Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very 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 19 diving areas across 14 countries and 6 regions.
- South Australia, Australia - 276 records
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 180 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 2 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Bayahibe & La Romana, Dominican Republic - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 5 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 3 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 1 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 5 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 254 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 3 records
- Mafia Island, Tanzania - 1 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 2 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 10 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 13 records