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: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Endangered
Mustelus Griseus, also known as Spotless Smooth-hound, it is found in the tropical western North Pacific ocean around Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. It’s found in warmer waters and is regularly caught off China, Taiwan and Japan in trawls,… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | Species: Mustelus lenticulatus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
Spotted estuary smooth hound, also known as rig, are deepwater medium sized sharks that are endemic to New Zealand in the southwest Pacific Ocean at depths of zero to 860 m (2,822 ft), but usually from zero to 400 m… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Triakis | Species: Triakis megalopterus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
Widely known by its former common name the Sharptooth Houndsharks, the Spotted Gully Shark can be found off the coasts of southern Angola to South Africa. They favour sandy areas near rocky reefs and gullies. They swim and stay close to… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Triakis | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Critically Endangered
The Spotted Houndshark is a large sized shark found in the Southeast Pacific from Peru to northern Chile and around the Galapagos island. It is very rare and hence the biology is unknown. It is usually fished in Peru and… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Galeus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Springer’s sawtail catshark is a species of ground shark found in the Western Atlantic from Cuba to the Antilles at depths of 450 to 700 m/1,476–2,297 ft. Like all members of the catshark shark family, they’re bottom feeders, have… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Asymbolus | Species: Asymbolus galacticus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Starry Catshark is a recently described shark that is only known by 19 specimens. They can be found off the coast of New Caledonia in the Western Pacific Ocean at depths between 235 to 550 m/771 to 1,804.5 ft. … read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Starry smooth-hound shark is a common inshore and offshore shark found on the continental and insular shelves. This species of shark is native to the Northeast Atlantic, found in areas like the British Isles and North Sea to Canary… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Endangered
The starspotted smooth-hound is found in the Western Pacific from Russia to Vietnam and off Kenya in the Indian Ocean. It is found on mud and sandy substrates at depths up to 360 m/1,181 ft. Males reach to a maximum size… read more.
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