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: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Blacktip reef shark is a migratory, saltwater, reef-associated, subtropical shark that inhabits shallow water close inshore on coral reefs. Native to the Indo-Pacific, it is found in areas like The Red Sea, East Africa, Hawaii, Japan and Australia. The… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Galeus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Blacktip Sawtail Catshark is a small species of ground shark found in and around Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan and China. It lives near the bottom, on soft sediments over the continental shelf and slope, at depths ranging from 60… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Carcharhinus | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Vulnerable
The Blacktip shark is an inshore and offshore shark found on or near continental and insular shelves, from the surface to depths of 140 m (459 ft). It is often found near river mouths and estuaries, muddy bays, mangroves, lagoons,… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Asymbolus | Species: Asymbolus funebris | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Data Deficient
The Blotched Catshark is known from only one specimen collected off Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It is a small, brown catshark with large dark brown blotches and saddles. It has a short, slightly flattened, pointed-rounded… read more.
Family: Carcharhinidae | Genus: Prionace | CITES: Listed Appendix II | IUCN: Near Threatened
The Blue Shark is one of the world’s most wide-ranging shark species, found throughout tropical and temperate waters including in the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. They can be found from the surface to 1,000 m… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Scyliorhinus | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The Boa catshark is a species of ground shark found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. Like all members of the catshark family, they’re bottom feeders, have elongated cat-like eyes, and two small dorsal fins set far… read more.
Family: Scyliorhinidae | Genus: Scyliorhinus | Species: Scyliorhinus boa | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
Boa Catsharks are small catsharks that can be found in the Western Atlantic Ocean at depths of 329 – 676 m. Biology and Behaviour Boa catsharks are slender and small pale yellow-brown deep-water sharks. They have rectangular grey patches and… read more.
Family: Sphyrnidae | Genus: Sphyrna | CITES: Not Listed | IUCN: Least Concern
The bonnethead shark is a small hammerhead shark found in the Americas, in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It has a smooth, shovel-like head and the smallest cephalofoil of all hammerheads. They’re usually about 1 meter long, but can… read more.
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