Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)

Species in this group

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

Triaenodon obesus

90–100% · Very likely

Sphyrna lewini

70–80% · Very likely

Carcharhinus limbatus

70–80% · Very likely

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Insufficient data

Carcharhinus leucas

Insufficient data

Triakis semifasciata

30–40% · Possible

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Insufficient data

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

20–30% · Possible

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Insufficient data

Sphyrna zygaena

Insufficient data

Galeocerdo cuvier

Insufficient data

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Insufficient data

Mustelus californicus

Prionace glauca

Mustelus whitneyi

Mustelus henlei

Galeorhinus galeus

Carcharhinus falciformis

Carcharhinus perezii

Triakis maculata

Mustelus albipinnis

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

60–70

Jan

50–60

Feb

50–60

Mar

50–60

Apr

50–60

May

50–60

Jun

50–60

Jul

50–60

Aug

50–60

Sep

50–60

Oct

50–60

Nov

50–60

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground 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	P(≥1)
1	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			90–100%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			70–80%
	Galápagos Shark			Insufficient data
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
	Tiger Shark			Insufficient data
	Blacktip Reef Shark			Insufficient data
2	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			70–80%
	Requiem shark			70–80%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			40–50%
	Galápagos Shark			30–40%
	Tiger Shark			0–10%
	Silky Shark			0–10%
	spotted houndshark			Insufficient data
	White-margin Fin Hound Shark			Insufficient data
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
	hammerhead			Insufficient data
3	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			90–100%
	Requiem shark			Insufficient data
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6	70–80%
	leopard shark			30–40%
	Swellshark			20–30%
	gray smoothhound			10–20%
	Shark			Insufficient data
	brown smoothhound			Insufficient data
	Tope			Insufficient data
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	50–60%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			Insufficient data
	Pacific sharpnose shark			Insufficient data
	hammerhead			Insufficient data
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Cub shark			Insufficient data
	reef shark			Insufficient data
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	20–30%
	Humpback smoothhoun			Insufficient data
	Shark			Insufficient data

Ground Sharks

Species in this group

Whitetip Reef Shark

Scalloped Hammerhead

Requiem shark

Galápagos Shark

Cub shark

leopard shark

Silvertip Shark

Swellshark

Pacific sharpnose shark

hammerhead

Tiger Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark

gray smoothhound

Shark

Humpback smoothhoun

brown smoothhound

Tope

Silky Shark

reef shark

spotted houndshark

White-margin Fin Hound Shark

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Ground Sharks

Parks Ranked