| Genus Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 - 36 extant species |
| Common name |
Scientific name |
Geographic range |
Conservation status
IUCN Red List |
Length |
Image |
| Blacknose shark |
Carcharhinus acronotus
(Poey, 1860) |
 |
Endangered |
1.3 m (4.3 ft) |
 |
| Silvertip shark |
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
(Rüppell, 1837) |
 |
Vulnerable |
2–2.5 m (6.6–8.2 ft)
maximum 3 m (9.8 ft) |
 |
| Bignose shark |
Carcharhinus altimus
(S. Springer, 1950) |
 |
Near threatened |
2.7–2.8 m (8.9–9.2 ft)
possibly 3 m (9.8 ft) |
 |
| Graceful shark |
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
(Whitley, 1934) |
 |
Vulnerable |
1.7 m (5.6 ft) |
 |
| Grey reef shark |
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
(Bleeker, 1856) |
 |
Endangered |
Mostly less than 1.9 m (6.2 ft)
maximum 2.6 m (8.5 ft) |
 |
| Pigeye shark |
Carcharhinus amboinensis
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Vulnerable |
1.9–2.5 m (6.2–8.2 ft)
max. 2.8 m (9.2 ft) |
 |
| Borneo shark |
Carcharhinus borneensis
(Bleeker, 1858) |
 |
Critically endangered |
0.7 m (2.3 ft) |
|
| Copper shark |
Carcharhinus brachyurus
(Günther, 1870) |
 |
Vulnerable |
3.3 m (11 ft) |
 |
| Spinner shark |
Carcharhinus brevipinna
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Vulnerable |
2 m (6.6 ft)
maximum 3 m (9.8 ft) |
 |
| Nervous shark |
Carcharhinus cautus
(Whitley, 1945) |
 |
Least concern |
1.0–1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft)
possibly 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
 |
| Pacific smalltail shark |
Carcharhinus cerdale
C. H. Gilbert, 1898 |
 |
Critically endangered |
1.4 m (4.6 ft) |
 |
| Australian blackspot shark |
Carcharhinus coatesi
(Whitley, 1939) |
|
Least concern |
0.8 m (2.6 ft) |
 |
| Whitecheek shark |
Carcharhinus dussumieri
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Endangered |
1 m (3.3 ft) |
 |
| Silky shark |
Carcharhinus falciformis
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Vulnerable |
2.5 m (8.2 ft)
maximum 3.3 m (11 ft) |
 |
| Creek whaler |
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
(Whitley, 1943) |
 |
Least concern |
1.0–1.3 m (3.3–4.3 ft)
possibly 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
 |
| Galapagos shark |
Carcharhinus galapagensis
(Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) |
 |
Least concern |
3 m (9.8 ft)
maximum 3.3 m (11 ft) |
 |
| Pondicherry shark |
Carcharhinus hemiodon
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Critically endangered |
1 m (3.3 ft) |
 |
| Human's whaler shark |
Carcharhinus humani
W. T. White & Weigmann, 2014 |
|
Data deficient |
0.8 m (2.6 ft) |
|
| Finetooth shark |
Carcharhinus isodon
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Near threatened |
1.6–1.7 m (5.2–5.6 ft)
maximum 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
 |
| Smoothtooth blacktip shark |
Carcharhinus leiodon
Garrick, 1985 |
 |
Endangered |
1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
 |
| Bull shark |
Carcharhinus leucas
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Vulnerable |
2.3–2.4 m (7.5–7.9 ft)
maximum 3.6–4.0 m (11.8–13.1 ft) |
 |
| Blacktip shark |
Carcharhinus limbatus
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Vulnerable |
1.5 m (4.9 ft)
maximum 2.6 m (8.5 ft) |
 |
| Oceanic whitetip shark |
Carcharhinus longimanus
(Poey, 1861) |
 |
Critically endangered |
3 m (9.8 ft) |
 |
| Hardnose shark |
Carcharhinus macloti
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Near threatened |
1.1 m (3.6 ft) |
 |
| Blacktip reef shark |
TCarcharhinus melanopterus
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
 |
Vulnerable |
1.6 m (5.2 ft)
maximum 1.8 m (5.9 ft) |
 |
| Dusky shark |
Carcharhinus obscurus
(Lesueur, 1818) |
 |
Endangered |
3.2 m (10 ft)
maximum 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
 |
| Lost shark[7] |
Carcharhinus obsoletus
White, Kyne, & Harris, 2019 |
|
Critically endangered (possibly extinct) |
0.37–0.43 m (15–17 in)
(juvenile length only) |
|
| Daggernose shark |
Carcharhinus oxyrhynchus
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Critically endangered |
1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
 |
| Caribbean reef shark |
Carcharhinus perezi
(Poey, 1876) |
 |
Endangered |
2–2.5 m (6.6–8.2 ft)
maximum 3 m (9.8 ft) |
 |
| Sandbar shark |
Carcharhinus plumbeus
(Nardo, 1827) |
 |
Endangered |
2–2.5 m (6.6–8.2 ft) |
 |
| Smalltail shark |
Carcharhinus porosus
(Ranzani, 1839) |
 |
Critically endangered |
0.9–1.1 m (3.0–3.6 ft)
maximum 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
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| Blackspot shark |
Carcharhinus sealei
(Pietschmann, 1913) |
 |
Vulnerable |
1 m (3.3 ft) |
 |
| Night shark |
Carcharhinus signatus
(Poey, 1868) |
 |
Endangered |
2 m (6.6 ft)
maximum 2.8 m (9.2 ft) |
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| Spot-tail shark |
Carcharhinus sorrah
(J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) |
 |
Near threatened |
1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
 |
| Australian blacktip shark |
Carcharhinus tilstoni
(Whitley, 1950) |
 |
Least concern |
1.5–1.8 m (4.9–5.9 ft)
maximum 2 m (6.6 ft) |
 |
| Indonesian whaler shark |
Carcharhinus tjutjot
(Bleeker, 1852) |
|
Vulnerable |
0.9 m (3.0 ft) |
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