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Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus WHAT TO LOOK FOR:All fins except anal fins are black tipped, and the shark has an interdorsal ridge. COLOR:Dark gray, blue gray or dusky bronze above, white below. Dorsal fins,...
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Dusky Shark
Carcharhinus obscurus WHAT TO LOOK FORA large gray shark with a short broadly rounded snout, no markings on its fins, and it has an interdorsal ridge. COLORGray to bluish gray above, white below...
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Cookiecutter Shark
Isistius brasiliensis WHAT TO LOOK FOR A small cigar-shaped shark with a very short bulbous snout. The shark has suctorial lips, its dorsal fins are set far back, and it has a large, nearly symmetrical...
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Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanus WHAT TO LOOK FORA large shark with large rounded white-tipped fins. The shark has a high rounded first dorsal fin and very long paddle-shaped pectoral fins. COLORGray bronze...
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Lemon Shark
Negaprion brevirostris WHAT TO LOOK FOR:A big stocky short-nosed yellowish shark. Its dorsal fins are about the same size. COLORDark brown, olive or pale yellowish-brown above; yellowish below....
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Pygmy Shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus WHAT TO LOOK FOR This is thought (at present) to be the smallest shark in the sea. It is a tiny, cylindrical shark with a bulbous snout, large eyes, and luminous organs on the...
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Great Lanternshark
Etmopterus princeps WHAT TO LOOK FOR A large stout shark, with a moderately long, broad tail and long gill slits. COLOR Blackish body. SIZE Mature females are approximately 2.1 ft [65 cm] long. Their...
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Bahamas Sawshark
Pristiophorus schroederi Sawsharks have a long and flat saw-like rostrum studded with teeth. They are small slender sharks with flattened heads and a pair or barbels beneath the rostrum. They are found...
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Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucas WHAT TO LOOK FORA stocky heavy-bodied gray shark with a short bluntly-rounded snout. COLORGray with a faint white band on its flank. The fin tips of young sharks are often dusky....
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Gulper Shark
Centrophorus granulosus WHAT TO LOOK FOR This shark has a smooth skin (block-shaped denticles wide spaced but not overlapping). It has a rather short and thick snout, and its first dorsal fin is quite...
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