Elasmobranchii

Class

Elasmobranchii

Elasmobranchii

67 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

90–100% · Very likely

Blotched Fantail Ray

Taeniurops meyeni

80–90% · Very likely

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

70–80% · Very likely

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus

70–80% · Very likely

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

70–80% · Very likely

Yellow stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis

70–80% · Very likely

Requiem shark

Carcharhinus limbatus

70–80% · Very likely

Maylan

Aetobatus narinari

60–70% · Likely

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus ocellatus

60–70% · Likely

Diamond Stingray

Hypanus dipterurus

50–60% · Likely

Leopard Round Ray

Urobatis pardalis

50–60% · Likely

Pacific Angelshark

Squatina californica

50–60% · Likely

round stingray

Urolophus halleri

50–60% · Likely

Tumbes Round Ray

Urobatis tumbesensis

40–50% · Likely

Hawkray

Rhinoptera steindachneri

40–50% · Likely

Galápagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Insufficient data

longtail stingray

Hypanus longus

40–50% · Likely

Pacific Eagle Ray

Aetobatus laticeps

40–50% · Likely

horn shark

Heterodontus francisci

40–50% · Likely

bat ray

Myliobatis californica

40–50% · Likely

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

40–50% · Likely

Cub shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Insufficient data

Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

Insufficient data

Gorgona Guitarfish

Pseudobatos prahli

30–40% · Possible

Cortez stingray

Urobatis maculatus

30–40% · Possible

leopard shark

Triakis semifasciata

30–40% · Possible

equatorial skate

Raja equatorialis

30–40% · Possible

Target ray

Diplobatis ommata

Insufficient data

Silvertip Shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Insufficient data

Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

20–30% · Possible

Peruvian horn shark

Heterodontus quoyi

20–30% · Possible

Pacific Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma unami

Insufficient data

Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray

Mobula munkiana

Insufficient data

Swellshark

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

20–30% · Possible

fox shark

Alopias pelagicus

Insufficient data

Thornback Guitarfish

Platyrhinoidis triseriata

20–30% · Possible

Pacific sharpnose shark

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Insufficient data

hammerhead

Sphyrna zygaena

Insufficient data

reef stingray

Urobatis concentricus

Insufficient data

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

Insufficient data

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Insufficient data

Chilean Torpedo

Tetronarce tremens

Insufficient data

Southern Banded Guitarfish

Zapteryx xyster

Insufficient data

mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

10–20% · Possible

gray smoothhound

Mustelus californicus

10–20% · Possible

Caribbean numbfish

Narcine bancroftii

10–20% · Possible

Lesser Devil Ray

Mobula thurstoni

10–20% · Possible

Shark

Prionace glauca

Insufficient data

Humpback smoothhoun

Mustelus whitneyi

Insufficient data

Bigeye Thresher Shark

Alopias superciliosus

Insufficient data

thorny stingray

Urotrygon rogersi

Insufficient data

Pacific chupare whipray

Styracura pacifica

Insufficient data

Mexican hornshark

Heterodontus mexicanus

Insufficient data

Devil ray

Mobula mobular

Insufficient data

brown smoothhound

Mustelus henlei

Insufficient data

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

Insufficient data

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

0–10% · With luck

Spottie

Notorynchus cepedianus

Insufficient data

Northern Guitarfish

Pseudobatos productus

Insufficient data

Maneater

Carcharodon carcharias

Insufficient data

See all 60 species Show fewer

Showing the 60 most likely of 67 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

50–60

Jan

50–60

Feb

50–60

Mar

50–60

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

50–60

Jul

50–60

Aug

50–60

Sep

40–50

Oct

50–60

Nov

50–60

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Elasmobranchii

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	23	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			70–80%
	Requiem shark			70–80%
	White-spotted Eagle Ray			60–70%
	Diamond Stingray			50–60%
	Hawkray			40–50%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			40–50%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			30–40%
	Galápagos Shark			30–40%
	Oceanic Manta Ray			20–30%
	Peruvian horn shark			20–30%
	Lesser Devil Ray			10–20%
	Whale Shark			10–20%
	+11 more at the park page…
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	17	90–100%
	Pacific Angelshark			50–60%
	round stingray			50–60%
	horn shark			40–50%
	bat ray			40–50%
	leopard shark			30–40%
	Shark			20–30%
	Swellshark			20–30%
	Thornback Guitarfish			20–30%
	mako			10–20%
	gray smoothhound			10–20%
	Shark			Insufficient data
	brown smoothhound			Insufficient data
	+5 more at the park page…
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	13	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			90–100%
	Leopard Round Ray			50–60%
	longtail stingray			40–50%
	Pacific Eagle Ray			40–50%
	Whale Shark			40–50%
	Pacific Nurse Shark			Insufficient data
	Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray			Insufficient data
	Gorgona Guitarfish			Insufficient data
	Oceanic Manta Ray			Insufficient data
	Pacific chupare whipray			Insufficient data
	Target ray			Insufficient data
	Requiem shark			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	13	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			90–100%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			80–90%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			70–80%
	Galápagos Shark			Insufficient data
	White-spotted Eagle Ray			Insufficient data
	Oceanic Manta Ray			Insufficient data
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
	Pacific Eagle Ray			Insufficient data
	Leopard Round Ray			Insufficient data
	Tiger Shark			Insufficient data
	Blacktip Reef Shark			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	8	90–100%
	Southern Stingray			70–80%
	Nurse Shark			70–80%
	Yellow stingray			70–80%
	Maylan			60–70%
	Cub shark			Insufficient data
	Caribbean numbfish			10–20%
	Box Ray			Insufficient data
	reef shark			Insufficient data
6	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	18	90–100%
	Pacific Eagle Ray			40–50%
	Cortez stingray			30–40%
	Target ray			Insufficient data
	Scalloped Hammerhead			Insufficient data
	fox shark			Insufficient data
	Pacific sharpnose shark			Insufficient data
	hammerhead			Insufficient data
	reef stingray			Insufficient data
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
	Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray			Insufficient data
	Diamond Stingray			Insufficient data
	round stingray			Insufficient data
	+6 more at the park page…
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	13	90–100%
	Tumbes Round Ray			40–50%
	longtail stingray			40–50%
	Gorgona Guitarfish			30–40%
	equatorial skate			30–40%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
	Southern Banded Guitarfish			Insufficient data
	Pacific Eagle Ray			Insufficient data
	Oceanic Manta Ray			Insufficient data
	fox shark			Insufficient data
	Humpback smoothhoun			Insufficient data
	Bigeye Thresher Shark			Insufficient data
	thorny stingray			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…