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Gulf of Mexico Sharks

Species in the catalog with Gulf of Mexico coverage, including the American pocket shark.

25 matching species
Photograph of a bonnethead shark from above, showing the rounded hammer-shaped head; not to scale.
Sphyrna tiburo

Bonnethead

Small hammerhead with a rounded head and quick turns.

1.7 m maxLeast Concern
Gulf smoothhound reference photograph showing the slim body and short rounded fins; not to scale.
Mustelus sinusmexicanus

Gulf smoothhound

Shark species in Triakidae.

1.4 m max
NOAA photograph of a nurse shark resting at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary; not to scale.
Ginglymostoma cirratum

Nurse Shark

Bottom-dwelling shark with a slow, steady pace.

3.2 m maxNear Threatened
Velvet dogfish reference photograph showing the dark body and low dorsal fins; not to scale.
Zameus squamulosus

Velvet dogfish

Shark species in Somniosidae.

0.8 m max