Spinner shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Carcharhinus
Where to Find
Found in 9 diving areas across 6 countries and 4 regions.
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 58 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 14 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 49 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 9 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 6 records