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Page 2 of 2 Sharks on the IUCN Red List Critically Endangered (extremely high risk of extinction)
11 Shark Species
| Carcharhinus hemiodon | PONDICHERRY SHARK | | Centrophorus harrissoni | DUMB GULPER SHARK | | Glyphis gangeticus | GANGES SHARK | | Glyphis sp. nov. A | BIZANT RIVER SHARK | | Glyphis sp. nov. C | NEW GUINEA RIVER SHARK | | Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus | DAGGERNOSE SHARK | | Mustelus fasciatus | STRIPED DOGFISH | | Pangasianodon gigas | GIANT CATFISH | | Squatina aculeate | SAWBACK ANGELFISH | | Squatina oculata | SMOOTHBACK ANGEL SHARK | | Squatina squatina | ANGEL SHARK |
Endangered (very high risk of extinction)
9 Shark Species | Balantiocheilos melanopterus | SILVER SHARK | | Carcharhinus borneensis | BORNEO SHARK | | Glyphis glyphis | SPEARTOOTH SHARK | | Hemitriakis leucoperiptera | WHITEFIN TOPESHARK | | Mustelus schmitti | NARROWNOSE SMOOTHHOUND | | Sphyrna mokarran | GREAT HAMMERHEAD | | Squatina argentina | ARGENTINE ANGEL SHARK | | Squatina guggenheim | HIDDEN ANGELSHARK | | Squatina punctata | ANGULAR ANGELSHARK |
Vulnerable (high risk of extinction)
34 Shark Species
| Aulohalaelurus kanakorum | NEW CALEDONIA CATSHARK | Carcharhinus leiodon
| SMOOTHTOOTH BLACKTIP | | Carcharhinus longimanus | OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK | | Carcharhinus signatus | NIGHT SHARK | | Carcharias taurus | GREY NURSE SHARK | | Carcharodon carcharias | GREAT WHITE SHARK | | Centrophorus granulosus | GULPER SHARK | | Centrophorus squamosus | DEEPWATER SPINY DOGFISH | | Cetorhinus maximus | BASKING SHARK | Galeorhinus galeus
| LIVER-OIL SHARK
| | Galeus mincaronei | SOUTHERN SAWTAIL CATSHARK | Hemipristis elongates
| SNAGGLETOOTH SHARK | Hemiscyllium hallstromi
| PAPUAN EPAULETTE SHARK | | Hemiscyllium strahani | HOODED CARPET SHARK | | Heteroscyllium colcloughi | BLUEGRAY CARPETSHARK | | Himantura chaophraya | GIANT FRESHWATER STINGRAY | | Isurus paucus | LONGFIN MAKO | | Lamna nasus | PORBEAGLE | | Mustelus whitneyi | HUMPBACK SMOOTHHOUND | | Nebrius ferrugineus | TAWNY NURSE SHARK | | Negaprion acutidens | SHARPTOOTH LEMON SHARK | Oxynotus centrina
| ANGULAR ROUGH SHARK | | Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum | SHORTTAIL NURSE SHARK
| | Pseudomys praeconis | SHARK BAY MOUSE | | Rhina ancylostoma | BOWMOUTH GUITARFISH | Rhincodon typus
| WHALE SHARK | | Schroederichthys saurisqualus | LIZARD CATSHARK | | Scylliogaleus quecketti | FLAPNOSE HOUNDSHARK | | Sphyrna tudes | GOLDEN HAMMERHEAD | | Squalus acanthias | CAPE SHARK | | Squatina sp. nov. A | EASTERN ANGEL SHARK | | Stegostoma fasciatum | ZEBRA SHARK | | Triakis acutipinna | SHARPFIN HOUNDSHARK | | Triakis maculata | SPOTTED HOUNDSHARK |
Near Threatened (close to being added to one of the above categories)
63 Shark Species
Includes one species considered 'conservation dependent': Leopard Sharks
| Apristurus albisoma | WHITISH CATSHARK | Atelomycterus marmoratus
| CORAL CATSHARK | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
| GRACEFUL SHARK | | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | GREY REEF SHARK | | Carcharhinus brachyurus | BRONZE WHALER SHARK | | Carcharhinus brevipinna | SPINNER SHARK | | Carcharhinus dussumieri | WHITECHEEK SHARK | Carcharhinus galapagensis
| GALAPAGOS SHARK | | Carcharhinus leucas | BULL SHARK | Carcharhinus limbatus
| BLACKTIP SHARK | | Carcharhinus macloti | HARDNOSE SHARK | Carcharhinus melanopterus
| BLACKTIP REEF SHARK | Carcharhinus obscurus
| DUSKY SHARK | Carcharhinus perezi
| CARIBBEAN REEF SHARK | Carcharhinus plumbeus
| SANDBAR SHARK | Carcharhinus sealei
| BLACKSPOT SHARK | | Centrophorus acus | NEEDLE DOGFISH
| Centrophorus niaukang
| TAIWAN GULPER SHARK | Centroscymnus coelolepis
| PORTUGUESE DOGFISH | Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. A
| SWELL SHARK | | Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. C | NORTHERN DRAUGHTBOARD SHARK | Chiloscyllium griseum
| GREY BAMBOO SHARK | | Chiloscyllium indicum | SLENDER BAMBOO SHARK | Chiloscyllium plagiosum
| WHITESPOTTED BAMBOO SHARK | Chiloscyllium punctatum
| BROWNBANDED BAMBOO SHARK | Chlamydoselachus anguineus
| FRILLED SHARK | Cirrhigaleus barbifer
| MANDARIN SHARK | | Echinorhinus cookei | PRICKLY SHARK
| Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
| TASSELLED WOBBEGONG | Eusphyra blochii
| WINGHEAD SHARK | Galeocerdo cuvier
| TIGER SHARK | Galeus atlanticus
| ATLANTIC SAWTAIL CATSHARK | Haploblepharus edwardsii
| PUFFADDER SHYSHARK | Haploblepharus fuscus
| BROWN SHYSHARK | Hemiscyllium freycineti
| INDONESIAN SPECKLED CARPET SHARK | Heptranchias perlo
| SHARPNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK | Hexanchus griseus
| BLUNTNOSE SIXGILL SHARK | Hypogaleus hyugaensis
| BLACKTIP TOPESHARK | Isurus oxyrinchus
| SHORTFIN MAKO | Leptocharias smithii
| BARBELED HOUNDSHARK | Mustelus canis
| DUSKY SMOOTHHOUND | Mustelus mento
| SPECKLED SMOOTHHOUND | Negaprion brevirostris
| LEMON SHARK | Orectolobus maculatus
| SPOTTED WOBBEGONG | Orectolobus ornatus
| ORNATE WOBBEGONG | Pliotrema warreni
| SIXGILL SAWSHARK | Poroderma africanum
| PYJAMA SHARK (STRIPED CATSHARK) | Prionace glauca
| BLUE SHARK | Pristiophorus sp. nov. A
| EASTERN SAWSHARK | Proscymnodon plunketi
| PLUNKET'S SHARK | Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
| CROCODILE SHARK | Scoliodon laticaudus
| SPADENOSE SHARK | Scyliorhinus capensis
| YELLOWSPOTTED CATSHARK | Somniosus microcephalus
| GREENLAND SHARK | Sphyrna corona
| MALLETHEAD SHARK | Sphyrna lewini
| SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD | Sphyrna zygaena
| SMOOTH HAMMERHEAD | Squalus grahami (Squalus sp. nov. F)
| EASTERN LONGNOSE SPURDOG | Squalus rancureli
| CYRANO SPURDOG | Squatina californica
| PACIFIC ANGEL SHARK | Triaenodon obesus
| WHITETIP REEF SHARK | Triakis megalopterus
| SPOTTED GULLY SHARK | Triakis semifasciata
| LEOPARD SHARK |
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