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Mustelus californicus Gill, 1864. Gray Smoothhound. To 1.25 m (49.2 in) TL (Ebert 2003), reported to
1.63 m TL (64.25 in; Miller and Lea 1972). Cape Mendocino, northern California to Mazatlán, Mexico,
including Gulf of California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Surf zone to 95 m (312 ft) (min.: Carlisle et
al. 1960: max.: Shaw et al. 2000).
*Mustelus dorsalis Gill, 1864. Sharptooth Smoothhound. To 64 cm (25.2 in) TL (Compagno et al. in Fischer
et al. 1995). Tip of Baja California and central Mexico to Peru (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of
20–200 m (60–656 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
Mustelus henlei (Gill, 1863). Brown Smoothhound. To 100 cm (39.4 in) TL (Ebert 2003). Northern
Washington (collected by J. Bryant; J. Cusick, pers. comm. to M. L.) to Gulf of California and Ecuador
and Peru (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Surf zone to 281 m (922 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.:
Shaw et al. 2000).
Mustelus lunulatus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882. Sicklefin Smoothhound. To 175 cm (68.9 in) TL (Amezcua
Linares 1996). San Diego, southern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) to Talara, Peru (Chirichigno
and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Galván-Magaña et al. 1996). Inshore (Eschmeyer and
Herald 1983) to 94 m (308 ft; Amezcua Linares 1996).
Triakis semifasciata Girard, 1855. Leopard Shark. To 2.1 m (7 ft) TL (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). Oregon
to Mazatlán, Mexico (Miller and Lea 1972), including Gulf of California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Surf zone to 156 m (515 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: M. Yoklavich, pers. comm. to M. L.).
Family Carcharhinidae — Requiem Sharks
Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837). Silvertip Shark. To 3 m (9.8 ft) TL (Compagno et al. in
Fischer et al. 1995). Pacific and Indian oceans; Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Galván-
Magaña et al. 2000) to Ecuador (Béarez 1996), including Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997).
Surface to 800 m (2,624 ft) or more (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995).
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950). Bignose Shark. To 3 m (9.8 ft) TL (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al.
1995). Circumglobal; central Baja California (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995) to northern Peru
(Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995) and
Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths of 25–500 m (82–1,640 ft) (min.: Crow et al.
1996; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870). Copper Shark or Narrowtooth Shark. To about 3 m (9.8 ft)
TL (Ebert 2003). Circumglobal; southern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983) to central Peru
(Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg
1997). Surf line to 360 m (1,181 ft; Compagno in Carpenter 2003).
Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839). Silky Shark. To 3.5 m (11.6 ft) TL (Compagno et al. in
Fischer et al. 1995). Circumglobal; Lagunas Ojo de Liebre-Guerrero Negro, central Baja California
(Galván-Magaña et al. 2000) to northern Chile (Grove and Lavenberg 1997), including Gulf of California
(Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At 18–500 m
(59–1,640 ft) or more (Compagno 1984).
Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905). Galapagos Shark. To 3.7 m (12.1 ft) TL (Compagno
et al. in Fischer et al. 1995). Circumglobal in tropical waters; central Baja California (Compagno et
al. in Fischer et al. 1995) to Easter Island (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998), including Gulf of California
(Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At 2–180 m
(7–590 ft) or more (Compagno 1984). Sharks tentatively identified as this species were seen as deep as
250 m (820 ft; Ralston et al. 1986).
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