Carcharhinidae

The carcharhinids (Carcharhinidae) are a family of selacimorphic elasmobranchs of the order Carcharhiniformes, which includes some of the best-known and most common sharks, such as dogfish, blue sharks, and sharks., etc. They have round eyes and the pectoral fins are located completely behind the five gill slits. Most species are viviparous and their young are born fully developed.

Some of these sharks reach a very considerable size. The record is held by the tiger shark, which measures 7.2 m.^{[citation needed]}

Species

Genus Carcharhinus

• Carcharhinus acronotus (yellow or black bleed)
• Carcharhinus albimarginatus (White tip shark)
• Carcharhinus altimus (Speaking Jacket)
• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Greek Shark)
• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Grey Shark)
• Carcharhinus amboinensis (Jaqueton chato or Java)
• Carcharhinus borneensis (Tiburón de Borneo)
• Carcharhinus brachyurus (Copper Jacket or Copper Shark)
• Carcharhinus brevipinna (Spiced or black fined card)
• Carcharhinus cautus (Tiburon nervous)
• Carcharhinus cerdale (White Pacific tail)
• Carcharhinus dussumieri (Caribbean Shark)
• Carcharhinus falciformis (Sedose Jacket or lusty Shark)
• Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (bombing or entanglement)
• Carcharhinus galapagensis (Tiburon of the Galapagos)
• Carcharhinus hemiodon (Coromandel Shark)
• Carcharhinus isodon (Dentilious Jacket)
• Carcharhinus leiodon (Black-tipped dentilide checker)
• Carcharhinus leucas (Keyman, Shark Shark or Gayarre)
• Carcharhinus limbatus (Macuira Shark or Spotted Jaketon)
• Carcharhinus longimanus (Ocean Shark, Lamia or Jaqueton of Law)
• Carcharhinus macloti (Tympudo Shark or Hard Moor)
• Carcharhinus macrops
• Carcharhinus melanopterus(Tiburon or Jaqueton of black tips)
• Carcharhinus obscurus (wolf Jacket or sandstone)
• Carcharhinus perezi (Tiburon coral)
• Carcharhinus plumbeus (Milberto or Shark Jacket)
• Carcharhinus porosusus (screaming)
• Carcharhinus sealei (Black or aligning stains)
• Carcharhinus signatus (Night Jacket)
• Carcharhinus sorrah (Stained tailing)
• Carcharhinus tilstoni (Audian stained shark)

Genus Galeocerdo

• Galeocerdo cuvier (Tiburon tiger)

Genus Glyphis

• Glyphis gangeticus (Tiburón del Ganges or estuary)
• Glyphis glyphis (Tiburon launches)
• Glyphis siamensis (Burmese fluvial shark)
• Glyphis fowlerae (Born Shark)
• Glyphis garricki (Australian fluvial shark, New Guinea)
• Glyphis alis †

Genus Isogomphodon

• Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus (Tiburon or spicy box)

Genus Lamiopsis

• Lamiopsis temminckii (Aleton Shark)
• Lamiopsis tephrodes

Genus Loxodon

• Loxodon macrorhinus (Narrigon Shark)

Genus Nasolamia

• Nasolamia velox (White fish or white tube box)

Genus Negaprion

• Negaprion acutidens (drying)
• Negaprion brevirostris (Lemon Shark)

Genus Prionace:

• Prionace glauca (Tintorera or blue shark)

Genus Rhizoprionodon

• Rhizoprionodon acutus (Tiburon sniffing or milking)
• Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Brazilian muzzle)
• Rhizoprionodon longurio (Popular Shark)
• Rhizoprionodon oligolinx (Tiburon gray muzzle)
• Rhizoprionodon porosusus (Blood Shark)
• Rhizoprionodon taylori (Audian sniffle)
• Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Atlantic Shark)

Genus Scoliodon

• Scoliodon laticaudus (flat-headed)
• Scoliodon macrorhynchos

Genus Triaenodon

• Triaenodon obesus (White Coral Shark)