vietnam and in the Philippines. This species is little-known,… read more.
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.
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