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International Shark Attack File
Statistics of Shark Attacks on Divers
NUMBER OF SHARKS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN ATTACK (N=307) 
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF SHARKS ATTACKING DIVERS (N=210) 
PRIMARY OBJECT OF ATTACKS ON DIVERS (N=320) 
SPECIES OF SHARKS IMPLICATED IN ATTACKS ON DIVERS (N=195)
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Attacks (%) |
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White |
Carcharodon carcharias |
42.6 |
|
Tiger |
Galeocerdo cuvier |
10.3 |
|
Sand Tiger |
Carcharias taurus |
6.7 |
|
Requiem |
Carcharhinus spp. |
4.1 |
|
Blacktip |
Carcharhinus limbatus |
3.6 |
|
Bull |
Carcharhinus leucas |
3.6 |
|
Caribbean Reef |
Carcharhinus perezi |
3.6 |
|
Blue |
Prionace glauca |
3.1 |
|
Grey Reef |
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos |
2.6 |
|
Shortfin Mako |
Isurus oxyrinchus |
2.6 |
|
Lemon |
Negaprion brevirostris |
2.1 |
|
Nurse |
Ginglymostoma cirratum |
2.1 |
|
Hammerhead |
Sphyrna spp. |
1.5 |
|
Wobbegong |
Orectolobus barbatus |
1.5 |
|
Blacktip Reef |
Carcharhinus melanopterus |
1.0 |
|
Broadnose Sevengill |
Notorhynchus cepidianus |
1.0 |
|
Bronze Whaler |
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
1.0 |
|
Oceanic Whitetip |
Carcharhinus longimanus |
1.0 |
|
Sandbar |
Carcharhinus plumbeus |
1.0 |
|
Silky |
Carcharhinus falciformis |
1.0 |
|
Dusky |
Carcharhinus obscurus |
0.5 |
|
Leopard |
Triakis semifasciata |
0.5 |
|
Mako |
Isurus spp. |
0.5 |
|
Porbeagle |
Lamna nasus |
0.5 |
|
Silvertip |
Carcharhinus albimarginatus |
0.5 |
|
Tope |
Galeorhinus galeus |
0.5 |
|
Whitecheek |
Carcharhinus dussumieri |
0.5 |
|
Whitetip Reef |
Triaenodon obesus |
0.5 |
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