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Carcharhinidae
39 species in this family
The Carcharhinidae family includes 39 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Atlantic sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus
Carcharhinidae
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Carcharhinidae
Bay-shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
Carcharhinidae
Bignose shark
Carcharhinus altimus
Carcharhinidae
Black fin reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Carcharhinidae
Black-tipped whaler
Carcharhinus brachyurus
Carcharhinidae
Blacknose shark
Carcharhinus acronotus
Carcharhinidae
Blackspot shark
Carcharhinus falciformis
Carcharhinidae
Blackspot shark
Carcharhinus sealei
Carcharhinidae
Blacktail reef shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinidae
Blacktip shark
Carcharhinus sorrah
Carcharhinidae
Blacktip shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
Carcharhinidae
Blue dog
Prionace glauca
Carcharhinidae
Blunthead shark
Triaenodon obesus
Carcharhinidae
Brazilian sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Carcharhinidae
Brown shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Carcharhinidae
Bull shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Carcharhinidae
Caribbean reef shark
Carcharhinus perezii
Carcharhinidae
Common tiger shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
Carcharhinidae
Daggernose shark
Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus
Carcharhinidae
Finetooth shark
Carcharhinus isodon
Carcharhinidae
Galapagos shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis
Carcharhinidae
Graceful shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
Carcharhinidae
Grey sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
Carcharhinidae
Hardnose shark
Carcharhinus macloti
Carcharhinidae
Jordans blue dogshark
Loxodon macrorhinus
Carcharhinidae
Lemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris
Carcharhinidae
Milk shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Carcharhinidae
Night shark
Carcharhinus signatus
Carcharhinidae
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
Carcharhinidae
Pacific sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon longurio
Carcharhinidae
Pondicherry shark
Carcharhinus hemiodon
Carcharhinidae
Sicklefin lemon shark
Negaprion acutidens
Carcharhinidae
Silvertip shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Carcharhinidae
Smalltail shark
Carcharhinus porosus
Carcharhinidae
Spadenose shark
Scoliodon laticaudus
Carcharhinidae
Spinner shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Carcharhinidae
Whitecheek shark
Carcharhinus dussumieri
Carcharhinidae
Whitenose shark
Nasolamia velox
Carcharhinidae