Carcharhinus falciformis
VU — Vulnerable

Carcharhinus falciformis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

101

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

CHONDRICHTHYES

Order

CARCHARHINIFORMES

Family

CARCHARHINIDAE

Genus

Carcharhinus

Carcharhinus falciformis belongs to the family CARCHARHINIDAE, order CARCHARHINIFORMES, within the CHONDRICHTHYES class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajorMarine oceanicMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Legislation
06 — Range

Found in 101 Countries

AlgeriaAngolaAustraliaBahamasBangladeshBelizeBermudaBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsCameroonCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaChristmas IslandColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaFijiFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGhanaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuineaHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaIranJapanKenyaKiribatiLebanonLiberiaMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMozambiqueNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNiueNorthern Mariana IslandsOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaPeruPhilippinesPuerto RicoRéunionSão Tomé & PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSudanSurinameTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTuvaluU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUnited Arab EmiratesUnited StatesVenezuelaWallis & Futuna
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUDDData DeficientVUVulnerableLower local risk
EUDDData DeficientVUVulnerableLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

Community

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Carcharhinus falciformis (Carcharhinus falciformis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/silky-shark

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