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Gulf of Mexico Sharks

Species in the catalog with Gulf of Mexico coverage, including the American pocket shark.

25 matching species
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Generated editorial rendering of the American pocket shark based on NOAA reference photographs, with ruler marks framing the image.
Mollisquama mississippiensis

American Pocket Shark

Tiny deep-sea shark with glowing pocket glands near its front fins.

0.1 m maxData deficient
Photograph of a bonnethead shark from above, showing the rounded hammer-shaped head; not to scale.
Sphyrna tiburo

Bonnethead

Small hammerhead with a rounded head and quick turns.

1.7 m maxLeast Concern
NOAA photograph of a nurse shark resting at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary; not to scale.
Ginglymostoma cirratum

Nurse Shark

Bottom-dwelling shark with a slow, steady pace.

3.2 m maxNear Threatened