Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Order: Carcharhiniformes, Family: Carcharhinidae
Malie or Requeim Sharks

Requeim sharks are known as malie in Samoa.

Scientific NameSamoan NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Carcharhinus albimarginatusasosilvertip shark160354Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchosmalie-aloalogrey reef shark160358Present in parkNo dataNo dataNative
Carcharhinus falciformissilky shark160310Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Carcharhinus galapagensisGalapagos sharkCarcharhinus galapagensis. Galapagos sharkCarcharhinus galapagensis. Galapagos shark.160345Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Carcharhinus leucasbull shark160275Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Carcharhinus limbatusblacktip shark160318Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Carcharhinus longimanusapoapooceanic whitetip shark160330Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Carcharhinus melanopterusapeape, malie-alamatablacktip reef sharkCarcharhinus melanopterus. apeape, malie-alamata. black-tipped reef shark - Ofu Lagoon, 4 March 2002160365Present in ParkUncommonResidentNative
Galeocerdo cuviernaiufitiger shark160189Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Negaprion acutidenssicklefin lemon shark160437Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Prionace glaucaaso-polotagreat blue shark160424Present in SamoaNo dataNo dataNative
Triaenodon obesusmaluwhitetip reef sharkTriaenon obesus. malu. whitetip reef shark.160453Present in ParkUncommonResidentNative

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