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: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Carcharhinus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Big-nose shark is a deep-water species of requiem shark found in war-temperate and tropical waters around the globe. They live on continental shelves at depths of 0 m to 810 m (0–2,657 ft), although they are more common between… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Apristurus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Black Roughscale Catshark is a species of catshark belonging to the family Pentanchidae. It has a widespread but very patchy distribution in the Atlantic, Indian and Southwest Pacific Oceans. Biology This catshark is generally uniform black in colour and… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Parmaturus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Blackgill Catshark, formerly known as Parmaturus melanobranchus, was reclassified under the genus Dichichthys and is now known as Dichichthys melanobranchus. It is a small deep-water catshark found in the Northwest Pacific, off the coasts of China and Japan, at… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Galeus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The blackmouth catshark is an abundant species of ground shark from the Eastern Atlantic. It is found from the Faroe Islands and Norway to Senegal, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. It usually lives at depths of about… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Carcharhinus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Endangered
Carcharhinus acronotus, or the Blacknose Shark, gets its name from the dark blotch on the tip of its snout, which often fades as it matures. It is a tropical and warm-temperate shark found in the western Atlantic Ocean from North… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Carcharhinus | Species: Carcharhinus Sealei | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Blackspot Shark, Carcharhinus sealei, is a small species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae. It occurs in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western central Pacific Ocean, particularly around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Indo-Malay Peninsula,… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Halaelurus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Endangered
The Blackspotted Catshark is a species of ground shark found on the continental shelf in the Northwest and Western Central Pacific, at depths ranging from 27 to 100 m (88–328 ft). Its known range extends from Japan and China to… read more.
Family: Triakidae | Genus: Mustelus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Blackspotted Smoothhound is often confused with the Common Smoothhound within its range. This shark is found in coastal waters throughout the Mediterranean Sea and in the Eastern Central Atlantic as far as Western Sahara. Habitat Very little information about… read more.
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