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: Atelomycterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Bali Catshark is a relatively small catshark known mainly from the Indonesian island of Bali. It may also occur in West Java, but this has not yet been genetically confirmed. Biology and Behaviour Very little is known about the… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Cephaloscyllium | Species: Cephaloscyllium sufflans | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
Balloon Sharks, also known as Indian swellsharks, occur in the western Indian Ocean from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa to Mozambique, as well as in southwestern Madagascar and the Comoros. They live on sandy, muddy or rocky substrates and occur at… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Atelomycterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Banded Catshark, also called the Banded Sand Catshark, is a shallow water shark found in the eastern Indian Ocean in Western Australia. It occurs at depths between 27 to 122 m (89–400 ft), with most records from depths shallower… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Triakis | Species: Triakis scyllium | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Endangered
The Banded Houndshark has a broad distribution in the Northwest Pacific, ranging from southern Russia to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China and Taiwan. It mostly frequents sandy and muddy bays, rocky habitats, estuaries, seaweed beds and eelgrass beds close to… read more.
Family: Leptochariidae | Genus: Leptocharias | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Barbeled Houndshark is a species of ground shark and the only member of the family Leptochariidae.This demersal species is found in the Eastern Central and Southeast Atlantic Oceans, from Mauritania to Angola, including the Cape Verde Archipelago. Description The… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Parmaturus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Beige Bristle Shark, also called the Beige Catshark, is a species of ground shark found in northeastern Australia at depths ranging from 590 to 606 m (1,936–1,988 ft). The species was formerly known as Parmaturus bigus, but is now… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Iago | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Bigeye Houndshark is a small deep-water shark that lives close to the seafloor. It is found mainly on the continental shelf and continental slope, where the bottom is sandy or muddy. The species has been recorded at depths between… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Apristurus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Bighead Catshark is a species of ground shark found only in Western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is currently known from only two female specimens collected on the mid-continental slope at depths between 920 and 1,140 m… read more.
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