Graceful shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the graceful shark lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
Group	Sharks
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Europe, Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Carcharhinidae

Where does the graceful shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the graceful shark in 4 countries and territories across Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: New Guinea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the graceful shark endangered?

The graceful shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the graceful shark?

The graceful shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Carcharhinidae, genus Carcharhinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the graceful shark

The graceful shark or Queensland shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Gulf of Aden to northern Australia. It is a midwater species that has been recorded to a depth of 50 m (160 ft). A stoutly built shark growing up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft) long, the graceful shark has a short, wedge-shaped snout, large, sickle-shaped pectoral fins and first dorsal fin, and black tips on most fins.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Graceful shark (revision 1367838489), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q135369 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).