Genus

Typical Requiem Sharks

Carcharhinus

13 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

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

Carcharhinus leucas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Carcharhinus limbatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

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

~60%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~60%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical 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	2	>90%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			>90%
	Gray Reef Shark			Insufficient data
2	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~80%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			~80%
	Gray Reef Shark			~30%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~80%
	Requiem shark			~70%
	Galápagos Shark			~30%
	Silky Shark			~10%
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
4	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~80%
	Bull Shark			~80%
5	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	~80%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			~40%
	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
6	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~70%
	Galápagos Shark			Insufficient data
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
	Blacktip Reef Shark			Insufficient data
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Bull Shark			Insufficient data
	reef shark			Insufficient data
8	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Requiem shark			Insufficient data