sandbar shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Sandbar shark; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:51.771584+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
- Name authority
- (Nardo, 1827)
- Common name
- sandbar shark
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Carcharhinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumChondrichthyes
- classElasmobranchii
- subclassNeoselachii
- infraclassSelachii
- superorderGaleomorphi
- orderCarcharhiniformes
- familyCarcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
- genusCarcharhinus Blainville, 1816
- speciesCarcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Carcharhinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| hardnose sharkCarcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carcharhinus obsoletus White, Kyne & Harris, 2019 | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| finetooth sharkCarcharhinus isodon (Valenciennes, 1839) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blacknose sharkCarcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| silvertip sharkCarcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert, 1898 | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carcharhinus coatesi (Whitley, 1939) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| whitecheek sharkCarcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle, 1839) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galapagos sharkCarcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) | CarcharhinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105797 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:R3Q8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.