Silky shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

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 41 diving areas across 29 countries and 8 regions.

Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 50 records
Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
Abaco, Bahamas - 5 records
Bimini, Bahamas - 46 records
Klein Bonaire, Bonaire - 1 records
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 2 records
Isla de la Juventud, Cuba - 1 records
Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 2 records
María la Gorda, Cuba - 49 records
La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 2 records
Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 15 records
Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 1 records
Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 1 records
St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 1 records
Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 1 records
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 1 records
Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 23 records
Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 1 records
Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 1 records
Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 2 records
Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
Rabaul & New Britain, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
Moheli, Comoros - 28 records
Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 1 records
Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 365 records
Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 2 records
Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 45 records
Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 1 records
Inner Islands, Seychelles - 86 records
Mafia Island, Tanzania - 1 records
Socorro Islands, Mexico - 79 records
Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 1 records
Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 63 records
Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 4 records
Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 2 records
Dumaguete, Philippines - 2 records
Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 2 records
Visayas, Philippines - 2 records