# Carcharhinus

Carcharhinus is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein. It contains 35 extant and eight extinct species to date, with likely more species yet to be described.

## Species
### Extant

| Genus Carcharhinus Blainville 1816 - 35 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 | $^T$Carcharhinus 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 | Carcharhinus obsolerus (White, Kyne, & Harris, 2019) | | Critically endangered (possibly extinct) | 0.37–0.43 m (15–17 in) (juvenile length only) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
$^T$ Type species

### Fossil

| Age | Species | Authority | Formation | Location |
| Montehermosan | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Onzole | Ecuador |
| Pliocene | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Luanda | Angola |
| Pliocene | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Villamagna | Italy |
| Huayquerian | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Camacho | Uruguay |
| Late Miocene | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Penedo | Portugal |
| Middle Miocene | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Sekinobana | Japan |
| Middle Miocene | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Suso | Japan |
| Middle Miocene | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Hannoura | Japan |
| Langhian | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Higashi-innai | Japan |
| Colhuehuapian | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Pirabas | Brazil |
| Burdigalian | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Calvert | Maryland |
| Early Miocene | †C. egertoni | Agassiz 1843 | Baripada | India |
| Early Piacenzian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Oosterhout | Netherlands |
| Montehermosan | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Onzole | Ecuador |
| Pliocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Luanda | Angola |
| Hemphillian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Curré | Costa Rica |
| Huayquerian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Pisco | Peru |
| Late Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Penedo | Portugal |
| Late Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Uscari | Costa Rica |
| Late Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Fujina | Japan |
| Late Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Takakubo | Japan |
| Badenian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Hrušky | Czech Republic |
| Badenian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Korytnica | Poland |
| Serravallian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Moulin de Débat | France |
| Serravallian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Kurahara | Japan |
| Serravallian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Wajimazaki | Japan |
| Serravallian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Horimatsu | Japan |
| Middle Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Sekinobana | Japan |
| Middle Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Suso | Japan |
| Middle Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Hannoura | Japan |
| Middle Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Maenami | Japan |
| Langhian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Higashi-innai | Japan |
| Langhian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Florianer Schichten | Austria |
| Langhian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Grund | Austria |
| Langhian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Weissenegg | Austria |
| Middle Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Punta Judas | Costa Rica |
| Burdigalian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Dera Bugti | Pakistan |
| Burdigalian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Dam | Saudi Arabia |
| Colhuehuapian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Pirabas | Brazil |
| Aquitanian | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Trent | North Carolina |
| Early Miocene | †C. priscus | Agassiz 1843 | Filakovo | Slovakia |
| Chasicoan | †C. caquetius | Carrillo Briceño et al. 2015 | Urumaco | Venezuela |
| Santacrucian | †C. ackermani | Santos & Travasos 1960 | Cantaure | Venezuela |
| Colhuehuapian | †C. ackermani | Santos & Travasos 1960 | Pirabas | Brazil |
| Burdigalian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Trent | North Carolina |
| Chattian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Chandler Bridge | South Carolina |
| Priabonian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Clinchfield | Georgia |
| Priabonian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Yazoo | Alabama Louisiana |
| Priabonian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Jackson Gp. | Arkansas |
| Bartonian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Gosport Sand | Alabama |
| Bartonian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Moodys Branch | Louisiana Mississippi |
| Lutetian | †C. gibbesi | Woodward 1889 | Crockett | Texas |
| Rupelian | †C. balochenisis | Adnet et al. 2007 | Chitarwata | Pakistan |
| Rupelian | †C. perseus | Adnet et al. 2007 | Chitarwata | Pakistan |
| Rupelian | †C. perseus | Adnet et al. 2007 | Minqar Tabaghbagh | Egypt |
| Bartonian | †C. nigeriensis | White 1926 | Ameki | Nigeria |