{{Taxobox
| name = ''Carcharinus''
| fossil_range = Eocene to Present<ref>{{cite journal
  | last = Sepkoski
  | first = Jack
  | authorlink =
  | coauthors =
  | title =  A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Chondrichthyes entry)
  | journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology
  | volume = 364
  | issue =
  | pages = p.560
  | publisher =
  | location =
  | date = 2002
  | url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=575&rank=class
  | doi =
  | id =
  | accessdate = 2008-01-09 }}</ref>
| image = Grey5.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Gray reef shark, ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos''
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Chondrichthyes
| subclassis = Elasmobranchii
| ordo = Carcharhiniformes
| familia = Carcharhinidae
| genus = '''''Carcharhinus'''''
| genus_authority = Blainville, 1816
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 
31 species; see text.
}}

'''''Carcharhinus''''' is a genus of requiem sharks, the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae.

== Species ==
* Blacknose shark, ''Carcharhinus acronotus'' <small>(Poey, 1860)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=857&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=acronotus]
* Silvertip shark, ''Carcharhinus albimarginatus'' <small>(Rüppell, 1837)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=858&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=albimarginatus]
* Bignose shark, ''Carcharhinus altimus'' <small>(Springer, 1950)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=859&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=altimus]
* Graceful shark, ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides'' <small>(Whitley, 1934)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=860&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=amblyrhynchoides]
* Grey reef shark, ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos'' <small>(Bleeker, 1856)</small> [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160358]
* Pigeye shark or Java shark, ''Carcharhinus amboinensis'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=862&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=amboinensis]
* Borneo shark, ''Carcharhinus borneensis'' <small>(Bleeker, 1859)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=863&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=borneensis]
* Copper shark, or Bronze whaler ''Carcharhinus brachyurus'' <small>(Günther, 1870)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=864&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=brachyurus]
* Spinner shark, ''Carcharhinus brevipinna'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=865&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=brevipinna]
* Nervous shark, ''Carcharhinus cautus'' <small>(Whitley, 1945)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=866&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=cautus]
* Whitecheek shark, ''Carcharhinus dussumieri'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=867&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=dussumieri]
* Silky shark, ''Carcharhinus falciformis'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=868&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=falciformis]
* Creek whaler, ''Carcharhinus fitzroyensis'' <small>(Whitley, 1943)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=869&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=fitzroyensis]
* Galapagos shark, ''Carcharhinus galapagenisis'' <small>(Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=870&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=galapagensis]
* Pondicherry shark, ''Carcharhinus hemiodon'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=871&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=hemiodon]
* Finetooth shark, ''Carcharhinus isodon'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=872&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=isodon]
* Smooth tooth blacktip shark, ''Carcharhinus leiodon'' <small>Garrick, 1985</small>
* Bull shark or Zambezi shark, ''Carcharhinus leucas'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=873&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=leucas]
* Blacktip shark, ''Carcharhinus limbatus'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=874&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=limbatus]
* Oceanic whitetip shark, ''Carcharhinus longimanus'' <small>(Poey, 1861)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=875&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=longimanus]
* Hardnose shark, ''Carcharhinus macloti'' <small>(Müller & Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=876&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=macloti]
* Blacktip reef shark, ''Carcharhinus melanopterus'' <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=877&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=melanopterus]
* Dusky shark, ''Carcharhinus obscurus'' <small>(Lesueur, 1818)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=878&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=obscurus]
* Caribbean reef shark, ''Carcharhinus perezii'' <small>(Poey, 1876)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=879&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=perezi]
* Sandbar shark, ''Carcharhinus plumbeus'' <small>(Nardo, 1827)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=880&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=plumbeus]
* Smalltail shark, ''Carcharhinus porosus'' <small>(Ranzani, 1840)</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=881&genusname=Carcharhinus&speciesname=porosus]
* Blackspot shark, ''Carcharhinus sealei'' <small>(Pietschmann, 1913)</small> [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160371]
* Night shark, ''Carcharhinus signatus'' <small>(Poey, 1868)</small> [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160413]
* Spottail shark, ''Carcharhinus sorrah'' <small>(Müller and Henle, 1839)</small> [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=160391]
* Australian blacktip shark, ''Carcharhinus tilstoni, '' <small>(Whitley, 1950)</small> [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=564515]

== References ==

==Liste des espèces==
* ''Carcharhinus acronotus'' (Poey, 1860) - Requin nez noir
* ''Carcharhinus albimarginatus'' (Rüppell, 1837) - Requin pointe blanche
* ''Carcharhinus altimus'' (Springer, 1950) - Requin babosse
* ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides'' (Whitley, 1934) - Requin gracile
* ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos'' (Bleeker, 1856) -- Requin gris de récif, Requin dagsit, Requin à queue noire
* ''Carcharhinus amboinensis'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin balestrine
* ''Carcharhinus borneensis'' (Bleeker, 1858) - Requin-tigre houareau
* ''Carcharhinus brachyurus'' (Günther, 1870) -- Requin cuivre
* ''Carcharhinus brevipinna'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin tisserand
* ''Carcharhinus cautus'' (Whitley, 1945) - Requin nerveux
* ''Carcharhinus dussumieri'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin à joues blanches
* ''Carcharhinus falciformis'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin soyeux
* ''Carcharhinus fitzroyensis'' (Whitley, 1943) - Requin baleinier
* ''Carcharhinus galapagensis'' (Snodgrass and Heller, 1905) - Requin de Galapagos
* ''Carcharhinus hemiodon'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin-baliai
* ''Carcharhinus isodon'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin à petites dents
* ''Carcharhinus leiodon'' Garrick, 1985
* ''Carcharhinus leucas'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) -- Requin bouledogue
* ''Carcharhinus limbatus'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin bordé
* ''Carcharhinus longimanus'' (Poey, 1861) -- Requin longimane
* ''Carcharhinus macloti'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin à nez rude
* ''Carcharhinus melanopterus'' (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) -- Requin à pointes noires
* ''Carcharhinus menisorrah'' (Müller and Henle, 1839)   (nommé ''Carcharhinus falciformis'' par FishBase)
* ''Carcharhinus obscurus'' (Lesueur, 1818) - Requin requiem de sable
* ''Carcharhinus perezii'' (Poey, 1876) - Requin de récif
* ''Carcharhinus plumbeus'' (Nardo, 1827) - Requin gris, Requin d'estuaire
* ''Carcharhinus porosus'' (Ranzani, 1839) - Requin tiqueue
* ''Carcharhinus sealei'' (Pietschmann, 1913) - Requin à taches noire
* ''Carcharhinus signatus'' (Poey, 1868) - Requin de nuit
* ''Carcharhinus sorrah'' (Müller and Henle, 1839) - Requin à queue tachetée
* ''Carcharhinus tilstoni'' (Whitley, 1950)
* ''Carcharhinus wheeleri'' Garrick, 1982 - Requin à queue noire (nommé ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos'' par FishBase)

== Répartition géographique ==
<gallery>
Image:Carcharhinus acronotus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus acronotus''
Image:Carcharhinus albimarginatus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus albimarginatus''
Image:Carcharhinus altimus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus altimus''
Image:Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides distmap.png|''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides''
Image:Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos distmap.png|''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos''
Image:Carcharhinus amboinensis distmap.png|''Carcharhinus amboinensis''
Image:Carcharhinus borneensis distmap.png|''Carcharhinus borneensis''
Image:Carcharhinus brachyurus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus brachyurus''
Image:Carcharhinus brevipinna distmap.png|''Carcharhinus brevipinna''
Image:Carcharhinus cautus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus cautus''
Image:Carcharhinus dussumieri distmap.png|''Carcharhinus dussumieri''
Image:Carcharhinus falciformis distmap.png|''Carcharhinus falciformis''
Image:Carcharhinus fitzroyensis distmap.png|''Carcharhinus fitzroyensis''
Image:Carcharhinus galapagensis distmap.png|''Carcharhinus galapagensis''
Image:Carcharhinus hemiodon distmap.png|''Carcharhinus hemiodon''
Image:Carcharhinus isodon distmap.png|''Carcharhinus isodon''
Image:Carcharhinus leiodon distmap.png|''Carcharhinus leiodon''
Image:Carcharhinus leucus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus leucas''
Image:Carcharhinus limbatus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus limbatus''
Image:Carcharhinus longimanus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus longimanus''
Image:Carcharhinus macloti distmap.png|''Carcharhinus macloti''
Image:Carcharhinus melanopterus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus melanopterus''
Image:|''Carcharhinus menisorrah''
Image:Carcharhinus obscurus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus obscurus''
Image:Carcharhinus perezi distmap.png|''Carcharhinus perezii''
Image:Carcharhinus plumbeus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus plumbeus''
Image:Carcharhinus porosus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus porosus''
Image:Carcharhinus sealei distmap.png|''Carcharhinus sealei''
Image:Carcharhinus signatus distmap.png|''Carcharhinus signatus''
Image:Carcharhinus sorrah distmap.png|''Carcharhinus sorrah''
Image:Carcharhinus tilsoni distmap.png|''Carcharhinus tilstoni''
Image:|''Carcharhinus wheeleri''
</gallery>

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