---
title: "Whitecheek Shark"
description: "Carcharhinus dussumieri — Peixes. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/whitecheek-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Whitecheek Shark

> Carcharhinus dussumieri — Peixes. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Carcharhinus dussumieri*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 21
- Wikidata: [Q684322](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684322)
- iNaturalist taxon: [96753](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/96753)

## Names

- en: Whitecheek Shark
- de: Weißwangenhai
- es: Tiburón Cariblanco
- fr: Requin à joues blanches
- nl: Witwanghaai

## Countries with the most observations

QA (11)

## Photo

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

Photo: Francis Day · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharias_dussumieri_Day_187.jpg

## Machine access

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