What is a sharks scientific name?

Sharks do not have one scientific name as there are hundreds of species of shark.

The scientific names of some of the most well known sharks include:

- Great White Shark: Carcharodon carcharias

- Bull Shark: Carcharhinus leucas

- Tiger Shark: Galeocerdo cuvier

- Hammerhead Shark: Sphyrnidae

- Blue Shark: Prionace glauca

- Lemon Shark: Negaprion brevirostris

- Nurse Shark: Ginglymostoma cirratum

- Whale Shark: Rhincodon typus

- Basking Shark: Cetorhinus maximus

- Thresher Shark: Alopias vulpinus