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Page 5 of 5
Species of Ground Sharks, page 3 of 3
Red indicates inclusion on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.
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Species
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Common name
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Family Hemigaleidae - Weasel Sharks -8 species
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Genus Chaenogaleus
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Chaenogaleus macrostoma
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Hooktooth Shark
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Genus Hemigaleus
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Hemigaleus australiensis
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Australian Weasel Shark
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Hemigaleus microstoma
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Sicklefin Weasel Shark
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Hemipristis elongatus
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Snaggletooth Shark
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Genus Paragaleus
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Paragaleus leucolomatus
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Whitetip Weasel Shark
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Paragaleus pectoralis
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Atlantic Weasel Shark
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Paragaleus randalli
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Slender Weasel Shark
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Paragaleus tengi
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Straighttooth Weasel Shark
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Family Carcharhinidae - Whaler Sharks - 54 species
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Genus Carcharhinus
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Carcharhinus acronotus
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Blacknose Shark
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Carcharhinus albimarginatus
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Silvertip Shark
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Carcharhinus altimus
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Bignose Shark
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
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Graceful Shark
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
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Grey Reef Shark
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Carcharhinus amboinensis
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Java Shark
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Carcharhinus borneensis
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Borneo Shark
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Carcharhinus brachyurus
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Bronze Whaler
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Carcharhinus brevipinna
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Spinner Shark
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Carcharhinus cautus
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Nervous Shark
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Carcharhinus dussumieri
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Whitecheek Shark
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Carcharhinus falciformis
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Silky Shark
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Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
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Creek Whaler
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Carcharhinus galapagensis
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Galapagos Shark
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Carcharhinus hemiodon
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Pondicherry Shark
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Carcharhinus isodon
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Finetooth Shark
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Carcharhinus leiodon
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Smoothhound Blacktip
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Carcharhinus leucas
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Bull Shark
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Carcharhinus limbatus
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Blacktip Shark
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Carcharhinus longimanus
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark
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Carcharhinus macloti
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Hardnose Shark
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Carcharhinus melanopterus
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Blacktip Reef Shark
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Carcharhinus obscurus
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Dusky Shark
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Carcharhinus perezi
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Caribbean Reef Shark
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Carcharhinus plumbeus
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Sandbar Shark
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Carcharhinus porosus
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Smalltail Shark
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Carcharhinus sealei
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Blackspot Shark
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Carcharhinus signatus
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Night Shark
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Carcharhinus sorrah
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Spottail Shark
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Carcharhinus tilstoni
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Australian Blacktip Shark
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Carcharhinus sp.
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False Smalltail Shark
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Genus Galeocerdo
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Galeocerdo cuvier
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Tiger Shark
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Genus Glyphis
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Glyphis gangeticus
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Ganges Shark
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Glyphis glyphis
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Speartooth Shark
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Glyphis siamensis
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Irrawaddy River Shark
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Glyphis sp. A
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Bizant River Shark
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Glyphis sp. B
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Borneo River Shark
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Glyphis sp. C
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New Guinea River Shark
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Genus Isogomphodon
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Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus
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Daggernose Shark
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Genus Lamiopsis
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Lamiopsis temmincki
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Broadfin Shark
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Genus Loxodon
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Loxodon macrorhinus
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Sliteye Shark
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Genus Nasolamia
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Nasolamia velox
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Whitenose Shark
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Genus Negaprion
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Negaprion acutidens
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Shapptooth Lemon Shark
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Negaprion brevirostris
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Lemon Shark
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Genus Prionace
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Prionace glauca
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Blue Shark
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Genus Rhizoprionodon
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Rhizoprionodon acutus
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Milk Shark, White-eyed Shark
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Rhizoprionodon lalandi
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Brazilian Sharpnose Shark
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Rhizoprionodon longuirio
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Pacific Sharpnose Shark
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Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
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Grey Sharpnose Shark
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Rhizoprionodon porosus
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Caribbean Sharpnose Shark
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Rhizoprionodon taylori
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Australian Sharpnose Shark
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Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
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Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
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Genus Scoliodon
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Scoliodon laticaudus
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Spadenose Shark
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Genus Triaenodon
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Triaenodon obesus
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Family Sphyrnidae - Hammerhead Sharks -8 species
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Genus Eusphyra
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Eusphyra blochii
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Winghead Shark
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Genus Sphyrna
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Sphyrna corona
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Mallethead Shark
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Sphyrna lewini
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Scalloped Hammerhead
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Sphyrna media
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Scoophead Shark
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Sphyrna mokarran
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Great Hammerhead
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Sphyrna tiburo
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Bonnethead Shark
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Sphyrna tudes
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Smalleye Hammerhead
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Sphyrna zygaena
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Smooth Hammerhead
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