Orectolobiformes (Carpet Sharks)

Species in this group

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

Ginglymostoma cirratum

70–80% · Very likely

Rhincodon typus

40–50% · Likely

Ginglymostoma unami

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

50–60

Feb

40–50

Mar

60–70

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

50–60

Jul

40–50

Aug

50–60

Sep

40–50

Oct

50–60

Nov

40–50

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Carpet 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	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	70–80%
	Nurse Shark			70–80%
2	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Whale Shark			40–50%
	Pacific Nurse Shark			Insufficient data
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
4	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	10–20%
	Whale Shark			10–20%

Carpet Sharks

Species in this group

Nurse Shark

Whale Shark

Pacific Nurse Shark

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Carpet Sharks

Parks Ranked