List of sharks in California

There are numerous species of sharks found in the Pacific Ocean; of these sharks, 36[1] have habitat ranges throughout the coastlines and surrounding waters of California, as identified below. Identifications include common names; scientific names; the taxonomic rank, family; conservation statuses according to IUCN; and an image.

Common Name[1][2]	Scientific Name[1][2]	Family[1][2]	Conservation Status (IUCN)	Image
Common Thresher	Alopias vulpinus	Alopiidae	Vulnerable[3]	Common Thresher caught off the coast of Southern California
Bigeye Thresher	Alopias superciliosus	Alopiidae	Vulnerable[4]	Bigeye Thresher
Leopard Shark	Triakis semifasciata	Carcharhinidae	Least Concern[5]	Leopard Shark in kelp with two blacksmith damselfish
Gray Smoothhound	Mustelus californicus	Carcharhinidae	Least Concern[6]	Gray Smoothhound at the Central Coast Aquarium
Brown Smoothhound	Mustelus henlei	Carcharhinidae	Least Concern[7]	Brown Smoothhound
Sicklefin Smoothhound	Mustelus lunulatus	Carcharhinidae	Least Concern[8]	Sicklefin Smoothhound
Tiger Shark	Galeocerdo cuvier	Carcharhinidae	Near Threatened [9]	Tiger Shark
Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Carcharhinus longimanus	Carcharhinidae	Critically Endangered[10]	Oceanic Whitetip Shark with some pilot fish
Blue Shark	Prionace glauca	Carcharhinidae	Near Threatened[11]	Blue Shark
Pacific Sharpnose Shark	Rhizoprionodon longurio	Carcharhinidae	Vulnerable[12]	Pacific Sharpnose Shark
Dusky Shark	Carcharhinus obscurus	Carcharhinidae	Endangered[13]	Dusky Shark with a cobia at SeaWorld
Bull Shark	Carcharhinus leucas	Carcharhinidae	Vulnerable[14]	Bull Sharks
Copper Shark	Carcharhinus brachyurus	Carcharhinidae	Vulnerable[15]	Copper Shark
Basking Shark	Cetorhinus maximus	Cetorhinidae	Endangered[16]	Basking Shark
Frilled Shark	Chlamydoselachus anguineus	Chlamydoselachidae	Least Concern[17]	Frilled Shark in Aquarium Tropical at Palais de la Porte Dorée
Horn Shark	Heterodontus francisci	Heterodontidae	Data Deficient[18]	Horn Shark at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sevengill Shark	Notorynchus cepedianus	Hexanchidae	Vulnerable[19]	Sevengill Shark at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark	Hexanchus griseus	Hexanchidae	Near Threatened[20]	Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
White Shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable[21]	White Shark
Shortfin Mako Shark	Isurus oxyrinchus	Lamnidae	Endangered[22]	Shortfin Mako Shark
Salmon Shark	Lamna ditropis	Lamnidae	Least Concern[23]	Salmon Shark
Smalltooth Sand Tiger	Odontaspis ferox	Odontaspididae	Vulnerable[24]	Smalltooth Sand Tiger at Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine Park
Whale Shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered[25]	Whale Shark at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Brown Catshark	Apristurus brunneus	Scyliorhinidae	Data Deficient[26]	Brown Catshark with a shortspine thornyhead
Longnose Catshark	Apristurus kampae	Scyliorhinidae	Data Deficient[27]
Swell Shark	Cephaloscyllium ventriosum	Scyliorhinidae	Least Concern[28]	Juvenile Swell Shark at Cabrillo Aquarium
Filetail Catshark	Parmaturus xaniurus	Scyliorhinidae	Least Concern[29]	Filetail Catshark
Smooth Hammerhead	Sphyrna zygaena	Sphyrnidae	Vulnerable[30]	Smooth Hammerhead at Aqua World Ibaraki Oarai Aquarium
Bonnethead	Sphyrna tiburo	Sphyrnidae	Endangered[31]	Bonnethead at Aquarium of the Pacific
Scalloped Hammerhead	Sphyrna lewini	Sphyrnidae	Critically Endangered[32]	Scalloped Hammerhead
Spiny Dogfish	Squalus acanthias	Squalidae	Vulnerable[33]	Spiny Dogfish
Pacific Sleeper Shark	Somniosus pacificus	Squalidae	Near Threatened[34]	Pacific Sleeper Shark from NOAA's 2017 CAPSTONE expedition
Pygmy Shark	Euprotomicrus bispinatus	Squalidae	Least Concern[35]	Pygmy Shark
Prickly Shark	Echinorhinus cookei	Squalidae	Data Deficient[36]	Prickly Shark
Pacific Angelshark	Squatina californica	Squatinidae	Near Threatened[37]	Pacific Angelshark
Soupfin Shark	Galeorhinus galeus	Triakidae	Critically Endangered[38]	Soupfin Shark at Aquarium of the Bay