Sandbar shark

Sandbar shark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Carcharhinus
Species:
C. plumbeus
Binomial name
Carcharhinus plumbeus
(Nardo, 1827)
Range of the sandbar shark

The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), also known as the brown shark or thickskin shark, is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. It is distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge.[2] It is not to be confused with the similarly named sand tiger shark, or Carcharias taurus.

  1. ^ Rigby, C.L.; Derrick, D.; Dicken, M.; Harry, A.V.; Pacoureau, N.; Simpfendorfer, C. (2021). "Carcharhinus plumbeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T3853A2874370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T3853A2874370.en. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ Ferrari, A. & A. (2002). Sharks. New York: Firefly Books. ISBN 1-55209-629-7.

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