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Great white shark

The great white shark is a large lamnid species found in the coastal surface waters of all major oceans. It is notable f...

Coastal Apex Extant Mackerel

9.2 Excellent

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Bull shark

The bull shark is a large, stout-bodied requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It is distinguished by its...

Coastal Freshwater Requiem Extant

9.2 Excellent

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Basking shark

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living fish after the whale shark, reaching lengths of up t...

Temperate Giant Extant Filter Feeder

8.8 Great

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Lemon shark

The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a medium-to-large species of requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhi...

Coastal Nursery Requiem Extant

8.7 Great

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Bonnethead

The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) is the smallest species of hammerhead shark, inhabiting coastal waters of the Americas....

Small Coastal Hammerhead Extant

8.4 Great

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Blue shark

The blue shark, scientifically known as Prionace glauca, is a species of requiem shark found in deep, pelagic waters aro...

Pelagic Temperate Requiem Extant

8.3 Great

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Grey nurse shark

The grey nurse shark, known scientifically as Carcharias taurus, is a coastal marine species referred to as the sand tig...

Australia Coastal Extant Odontaspididae

8.3 Great

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Smooth hammerhead

The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a large species of hammerhead shark belonging to the family Sphyrnidae. It is...

Coastal Hammerhead Temperate Extant

8.2 Great

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Leopard shark

The leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) is a small species of houndshark in the family Triakidae, native to the Pacific...

Coastal Pacific Extant Triakidae

8.2 Great

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Broadnose sevengill shark

The broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus) is the only extant member of its genus and part of the family Hex...

Coastal Temperate Extant Hexanchidae

8.0 Great

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Blacktip shark

The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is a coastal requiem shark found in tropical and subtropical waters of the At...

Coastal Tropical Requiem Extant

7.9 Good

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Spiny dogfish

The spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) is a small species of shark found in temperate and subarctic coastal waters worldw...

Temperate Schooling Extant Dogfish

7.9 Good

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Picked dogfish

The picked dogfish is a common English name for the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), a small shark species found in te...

Temperate Atlantic Extant Dogfish

7.9 Good

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Dusky shark

The dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a large species of requiem shark found in tropical and warm-temperate waters...

Coastal Temperate Requiem Extant

7.5 Good

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Sandbar shark

The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is a large coastal requiem shark found in subtropical and tropical waters arou...

Coastal Temperate Requiem Extant

7.4 Good

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Copper shark

The copper shark, scientifically named Carcharhinus brachyurus and commonly called the bronze whaler, is a large requiem...

Coastal Temperate Requiem Extant

7.2 Good

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Smalltooth sand tiger shark

The smalltooth sand tiger shark, Odontaspis ferox, is a large, uncommon mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae. It...

Rare Extant Deepwater Odontaspididae

7.0 Good

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Soupfin shark

The soupfin shark is Galeorhinus galeus, the same temperate houndshark also known as the tope shark. It was heavily fish...

Coastal Temperate Extant Triakidae

6.9 Fair

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Tope shark

The tope shark is Galeorhinus galeus, a temperate-water houndshark in the family Triakidae. It has a worldwide distribut...

Coastal Temperate Extant Triakidae

6.9 Fair

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Bigeye sand tiger shark

The bigeye sand tiger shark, Odontaspis noronhai, is a rare mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae. It has a long b...

Rare Extant Deepwater Odontaspididae

6.5 Fair