Crow de brass star

Carcharhinus longimanus

Category: Sharks & Rays

IUCN Conservation Status: CR - Critically Endangered - facing an extremely 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 40 diving areas across 26 countries and 10 regions.

Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 28 records
Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 2 records
Bay of Islands, New Zealand - 2 records
Abaco, Bahamas - 2 records
Bimini, Bahamas - 3 records
North Shore, Bermuda - 1 records
Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 1 records
Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 2 records
María la Gorda, Cuba - 16 records
Negril, Jamaica - 1 records
Diamond Rock, Martinique - 1 records
Saint-Pierre, Martinique - 1 records
Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 10 records
Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 3 records
Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 1 records
Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 1 records
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 1 records
Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 3 records
Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 7 records
Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 4 records
Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 3 records
Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 2 records
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 2 records
Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 3 records
Corsica, France - 10 records
Marseille & Calanques, France - 9 records
Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 2 records
Sardinia, Italy - 4 records
Socorro Islands, Mexico - 1 records
Deep South, Egypt - 1 records
Marsa Alam, Egypt - 1 records
Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 5 records
Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 3 records
Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 1 records