HomeFish encyclopediaSharks and RaysGround sharksRequiem sharksBorneo shark Borneo shark (Carcharhinus borneensis) Scientific name: Carcharhinus borneensis Bleeker, 1858 The Borneo shark (Carcharhinus borneensis) is a marine fish of the family Carcharhinidae. BiologyThis small species is characterized by the following: snout long and pointed; slender body and tail; alongside each mouth corner is a row of enlarged hyomandibular pores (5-12); upper anterior teeth finely serrated with a single narrow, oblique cusp; distal edge deeply notched and with several cusplets; lower anterior teeth with narrower, similarly oblique cusps; no lateral cusplets; total tooth row counts 23-26/23-25, or 46-50; second dorsal-fin origin well posterior of anal-fin origin, about opposite or just anterior to anal-fin midbase while second dorsal-fin origin to anal-fin origin 2.2-4.1% TL, 0.4-0.9 times second dorsal-fin base; interdorsal space 20.7-22.7% TL; pelvic fins small, anterior margins 4.4-5.8% TL and 35-42% of pectoral anterior margin; first dorsal fin triangular, with nearly straight posterior margin, free rear tip about opposite pelvic-fin origins, length 14.5-17.6% TL, 1.8-2.4 times height, inner margin 1.9-2.8 in base; second dorsal fin much smaller than firstSource: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameCarcharhinus borneensisFamilyCarcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)OrderCarcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)ClassElasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)Maximum length70.0EnvironmentMarine; demersalClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Pacific: Borneo and China. Questionably occurring in Java, Indonesia and the Philippines. Due to its very restricted and very small area of occurrence (Borneo), conservation measures are urgently needed.Conservation status (IUCN)Endangered (EN) (C2a(ii))Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: subsistence fisheriesResilienceVery Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Fec assumed to be SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026