Sandbar shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the sandbar shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sandbar shark in 4 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, 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 sandbar shark endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the sandbar shark?

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

About the sandbar shark

The sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), also known as the brown shark or thickskin shark, is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, native to the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. It is distinguishable by its very high first dorsal fin and interdorsal ridge. It is not to be confused with the similarly named sand tiger shark, or Carcharias taurus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sandbar shark (revision 1357541993), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q304539 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).