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Smoothtooth blacktip

Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The smoothtooth blacktip (Carcharhinus leiodon) is a species in the family Carcharhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the smoothtooth blacktip

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the smoothtooth blacktip live?

Not recorded

Is the smoothtooth blacktip endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the smoothtooth blacktip classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyCarcharhinidae
  6. genusCarcharhinus
  7. SpeciesCarcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Smoothtooth blacktip sharkEnglish
  • قرش سلس أسود الأطرافArabic
  • žralok adenskýCzech
  • Glattzahn-SchwarzspitzenhaiGerman
  • Tiburón dentilisoSpanish
  • Silehambune hallhaiEstonian
  • Squalo grigio dai denti lisciItalian
  • Tubarão-de-dente-lisoPortuguese
  • 光齒真鯊Chinese
  • قرش ذو الأسنان الناعمة و الأطراف السوداءArabic
  • 光齿真鲨Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the smoothtooth blacktip

Other species in the same genus Carcharhinus.

VU, Vulnerable
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Bull shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Carcharhinidae

VU, Vulnerable
Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Silky shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

Carcharhinidae

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the smoothtooth blacktip?

The smoothtooth blacktip (Carcharhinus leiodon) belongs to the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Smoothtooth blacktip (Carcharhinus leiodon). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoothtooth-blacktip

MLA

“Smoothtooth blacktip (Carcharhinus leiodon).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoothtooth-blacktip.

BibTeX
@misc{smoothtooth_blacktip_2026,
  title = {Smoothtooth blacktip (Carcharhinus leiodon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/smoothtooth-blacktip},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}