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title: "Silky Shark"
description: "Carcharhinus falciformis — Peixes. The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, named for the smooth texture of its skin."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/silky-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Silky Shark

> Carcharhinus falciformis — Peixes. The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, named for the smooth texture of its skin.

- Scientific name: *Carcharhinus falciformis*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 417
- Wikidata: [Q252029](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252029)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96754](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96754)

## Names

- en: Silky Shark
- de: Seidenhai
- es: Tiburón sedoso
- fr: Requin soyeux
- nl: Zijdehaai
- pl: Żarłacz jedwabisty

## Countries with the most observations

MX (58), EC (19), CU (18), IN (12), CX (9), CM (6), CO (6), ID (6), LK (6), UM (4), EG (3), MY (3)

## Summary

The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, named for the smooth texture of its skin. It is one of the most abundant sharks in the pelagic zone, and can be found around the world in tropical waters. Highly mobile and migratory, this shark is most often found over the edge of the continental shelf down to 50 m (164 ft). The silky shark has a slender, streamlined body and typically grows to a length…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silky_shark

## Photo

![Silky Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/silky-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chao 江星辰 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351459741

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/silky-shark?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).