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Search for shark names in the Shark Database

In this section of the database you can search for sharks and their exact description. The search includes scientific names, scientific synonyms, German, English, French and Spanish names.


The Shark Database contains a total of 2416 shark names. Of these are:

  • 689 English names
  • 567 German names
  • 277 French names
  • 293 Spanish names
  • 545 scientific names
  • 45 scientific synonyms

You can enter a shark name or a part of it here, using at least 3 characters.

Please don't use any special characters such as ".-\/%&*+()[]" or similar.


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