Carcharhinus

Carcharhinus is one of the 12 genera of the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae.

Like all members of the family, they have round eyes, and the pectoral fins are completely behind the five gill slits. Most species are viviparous: the young are born fully developed.

 Species 
There are currently 34 known species of the Carcharhinus genus: 
 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, Carcharhinus brachyurus
 Spinner shark, Carcharhinus brevipinna
 Pacific smalltail shark, Carcharhinus cerdale
 Nervous shark, Carcharhinus cautus
 Coates' shark, Carcharhinus coatesi
 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
 Carcharhinus macrops
 Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus
 Dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus
 Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezii
 Sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus
 Smalltail shark, Carcharhinus porosus
 Blackspot shark, Carcharhinus sealei
 Night shark, Carcharhinus signatus
 Spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah
 Australian blacktip shark, Carcharhinus tilstoni
 Carcharhinus tjutjot

 References 

Category:Sharks