Requiem shark

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The requiem sharks are members of the Carcharhinidae family that includes some of the best-known and most common types of sharks, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark.

Family members have the usual carcharhiniform characteristics. The eyes are round, and the pectoral fins are completely behind the five gill slits. Most species are viviparous, the young being born fully developed.

Many of the species in this family grow to considerable size, the record holder being a tiger shark measuring 7.4 meters.

Genus Carcharhinus:

Blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus
Silvertip shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Bignose shark, Carcharhinus altimus
Graceful shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
Grey reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Pigeye shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis
Borneo shark, Carcharhinus borneensis
Copper shark or Bronze whaler, Carcharhinus brachyurus
Spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna
Nervous shark, Carcharhinus cautus
Whitecheek shark, Carcharhinus dussumieri
Silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis
Creek whaler, Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis
Pondicherry shark, Carcharhinus hemiodon
Finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon
Smooth tooth blacktip shark, Carcharhinus leiodon
Bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas
Blacktip shark, Carcharhinus limbatus
Oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus
Hardnose shark, Carcharhinus macloti
Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus
Dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus
Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi
Sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus
Smalltail shark, Carcharhinus porosus
Blackspot shark, Carcharhinus sealei
Night shark, Carcharhinus signatus
Spottail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah
Australian blacktip shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni

Genus Galercerdo:

Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier

Genus Glyphis:

Ganges shark, Glyphis gangeticus
Speartooth shark, Glyphis glyphis
Irrawaddy river shark, Glyphis siamensis

Genus Isogomphodon:

Daggernose shark, Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus

Genus Lamiopsis:

Broadfin shark, Lamiopsis temminckii

Genus Loxodon:

Sliteye shark, Loxodon macrorhinus

Genus Nasolamia:

Whitenose shark, Nasolamia velox

Genus Negaprion:

Sicklefin lemon shark, Negaprion acutidens
Lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris

Genus Prionace:

Blue shark, Prionace glauca

Genus Rhizoprionodon:

Milk shark, Rhizoprionodon acutus
Brazilian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Pacific sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon longurio
Grey sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
Caribbean sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon porosus
Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori
Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Genus Scoliodon:

Spadenose shark, Scoliodon laticaudus

Genus Triaenodon:

Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus

External link

[FishBase entry for Carcharhinidae]

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