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: Sphyrnidae | Genus: Sphyrna | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Critically Endangered
The scalloped bonnethead is a rare species of hammerhead found in the Eastern Pacific, from Mexico to Peru. It lives inshore at depths up to 100 m (328 ft). It’s also known to visit estuaries and mangroves. It is one… read more.
Family: Sphyrnidae | Genus: Sphyrna | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Critically Endangered
The scalloped hammerhead is a critically endangered pelagic shark found in warm temperate and tropical seas around the world. They are usually found from the surface to around 275 m (902 ft), although they have been recorded at depths of… read more.
Family: Sphyrnidae | Genus: Sphyrna | Species: Sphyrna media | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Critically Endangered
The Scoophead Hammerhead/Scoophead Shark is a little known hammerhead that can be found in tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. Biology and Behaviour Scoopheads are the smaller species of the hammerheads reaching 150 cm (59 in) long. They are… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Triakis | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Endangered
The Sharpfin Houndshark is a rare species of ground shark found in a limited region of Ecuador and hence is poorly known and distribution is uncertain. It was originally described 40 years ago from a specimen captured at Isla de… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Negaprion | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Endangered
The Sharptooth Lemon Shark is a large, stocky, yellowish shark found in the tropical Indo-west and central Pacific oceans, extending from South Africa to Australia and Oceania regions. This species is found on continental and insular shelves and terraces, often… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Sharptooth smoothhound is a houndshark species found in tropical waters between Southern Mexico and Peru. They inhabit continental shelves and subsist predominantly on a diet of shrimp. Reproduction is viviparous, meaning live birth, and they usually produce litters of four…. read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Apristurus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Shortbelly Catshark is a species of catshark member of the family Scyliorhinidae, found in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean. The Shortbelly Catshark is a small species distinguish for having greater nostrils length than internarial width and longer claspers… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Apristurus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Shortnose Demon Catshark is a species of ground shark found in the East China Sea. Like all members of the catshark shark family, they’re bottom feeders, have elongated cat-like eyes, and two small dorsal fins set far back. They’re… read more.
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