sorrah shark
Carcharhinus sorrah
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: NT - Near Threatened - close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Carcharhinus
Where to Find
Found in 10 diving areas across 7 countries and 3 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 2 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 21 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 40 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 5 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 5 records
- Koh Tao, Thailand - 1 records
- Similan Islands, Thailand - 21 records