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

60–70% · Likely

Carcharhinus galapagensis

Insufficient data

Carcharhinus melanopterus

Carcharhinus leucas

Galeocerdo cuvier

Triakis semifasciata

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

Insufficient data

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

20–30% · Possible

Rhizoprionodon longurio

Insufficient data

Sphyrna zygaena

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

40–50

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			60–70%
	Requiem shark			60–70%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			40–50%
	Galápagos Shark			30–40%
	Tiger Shark			5–10%
	Silky Shark			5–10%
	🦈 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	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	80–90%
	Whitetip Reef Shark			60–70%
	Blacktip Reef Shark			40–50%
	Tiger Shark			30–40%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			Insufficient data
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6	60–70%
	Leopard Shark			30–40%
	Swellshark			20–30%
	Gray Smooth-hound			10–20%
	Blue Shark			10–20%
	Brown Smooth-hound			Insufficient data
	School Shark			Insufficient data
6	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Scalloped Hammerhead			Insufficient data
	Pacific sharpnose shark			Insufficient data
	hammerhead			Insufficient data
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	30–40%
	Cub shark			Insufficient data
	reef shark			Insufficient data
8	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	10–20%
	Humpback Smooth-hound			Insufficient data
	Blue Shark			Insufficient data

Ground Sharks

Species in this group

Whitetip Reef Shark

Scalloped Hammerhead

Requiem shark

Galápagos Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark

Cub shark

Tiger Shark

Leopard Shark

Silvertip Shark

Swellshark

Pacific sharpnose shark

hammerhead

Gray Smooth-hound

Blue Shark

Humpback Smooth-hound

Brown Smooth-hound

School Shark

Silky Shark

reef shark

spotted houndshark

White-margin Fin Hound Shark

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Ground Sharks

Parks Ranked