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Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes


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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by Romanov, E.V.

Circumglobal. Indo-Pacif
Max. Length 428 cm TL
Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935

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Alopias pelagicus
[Pelagic thresher]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal; tropical an
Max. Length 488.0 cm TL
Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841

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Alopias superciliosus
[Bigeye thresher]

Photo by S. Iglesels et al

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 573.3 cm TL
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Alopias vulpinus
[Thresher]

Photo by Choromanski, J.M.

Circumtropical
Max. Length 330 cm TL
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

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Carcharias taurus
[Sand tiger shark]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 370 cm TL
Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878

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Carcharias tricuspidatus
[Indian sand tiger]

Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Worldwide. Very wide-rang
Max. Length 640 cm TL
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Carcharodon carcharias
[Great white shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Cosmopolitan, frequent in
Max. Length 1520 cm TL
Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

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Cetorhinus maximus
[Basking shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 445 cm TL
Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810

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Isurus oxyrinchus
[Shortfin mako]

Photo by Montealegre-Quijano, S.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 427 cm TL
Isurus paucus Guitart, 1966

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Isurus paucus
[Longfin mako]

Photo by Murch, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 305 cm TL
Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947

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Lamna ditropis
[Salmon shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Circumglobal, amphitemper
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Lamna nasus
[Porbeagle]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 709 cm TL
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983

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Megachasma pelagios
[Megamouth shark]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 617 cm TL
Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898

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Mitsukurina owstoni
[Goblin shark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 450 cm TL
Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)

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Odontaspis ferox
[Smalltooth sand tiger]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 367 cm TL
Odontaspis noronhai (Maul, 1955)

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Odontaspis noronhai
[Bigeye sand tiger shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)

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Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
[Crocodile shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alopias pelagicus Pelagic thresher Circumglobal. Indo-Pacif 428 TL 1935
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye thresher Circumglobal; tropical an 488.0 TL 1841
Alopias vulpinus Thresher Cosmopolitan in temperate 573.3 TL 1788
Carcharias taurus Sand tiger shark Circumtropical 330 TL 1810
Carcharias tricuspidatus Indian sand tiger Indian Ocean 370 TL 1878
Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Worldwide. Very wide-rang 640 TL 1758
Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark Cosmopolitan, frequent in 1520 TL 1765
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin mako Cosmopolitan in temperate 445 TL 1810
Isurus paucus Longfin mako Western Atlantic 427 TL 1966
Lamna ditropis Salmon shark North Pacific 305 TL 1947
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Circumglobal, amphitemper 350 TL 1788
Megachasma pelagios Megamouth shark Pacific Ocean 709 TL 1983
Mitsukurina owstoni Goblin shark Western Atlantic 617 TL 1898
Odontaspis ferox Smalltooth sand tiger Eastern Atlantic 450 TL 1810
Odontaspis noronhai Bigeye sand tiger shark Eastern Atlantic 367 TL 1955
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Crocodile shark Tropical and subtropical 122 TL 1936



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