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Order Cartilaginous fishes 🍽️ 44 Edible 🎣 54 Game Fish ⚠️ 23 Venomous

Ground sharks

Carcharhiniformes

The largest order of sharks, including bull sharks, tiger sharks, hammerhead sharks, and catsharks.

Families
10
Species
270
Max Length
750 cm
Max Weight
807.4 kg
Avg Trophic
4.02
Threatened
37

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
47 spp.
Brazil
33 spp.
Mozambique
28 spp.
Taiwan
22 spp.
Venezuela
22 spp.
Tanzania
21 spp.
Mauritius
20 spp.
Seychelles
20 spp.
Kenya
19 spp.
Colombia
18 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
4,000 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
284
🔄 Diadromous
3

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
VU
EN
CR
DD
Least Concern 137
Near Threatened 24
Vulnerable 38
Endangered 27
Critically Endangered 24
Data Deficient 26

🍽️ Nutrition & Mercury Safety

Edible Species
1
Avg Mercury
0.99
ppm · High
Avg Omega-3
129
mg / serving