Barriga-de-água vs Smooth tooth blacktip shark

Carcharhinus plumbeus compared with Carcharhinus leiodon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barriga-de-água	Smooth tooth blacktip shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order same	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family same	Carcharhinidae	Carcharhinidae
Genus same	Carcharhinus	Carcharhinus
Species	Carcharhinus plumbeus	Carcharhinus leiodon

Evolutionary Relationship

Barriga-de-água and Smooth tooth blacktip shark share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carcharhinus.

Conservation Status

Barriga-de-água

EN — Endangered

Smooth tooth blacktip shark

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barriga-de-água	Smooth tooth blacktip shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barriga-de-água

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Smooth tooth blacktip shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Barriga-de-água

The Brown Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.