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Carcharhinidae {family} -
Chordata
;
Elasmobranchii
;
Carcharhiniformes
;
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Sub-taxa
Genera (13)
Carcharhinus [4854]
Galeocerdo [402]
Glyphis [619]
Isogomphodon [15]
Lamiopsis [67]
Loxodon [93]
Nasolamia [4]
Negaprion [114]
Prionace [1047]
Rhizoprionodon [1077]
STRI-X-6485 [1]
Scoliodon [317]
Triaenodon [94]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
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BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
8,724
Public Records:
5,006
Specimens with Sequences:
7,642
Public Species:
76
Specimens with Barcodes:
6,123
Public BINs:
64
Species:
98
Species With Barcodes:
77
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Imagery
images representing subtaxa of Carcharhinidae
(
Triaenodon
)
Sample ID:
BPS-0649
License:
Copyright (2007)
License Holder:
Samuel P. Iglesias, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle
Collection Sites
Collected from 27 countries.
Top 20:
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United States
401
South Africa
56
Madagascar
8
Australia
238
Philippines
25
China
7
Indonesia
188
Pakistan
22
Tanzania
7
Colombia
177
India
21
United Arab Emirates
6
Malaysia
148
Peru
14
Bangladesh
4
Brazil
83
North Atlantic Ocean
12
Kenya
4
Mexico
72
Canada
11
![(Carcharhinus - BPS-0551) @15 [ ] Copyright (2013) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/ANCC/BPS0551A%2B1360357062.JPG "(Carcharhinus - BPS-0551) {} [ ] Copyright (2013)")
![(Galeocerdo - RJ TIG 4241) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Rima W. Jabado Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/GEP/RJ_TIG_4241%2B1335119999.jpg "(Galeocerdo - RJ TIG 4241) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(Lamiopsis - YMKH32D) @11 [ ] Copyright (2017) ALP SEAFDEC/MFRDMD](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/JTF/YMKH32D%2B1441769090.JPG "(Lamiopsis - YMKH32D) {} [ ] Copyright (2017)")
![(Loxodon - AV2010-007) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) SAIAB SAIAB](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/SAIAD/AV2010-007-2000%2B1317405700.jpg "(Loxodon - AV2010-007) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011)")
![(Negaprion - BPS-0659) @14 [ ] Copyright (2007) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/ANCC/BPS0659A%2B1174149404.JPG "(Negaprion - BPS-0659) {} [ ] Copyright (2007)")
![(Prionace - MLFPI298) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MLFPI/MLFPI298%2B1321917796.JPG "(Prionace - MLFPI298) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Rhizoprionodon - MXV0612) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Martha Valdez-Moreno El Colegio de la Frontera Sur. Unidad Chetumal](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/MXV/MXV0612%2B1400074178.jpg "(Rhizoprionodon - MXV0612) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012)")
![(STRI-X-6485 - STRI-X-6485) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2025) Unspecified Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/PCIF/GL_Bull_Shark_2025%2B1759614323.jpg "(STRI-X-6485 - STRI-X-6485) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2025)")
![(Scoliodon - MUM-04) @14 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (1996) Randall, J.E Bishop Museum, USA](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/INELA/Scoliodon_laticaudus_01%2B1353168646.jpg "(Scoliodon - MUM-04) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial (1996)")
![(Triaenodon - BPS-0649) @14 [ ] Copyright (2007) Samuel P. Iglesias Museum national d'Histoire naturelle](http://v3.boldsystems.org/pics/_w300/ANCC/BPS0649A%2B1173800038.JPG "(Triaenodon - BPS-0649) {} [ ] Copyright (2007)")
