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Carcharhinus limbatus: Narrative
Geographic Range, Physical Characteristics, Natural History. [eng]
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Carcharhinus leucas (Bull Shark): Narrative
Geographic Range, Physical Characteristics, Natural History. [eng]
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Gray Reef Shark): Narrative
Geographic Range, Natural History. [eng]
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Shark Gallery - Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas); Information on many different species of shark, species lists, conservation information, great white and shark attack. [eng]
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Silky Shark Photographs, Carcharhinus falciformis
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) photographs by Phillip Colla. [eng]
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Carcharhinus longimanus (Oceanic Whitetip Shark): Narrative
Geographic Range, Physical Characteristics, Natural History. [eng]
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Description Dusky Shark - Carcharhinus obscurus
A biological profile on the Dusky Shark, Carcharhinus obscurus. Learn it's worldwide distribution, characteristics, how it breeds and develops. [eng]
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Description Silky Shark - Carcharhinus falciformis
A biological profile on the silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis. Learn it's worldwide distribution, characteristics, how it breeds and develops. [eng]
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Species Summary for Carcharhinus leucas
Bull shark. [eng]
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Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas
The Bull Shark is recognised by a combination of characters including a stout body, short blunt snout, triangular serrated teeth in the upper jaw and no fin markings as an adult. This species has a second dorsal fin about one third the height of the first, a small eye, and no skin ridge between the two dorsal fins. It is grey above and pale below, sometimes with a pale stripe on the flank. [eng]
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Grey Whaler Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
The Grey Whaler Shark is bronze to grey above, pale below, and has a black caudal fin margin. An indistinct stripe runs anteriorly from above the pelvic fins. The first dorsal fin sometimes has a small white tip a white posterior margin. [eng]
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DUSKY SHARK (Carcharhinus obscurus) - Louisiana Fishing
Since our knowledge of sharks is often
sketchy about the distinction of species, we are sometimes unsure
about the distribution of some species. Such is the case with the dusky,
but probably it's a cosmopolitan species in warm seas. [eng]
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Sandbar Shark -- Carcharhinus plumbeus
The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), sometimes referred to as the thickskin shark, is the most common coastal shark in Virginia and is a routine visitor of the
Chesapeake Bay during early spring and into late fall. This shark can be identified by a rounded snout, a large upright first dorsal fin, and by an interdorsal ridge. [eng]
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