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The tiger shark is a large macropredatory requiem shark found in tropical and warm temperate waters around the world. It derives its name from the dark vertical stripes found along the sides of juveniles, which often fade as the shark matures. As a solitary, mostly nocturnal apex predator, it has a...
The bull shark is a large, stout-bodied requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It is distinguished by its euryhaline nature, meaning it can survive and thrive in both saltwater and freshwater environments. This physiological adaptation allows the species to travel far up rivers and es...
The lemon shark is a yellow-brown requiem shark, notable for shallow nursery habitats and decades of field research around Bimini in the Bahamas.
The blacktip reef shark is a small Indo-Pacific reef shark, notable for patrolling shallow coral flats with conspicuous black markings on its fins.
The oceanic whitetip shark is a pelagic requiem shark, notable for its broad rounded fins and severe global decline after heavy longline bycatch.
The blue shark is a slender pelagic shark, notable for long migrations across temperate and tropical oceans and one of the widest ranges among sharks.
The whitetip reef shark is an Indo-Pacific reef shark, notable for resting in caves by day and hunting reef fish and octopus at night.
The grey reef shark is an Indo-Pacific reef predator, notable for social aggregations and a threat display with exaggerated swimming when disturbed.
The Caribbean reef shark is a western Atlantic requiem shark, notable as a common apex predator on Caribbean coral reefs and around the Bahamas.
The Galapagos shark is a large requiem shark, notable for its association with oceanic islands including the Galapagos, where it was named.
The blacktip shark is a coastal requiem shark, notable for black-tipped fins and large seasonal migrations along warm Atlantic and Indo-Pacific coasts.
The silvertip shark is a tropical Indo-Pacific reef shark, notable for bright white fin margins and a bold presence around outer reefs and drop-offs.
The spinner shark is a warm-water requiem shark, notable for leaping and spinning out of the sea while feeding on schools of small fish.
The silky shark is a tropical pelagic requiem shark, notable for its smooth-textured skin and frequent association with tuna schools and drifting objects.
The dusky shark is a large coastal and pelagic requiem shark, notable for slow growth, late maturity, and vulnerability to overfishing in several regions.
Glyphis gangeticus is the scientific name of the Ganges shark, a Critically Endangered requiem shark tied to South Asian river systems.
The Ganges shark is a Critically Endangered river shark of India and Bangladesh, notable for living in the Ganges and Brahmaputra systems.
The sandbar shark is a coastal requiem shark, notable for its tall first dorsal fin and long-running research attention in the western North Atlantic.
The sicklefin lemon shark is an Indo-West Pacific requiem shark, notable for strongly curved fins and use of shallow lagoons, reefs, and mangroves.
The speartooth shark is a rare river shark of northern Australia and New Guinea, notable for using tidal tropical rivers and turbid coastal waters.
The copper shark, or bronze whaler, is a temperate requiem shark, notable for bronze coloration and coastal range off southern Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Pondicherry shark is a rare Indo-Pacific requiem shark, notable as a Critically Endangered species last definitively recorded in India in 1979.
The Atlantic sharpnose shark is a small northwestern Atlantic requiem shark, notable for juveniles with black-edged dorsal and caudal fins.
Rhizoprionodon acutus is the milk shark, a coastal requiem shark notable for its broad eastern Atlantic and Indo-Pacific distribution.
The milk shark is a widespread Rhizoprionodon requiem shark, notable as the largest and broadest-ranging member of its genus.
The smalltail shark is a western Atlantic requiem shark, notable for its shallow estuary habitat and severe declines since the 1980s.
The night shark is a deepwater Atlantic requiem shark, notable for vertical night feeding migrations and description by Felipe Poey in 1868.
The Borneo shark is a tiny requiem shark from inshore Borneo waters, notable for its extreme rarity and 1858 description by Pieter Bleeker.
The pigeye shark is a large tropical requiem shark, notable for its stout body, small eyes, and presence in coastal waters from Africa to Australia.
The Australian blacktip shark is a northern and eastern Australian requiem shark, notable for being described by Gilbert Whitley in 1950.
