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Carcharhiniformes of the ICES western North Atlantic

There are 26 species of Carcharhiniformes that are commonly found in the ICES western North Atlantic.

Information on the COI barcoding status of these species is presented in the table below.
MODE
A
All available COI barcodes for this taxa group (collected from any ocean and/or without geo-referencing):
  • Of the 26 total species, 29 of these species (111%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 4667 "any ocean" COI barcode records available for this ocean and taxa group.
  • All available taxa group COI barcodes will be included in the Mode A downloads.
  • MODE
    B
    Regional COI barcodes for this taxa group (includes only those collected in the ICES western North Atlantic region):
  • Of the 26 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have ICES western North Atlantic-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "ICES western North Atlantic-collected" COI barcodes available for this taxa group.
  • In the map to the right, Red Stars show sampling locations of the COI barcodes in the Mode B download.
  • Uncoded
    Species
    Of the 26 total species in this region, -3 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

    Barcoding progress summary for the ICES western North Atlantic region, out of a total of 26 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 29 species ( 111% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 12S barcodes for 25 species ( 96% coverage ), of which 1 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 3% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 29 species ( 111% coverage ), of which 1 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 3% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 4 species ( 15% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 28S barcodes for 2 species ( 7% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).

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    Carcharhiniformes of the ICES western North Atlantic
    Taxa Name

    Taxa
    Level
    Barcode
    Data?
    Number of
    Barcodes
    from
    any ocean
    Number of
    Barcodes
    from this region
    Barcode Locations and
    Species Occurence Map
    MZGdb Atlas
    v2025-m03-01


    2025-May-05
    Carcharhiniformes Order cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Order
    Total Species:   26
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  23

    Total COI-Barcodes:   4044
    Total Species:   26
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  17

    Total COI-Barcodes:   91
    accepted
    T5006072


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    ⋄   Carcharhinidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family
    Total Species:   13
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  13

    Total COI-Barcodes:   2869
    Total Species:   13
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  10

    Total COI-Barcodes:   46
    accepted
    T5012900


    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   10
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  10

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1600
    Total Species:   10
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  7

    Total COI-Barcodes:   29
    accepted
    T5013000


    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus acronotus Species
    (1)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 64
      12S = 7
      16S = 7
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013356


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus altimus Species
    (2)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 43
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013358


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus brevipinna Species
    (3)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 157
      12S = 5
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 12
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013363


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus falciformis Species
    (4)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 419
      12S = 11
      16S = 9
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013367


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus leucas Species
    (5)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 484
      12S = 367
      16S = 366
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 3
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013372


    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus limbatus Species
    (6)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 122
      12S = 11
      16S = 7
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 3
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013373


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus longimanus Species
    (7)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 65
      12S = 7
      16S = 8
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013374


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus obscurus Species
    (8)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 121
      12S = 6
      16S = 4
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 3
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013377


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus plumbeus Species
    (9)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 111
      12S = 6
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 6
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013379


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Carcharhinus signatus Species
    (10)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 14
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013382


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Prionace Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   869
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   2
    accepted
    T5013282


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Prionace glauca Species
    (11)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 869
      12S = 12
      16S = 14
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013410


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Rhizoprionodon Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   97
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   10
    accepted
    T5013229


    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Species
    (12)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 97
      12S = 3
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 10
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013423


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Galeocerdo Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   303
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   5
    accepted
    T5013277


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Galeocerdo cuvier Species
    (13)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 303
      12S = 8
      16S = 8
      18S = 1
      28S = 0
      COI = 5
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013393


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   Pentanchidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family
    Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   43
    Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   22
    accepted
    T5006073


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Apristurus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   43
    Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   22
    accepted
    T5012809


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Apristurus indicus Species
    (14)
    No barcodes?   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    no map accepted
    T5016544


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Apristurus laurussonii Species
    (15)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5016547


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Apristurus manis Species
    (16)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 9
      12S = 0
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5012957


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Apristurus melanoasper Species
    (17)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 12
      12S = 0
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 5
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5012958


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Apristurus microps Species
    (18)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    no map accepted
    T5016549


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Apristurus profundorum Species
    (19)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 22
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 1
      28S = 1
      COI = 17
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5012963


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   Scyliorhinidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   9
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   4
    accepted
    T5013295


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Scyliorhinus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   9
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   4
    accepted
    T5013427


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Scyliorhinus retifer Species
    (20)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 9
      12S = 2
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 4
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013891


    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   Sphyrnidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family
    Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  4

    Total COI-Barcodes:   962
    Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   8
    accepted
    T5013296


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Sphyrna Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  4

    Total COI-Barcodes:   962
    Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   8
    accepted
    T5013429


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sphyrna lewini Species
    (21)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 647
      12S = 24
      16S = 23
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 3
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013899


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sphyrna mokarran Species
    (22)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 79
      12S = 12
      16S = 11
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013900


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sphyrna tiburo Species
    (23)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 77
      12S = 6
      16S = 6
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013901


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sphyrna zygaena Species
    (24)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 159
      12S = 12
      16S = 10
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 4
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013903


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   Triakidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   161
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   11
    accepted
    T5012909


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Triakinae Subfamily cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Subfamily
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   161
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   11
    accepted
    T5012910


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Mustelus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   161
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   11
    accepted
    T5012911


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Mustelus canis Species
    (25)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 38
      12S = 7
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 11
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013138


    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Mustelus mustelus Species
    (26)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 123
      12S = 4
      16S = 3
      18S = 2
      28S = 1
      COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5013145


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