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Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839). Bull Shark. To 3.5 m (11.5 ft) TL (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al.
1995). Circumglobal in warm waters; possibly southern California; southern Baja California (Eschmeyer
and Herald 1983) to Paita, Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including Gulf of California (Compagno et al. in
Fischer et al. 1995). Also found in fresh water. At less than 1 m to 152 m (499 ft; Compagno 1984).
Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839). Blackfin Shark or Blacktip Shark. To 2.5 m (8.2 ft) TL
(Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995). Circumglobal in tropical waters; Ensenada, northern Baja
California (Ebert 2003) 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). Unconfirmed
records from California (Ebert 2003). Inshore (Compagno 1984), surface (Grove and Lavenberg 1997)
to 64 m (210 ft) (Crow et al. 1996).
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861). Oceanic Whitetip Shark. Maximum length variously listed as
between 3.5 and 3.95 m (11.5 and 13 ft) TL (Compagno 1984). Circumtropical; unconfirmed reports
from central California (Ebert 2003), perhaps Gaviota, southern California (T. Herrlinger and P. Krause,
pers. comm. to M. L.) and Cortes Bank, southern California (Miller and Lea 1972), to Puerto Pizarro,
Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including Gulf of California (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas
Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At or near surface to about 200 m (656 ft) (min.: Eschmeyer
and Herald 1983; max.: Boggs 1992).
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818). Dusky Shark. To at least 3.7 m (12.1 ft) TL, possibly to 4.2 m (13.8 ft)
TL (Ebert 2003). Circumglobal; Redondo Beach, southern California to Gulf of California (Eschmeyer
and Herald 1983) and to Ecuador (Béarez 1996). Surf zone to 400 m (1,312 ft; Compagno 1984).
Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1840). Smalltail Shark. To 3.4 m (11.4 ft) TL (Compagno in Carpenter
2003). Western Atlantic and eastern Pacific; southern Baja California (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al.
1995) to Callao, Peru (Compagno 1974), including Gulf of California (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al.
1995). At 16–32 m (50–105 ft; Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995).
Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822). Tiger Shark. To 5.5 m (18 ft) TL, possibly to 7.4 m (24.4 ft) TL
(Randall 1992). Circumglobal in tropical waters; sighting (unverifiable) at Prince William Sound, Gulf
of Alaska (Karinen et al. 1985); southern California to Peru (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983), including
Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997) and Gulf of California (Galván-Magaña et al. 1996). Coastal
pelagic; surface and intertidal area to at least 350 m (1,148 ft; Ebert 2003) and perhaps to 800 m (2,625 ft;
Laboute and Grandperrin 2000); prefers waters turbid with freshwater runoff (Compago 1984).
Nasolamia velox (Gilbert, 1898). Whitenose Shark. To 150 cm (59 in) TL (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al.
1995). Central Baja California and Gulf of California (Compagno et al. in Fischer et al. 1995) to Puerto
Pizarro, 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 15–192 m (49–630 ft; Compagno et al. in
Fischer et al. 1995).
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868). Lemon Shark. To about 3.4 m (11.2 ft) TL (Compagno 1984). Pacific
and Atlantic; Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (Galván-Magaña et al. 2000) and Gulf of
California (Compagno 1984) to northern Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998). Intertidal area and to
92 m (304 ft) or more (Compagno in Carpenter 2003).
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758). Blue Shark. To 383 cm (12.6 ft) TL, reported but not confirmed to 4.8–
6.5 m (15.7–21.3 ft) TL (Compagno 1984). Circumglobal in temperate and tropical waters; in western
Pacific as far north as southern Kuril Islands (Savinykh 1998); Kodiak Island, western Gulf of Alaska
(Karinen et al. 1985) to Chile (Miller and Lea 1972), including Gulf of California (Compagno et al. in
Fischer et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). Oceanic pelagic, typically over
water depths greater than 183 m (600 ft) but often venturing near shore (Compagno 1984); surface to
about 350 m (1,148 ft) (min.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983; max.: Laboute and Grandperrin 2000).
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