Reef sharks
52 entries in the Sharks compendium.
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AbdouniaAn extinct requiem shark genus known from Paleogene teeth.Atlantic sharpnose sharkA small requiem shark of warm, shallow Atlantic waters.Australian blackspot sharkA cryptic requiem shark of northern Australian inshore waters.Australian blacktip sharkA requiem shark endemic to northern and eastern Australia.
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Bignose sharkA deepwater requiem shark with a circumglobal tropical distribution.Blacknose sharkA small requiem shark with a distinctive dark snout tip.Blackspot sharkA small requiem shark with a black-spotted second dorsal fin.Blacktip reef sharkA small, site-attached reef shark with distinctive black fin tips.Blacktip sharkSwift, energetic piscivore known for spinning leaps from the water.Blue sharkA widespread, migratory shark of temperate and tropical oceans.Borneo broadfin sharkEndangered ground shark of turbid estuarine waters.Borneo sharkRare requiem shark with unique mouth pores, found only off northwestern Borneo.Brazilian sharpnose sharkA small requiem shark vulnerable to overfishing and plastic pollution.Broadfin sharkA tropical requiem shark with broad pectoral fins, now endangered.Bull sharkA stocky, aggressive requiem shark found in warm coastal waters and rivers worldwide.
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CarcharhinusType genus of Carcharhinidae, containing over half its species.Carcharhinus tjutjotA requiem shark once confused with the whitecheek shark.Caribbean reef sharkA large apex predator common on Caribbean coral reefs.Copper sharkA slow-growing, temperate requiem shark with disjunct populations worldwide.Creek whalerA small, stocky requiem shark endemic to northern Australia.
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Daggernose sharkA critically endangered shark with a distinctive elongated snout.Dusky sharkA slow-growing, long-gestating apex predator of warm continental seas.
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Galapagos sharkA large, abundant reef shark of tropical oceanic islands.Galeocerdo alabamensisExtinct tiger-like shark known mainly from tooth fossils.Ganges sharkA rare, poorly known river shark with a disputed range.Grey reef sharkFirst shark known to perform a threat display.
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Lemon sharkA social, nocturnal shark with a distinctive yellow hue.Lost sharkA possibly extinct requiem shark known from only three old specimens.
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Nervous sharkA timid requiem shark of northern Australian coastal waters.Night sharkA deepwater requiem shark that migrates vertically and is prized for its fins.Northern river sharkA rare requiem shark of turbid tidal rivers and coastal waters.
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Requiem sharkMigratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas, often involved in attacks.River sharkRiver sharks are poorly known, sympatric with bull sharks.
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Sandbar sharkA large coastal shark with a high dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.ScoliodonGenus of requiem sharks with two living species.Sicklefin lemon sharkA large, slow-moving Indo-Pacific shark with sickle-shaped fins.Silky sharkA swift, abundant pelagic shark with a smooth skin.Silvertip sharkA large requiem shark with distinctive white fin margins.Smalltail sharkA slim, critically endangered requiem shark of the western Atlantic.Smoothtooth blacktip sharkA rare requiem shark with smooth-edged teeth and black-tipped fins.Spadenose sharkA small shark with the most advanced placental viviparity in fish.Speartooth sharkA rare river shark adapted to turbid tidal waters.Spinner sharkA swift, spinning predator of tropical and warm temperate seas.Spot-tail sharkA near-threatened requiem shark with black-tipped fins.