Shark Species
Animals & Wildlife 54 records updated 2026-07-19
Shark Species, with common name, scientific name, maximum length, and habitat.
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| ID | CommonName | ScientificName | MaxLengthM | Habitat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | 18.8 | Tropical oceans worldwide |
| 2 | Basking shark | Cetorhinus maximus | 12.0 | Temperate oceans worldwide |
| 3 | Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | 6.0 | Coastal and offshore temperate seas |
| 4 | Tiger shark | Galeocerdo cuvier | 5.5 | Tropical and warm seas |
| 5 | Greenland shark | Somniosus microcephalus | 6.4 | North Atlantic and Arctic |
| 6 | Pacific sleeper shark | Somniosus pacificus | 4.4 | North Pacific |
| 7 | Megamouth shark | Megachasma pelagios | 5.5 | Deep tropical and temperate oceans |
| 8 | Bluntnose sixgill shark | Hexanchus griseus | 4.8 | Deep seas worldwide |
| 9 | Broadnose sevengill shark | Notorynchus cepedianus | 3.0 | Coastal temperate seas |
| 10 | Sharpnose sevengill shark | Heptranchias perlo | 1.4 | Deep seas worldwide |
| 11 | Frilled shark | Chlamydoselachus anguineus | 2.0 | Deep seas worldwide |
| 12 | Goblin shark | Mitsukurina owstoni | 3.8 | Deep seas worldwide |
| 13 | Sand tiger shark | Carcharias taurus | 3.2 | Coastal subtropical seas |
| 14 | Smalltooth sand tiger | Odontaspis ferox | 4.1 | Deep coastal seas worldwide |
| 15 | Crocodile shark | Pseudocarcharias kamoharai | 1.1 | Tropical open ocean |
| 16 | Shortfin mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | 4.0 | Temperate and tropical oceans |
| 17 | Longfin mako | Isurus paucus | 4.3 | Tropical oceans worldwide |
| 18 | Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | 3.7 | North Atlantic and Southern Ocean |
| 19 | Salmon shark | Lamna ditropis | 3.0 | North Pacific |
| 20 | Common thresher | Alopias vulpinus | 6.1 | Temperate and tropical oceans |
| 21 | Bigeye thresher | Alopias superciliosus | 4.9 | Tropical and temperate oceans |
| 22 | Pelagic thresher | Alopias pelagicus | 3.8 | Indo-Pacific open ocean |
| 23 | Nurse shark | Ginglymostoma cirratum | 3.0 | Western Atlantic and eastern Pacific |
| 24 | Tawny nurse shark | Nebrius ferrugineus | 3.2 | Indo-Pacific reefs |
| 25 | Zebra shark | Stegostoma fasciatum | 2.5 | Indo-Pacific reefs |
Notes
- Last updated on July 19, 2026.
- Shark Species data courtesy of Wikipedia: List of sharks . Used with permission.