The following is a list of the shark species implicated in unprovoked shark attacks worldwide. A certain amount of caution must be taken as species may be mis-identified by the victim, especially when considering Carcharhinus species.
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Species |
Common Name |
Attacks |
Fatalities |
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Carcharodon carcharias |
White shark |
232 |
63 |
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Galeocerdo cuvier |
Tiger shark |
86 |
28 |
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Carcharhinus leucas |
Bull shark |
75 |
23 |
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Carcharhinus spp.* |
Requiem* shark |
130 |
12 |
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Carcharias taurus |
Sand tiger |
30 |
2 |
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Sphyrna spp. |
Hammerhead species |
16 |
0 |
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Prionace glauca |
Blue shark |
12 |
4 |
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Ginglymostoma cirratum |
Nurse shark |
10 |
0 |
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Isurus spp. |
Mako shark species** |
11 |
2 |
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Notorhynchus cepedianus |
Sevengill shark |
5 |
0 |
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Orectolobus spp |
Wobbegong*** |
2 |
0 |
* from #4 above
These other Carcharinus species or "Requiem sharks" are all in the same genus as the Bull Shark and have been recorded in shark attack statistics.They Include:
Carribbean Shark Carcharhinus perezi
Black Tip Shark Carcharhinus limbatus
Galapagos Shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
Copper Shark or Bronze whaler Carcharhinus brachyurus
Grey Reef Shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Silver Tip Shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Dusky Shark Carcharinus obscurus
** most attacks attributed to the short-fin mako Isurus oxyrinchus
*** most attacks attributed to the spotted wobbegong Orectolobus macalatus and the ornate wobbegong, Orectolobus ornatus