Sandbar shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus
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 14 diving areas across 13 countries and 6 regions.
- Victoria, Australia - 2 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 4 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 2 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 3 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 42 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 2 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 2 records