Family

Requiem Sharks

Carcharhinidae

19 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderCarcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
FamilyCarcharhinidae (Requiem Sharks)

Species in this group

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

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Triaenodon obesus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Carcharhinus leucas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Carcharhinus limbatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Galeocerdo cuvier

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Negaprion acutidens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Prionace glauca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Loxodon macrorhinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Carcharhinus brevipinna

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Carcharhinus obscurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Carcharhinus falciformis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Carcharhinus tilstoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Carcharhinus amboinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Carcharhinus brachyurus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Carcharhinus perezii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~70%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~70%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Requiem Sharks

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4	>90%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			>90%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			~80%
	Gray Reef Shark			Insufficient data
	Sliteye Shark			Insufficient data
2	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	>90%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			~90%
	Galápagos Shark			Insufficient data
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
	Tiger Shark			Insufficient data
	Blacktip Reef Shark			Insufficient data
3	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10	>90%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			~60%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			~40%
	Tiger Shark			~30%
	Sicklefin Lemon Shark			~30%
	Gray Reef Shark			~30%
	Spinner Shark			Insufficient data
	Dusky Shark			Insufficient data
	Australian Blacktip Shark			Insufficient data
	Pigeye Shark			Insufficient data
	Bronze Whaler			Insufficient data
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	6	>90%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			~70%
	Requiem shark			~70%
	Galápagos Shark			~30%
	Tiger Shark			~10%
	Silky Shark			~10%
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~90%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			~90%
	Requiem shark			Insufficient data
6	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~90%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			~80%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			~40%
	Gray Reef Shark			~30%
7	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~90%
	Bull Shark			~80%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			Insufficient data
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Bull Shark			Insufficient data
	reef shark			Insufficient data
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Pacific sharpnose shark			Insufficient data
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Blue Shark			Insufficient data
11	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Blue Shark			Insufficient data