Class

Elasmobranchii

67 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

Species in this group

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

Triaenodon obesus

90–100% · Very likely

Taeniurops meyeni

80–90% · Very likely

Sphyrna lewini

70–80% · Very likely

Hypanus americanus

70–80% · Very likely

Ginglymostoma cirratum

60–70% · Likely

Urobatis jamaicensis

60–70% · Likely

Carcharhinus limbatus

Rhincodon typus

Aetobatus narinari

Aetobatus ocellatus

Urobatis pardalis

Hypanus dipterurus

Squatina californica

Urolophus halleri

Urobatis tumbesensis

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Insufficient data

Rhinoptera steindachneri

40–50% · Likely

Hypanus longus

40–50% · Likely

Carcharhinus melanopterus

40–50% · Likely

Heterodontus francisci

40–50% · Likely

Myliobatis californica

Aetobatus laticeps

Carcharhinus leucas

Mobula birostris

Pseudobatos prahli

Urobatis maculatus

Galeocerdo cuvier

Triakis semifasciata

Diplobatis ommata

Raja equatorialis

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Cetorhinus maximus

Heterodontus quoyi

Ginglymostoma unami

Mobula munkiana

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

20–30% · Possible

Alopias pelagicus

Insufficient data

Platyrhinoidis triseriata

20–30% · Possible

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Insufficient data

Sphyrna zygaena

Insufficient data

Urobatis concentricus

Tetronarce tremens

Zapteryx xyster

Isurus oxyrinchus

Mustelus californicus

Narcine bancroftii

Mobula thurstoni

Prionace glauca

Mustelus whitneyi

Alopias superciliosus

Insufficient data

Urotrygon rogersi

Insufficient data

Styracura pacifica

Insufficient data

Heterodontus mexicanus

Mobula mobular

Mustelus henlei

Galeorhinus galeus

Carcharhinus falciformis

5–10% · With luck

Notorynchus cepedianus

Insufficient data

Pseudobatos productus

Insufficient data

Carcharodon carcharias

Insufficient data

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Showing the 60 most likely of 67 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

50–60

Jan

50–60

Feb

50–60

Mar

50–60

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

50–60

Jul

50–60

Aug

40–50

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 Elasmobranchii

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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	23	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			60–70%
	Requiem shark			60–70%
	White-spotted Eagle Ray			60–70%
	Diamond Stingray			50–60%
	Hawkray			40–50%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			40–50%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			30–40%
	Galápagos Shark			30–40%
	Oceanic Manta Ray			20–30%
	🦈 Peruvian horn shark			20–30%
	Lesser Devil Ray			10–20%
	Whale Shark			5–10%
	+11 more at the park page…
2	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	13	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			90–100%
	Leopard Round Ray			50–60%
	longtail stingray			40–50%
	Pacific Eagle Ray			40–50%
	Whale Shark			30–40%
	Pacific Nurse Shark			Insufficient data
	Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray			Insufficient data
	Gorgona Guitarfish			Insufficient data
	Oceanic Manta Ray			Insufficient data
	Pacific chupare whipray			Insufficient data
	Target ray			Insufficient data
	Requiem shark			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	13	90–100%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			90–100%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			80–90%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			70–80%
	Galápagos Shark			Insufficient data
	White-spotted Eagle Ray			Insufficient data
	Oceanic Manta Ray			Insufficient data
	Silvertip Shark			Insufficient data
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
	Pacific Eagle Ray			Insufficient data
	Leopard Round Ray			Insufficient data
	Tiger Shark			Insufficient data
	Blacktip Reef Shark			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	8	90–100%
	Southern Stingray			70–80%
	Nurse Shark			60–70%
	Yellow stingray			60–70%
	Maylan			60–70%
	Cub shark			Insufficient data
	Caribbean numbfish			10–20%
	Box Ray			Insufficient data
	reef shark			Insufficient data
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	17	90–100%
	Pacific Angelshark			50–60%
	Haller's Round Ray			50–60%
	Horn Shark			40–50%
	Bat Ray			40–50%
	Leopard Shark			30–40%
	Basking Shark			20–30%
	Swellshark			20–30%
	Thornback Guitarfish			20–30%
	Shortfin Mako			10–20%
	Gray Smooth-hound			10–20%
	Blue Shark			10–20%
	Brown Smooth-hound			Insufficient data
	+5 more at the park page…
6	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	18	90–100%
	Pacific Eagle Ray			30–40%
	Cortez stingray			30–40%
	Target ray			Insufficient data
	Scalloped Hammerhead			Insufficient data
	fox shark			Insufficient data
	Pacific sharpnose shark			Insufficient data
	hammerhead			Insufficient data
	reef stingray			Insufficient data
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
	Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray			Insufficient data
	Diamond Stingray			Insufficient data
	Haller's Round Ray			Insufficient data
	+6 more at the park page…
7	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9	90–100%
	Whale Shark			60–70%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			60–70%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			40–50%
	Tiger Shark			30–40%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			20–30%
	White-spotted Eagle Ray			Insufficient data
	Oceanic Manta Ray			Insufficient data
	Scalloped Hammerhead			Insufficient data
	Great White Shark			Insufficient data
8	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	13	90–100%
	Tumbes Round Ray			40–50%
	longtail stingray			30–40%
	Gorgona Guitarfish			30–40%
	equatorial skate			20–30%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
	Southern Banded Guitarfish			Insufficient data
	Pacific Eagle Ray			Insufficient data
	Oceanic Manta Ray			Insufficient data
	fox shark			Insufficient data
	Humpback Smooth-hound			Insufficient data
	Bigeye Thresher Shark			Insufficient data
	thorny stingray			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…

Elasmobranchii

Species in this group

Whitetip Reef Shark

Blotched Fantail Ray

Scalloped Hammerhead

Southern Stingray

Nurse Shark

Yellow stingray

Requiem shark

Whale Shark

Maylan

White-spotted Eagle Ray

Leopard Round Ray

Diamond Stingray

Pacific Angelshark

Haller's Round Ray

Tumbes Round Ray

Galápagos Shark

Hawkray

longtail stingray

Blacktip Reef Shark

Horn Shark

Bat Ray

Pacific Eagle Ray

Cub shark

Oceanic Manta Ray

Gorgona Guitarfish

Cortez stingray

Tiger Shark

Leopard Shark

Target ray

equatorial skate

Silvertip Shark

Basking Shark

Peruvian horn shark

Pacific Nurse Shark

Munk's Pygmy Devil Ray

Swellshark

fox shark

Thornback Guitarfish

Pacific sharpnose shark

hammerhead

reef stingray

Chilean Torpedo

Southern Banded Guitarfish

Shortfin Mako

Gray Smooth-hound

Caribbean numbfish

Lesser Devil Ray

Blue Shark

Humpback Smooth-hound

Bigeye Thresher Shark

thorny stingray

Pacific chupare whipray

Mexican hornshark

Devil ray

Brown Smooth-hound

School Shark

Silky Shark

Broadnose Sevengill Shark

Shovelnose Guitarfish

Great White Shark

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Elasmobranchii

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