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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Chordates
  4. Cartilaginous Fishes
  5. Galean Sharks
  6. Whaler Sharks

order

Whaler Sharks

Carcharhiniformes

Includes
20 native 9 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Requiem Sharks 10 native
  • Houndsharks 5 native
  • Hammerhead Sharks 3 native
  • Tiger Sharks 1 native
  • Catsharks 1 native
  • Weasel Sharks
  • Deepwater Catsharks
  • Coloured Catsharks

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native whaler sharks All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Leopard Shark Triakis semifasciata 3,323 observations
  • Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini 1,983 observations
  • Dusky Smooth-hound Mustelus canis 1,906 observations
  • Sandbar Shark Carcharhinus plumbeus 1,220 observations
  • Blue Shark Prionace glauca 1,128 observations
  • Tiger Shark Galeocerdo cuvier 815 observations
  • Swellshark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum 672 observations
  • School Shark Galeorhinus galeus 636 observations
  • Brown Smooth-hound Mustelus henlei 152 observations
  • Gray Smooth-hound Mustelus californicus 142 observations
  • Filetail Catshark Parmaturus xaniurus 3 observations

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