There are several shark species in Morocco, which include the basking shark, the bull shark, and the shortfin mako.
List of the Different Types of Sharks in Morocco
Species | Maximum Size | Aggressiveness |
African Sawtail Catshark | 1.5-1.51 feet | Not aggressive |
Angel Shark | 4-7 feet | Moderately aggressive |
Angular Roughshark | 3.3-4.9 feet | Not aggressive |
Atlantic Sawtail Catshark | 1-1.5 feet | Not aggressive |
Basking Shark | 23-30 feet | Not aggressive |
Big Eye Thresher Shark | 11-16 feet | Not aggressive |
Bigeyed Sixgill Shark | 5-6 feet | Not aggressive |
Bignose Shark | 8.5-9.5 feet | Highly aggressive (but not dangerous since they are less encountered) |
Black Dogfish | 2.4-3.6 feet | Not aggressive |
Blackmouth Catshark | 2-2.2 feet | Not aggressive |
Blackspotted Smooth-hound Shark | 1.6-3 feet | Not aggressive |
Blacktip Shark | 5-8 feet | Moderately aggressive |
Bluntnose Six-gill Shark | 15-20 feet | Moderately aggressive (rarely targets humans, reports of just one provoked attack) |
Bramble Shark | 9.2-10 feet | Not aggressive |
Bull Shark | 7-12 feet | Highly aggressive |
Common Smooth-hound Shark | 3-4 feet | Not aggressive |
Common Thresher Shark | 12-18 feet | Not aggressive |
Copper Shark | 11-12 feet | Not aggressive |
Deepwater Catshark | 1.7 -2 feet (adolescent; adults length is unknown) | Not aggressive |
Dusky Shark | 9 -12 feet | Not aggressive (until provoked) |
Frilled Shark | 5.6-6.6 feet | Not aggressive |
Great Hammerhead Shark | 15-20 feet | Highly aggressive |
Great Lanternshark | 2.4-2.5 feet | Not aggressive |
Great White Shark | 11-16 feet | Highly aggressive |
Gulper Shark | 2.5-3 feet | Not aggressive |
Knifetooth Dogfish | 3.4-3.6 feet | Not aggressive |
Leafscale Gulper Shark | 5-5.2 feet | Not aggressive |
Little Gulper Shark | 2.6-3.6 feet | Not aggressive |
Little Sleeper Shark | 4.6-4.7 feet | Not aggressive |
Longfin Mako Shark | 12-14 feet | Highly aggressive |
Longnose Spurdog | 3-3.3 feet | Not aggressive |
Longnose Velvet Dogfish | 2.1-3.4 feet | Not aggressive |
Nursehound Shark | 4.3-5.2 feet | Not aggressive |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark | 10-13 feet | Highly Aggressive |
Porbeagle Shark | 6-12 feet | Not aggressive |
Portuguese Dogfish | 3-3.3 feet | Not aggressive |
Sailfin Roughshark | 3.7-3.9 feet | Not aggressive |
Sand Tiger Shark | 7-10 feet | Not aggressive (due to their small mouths) |
Sandbar Shark | 5.5-8.5 feet | Not aggressive |
Sawback Angelshark | 4.2-6.7 feet | Not aggressive |
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark | 9-12 feet | Moderately aggressive |
School Shark | 6-7 feet | Not aggressive |
Sharpnose Sevengill Shark | 2-4.6 feet | Moderately aggressive |
Shortfin Mako Shark | 6.5-9.5 feet | Highly aggressive |
Small Spotted Catshark | 2.5-3 feet | Not aggressive |
Smalleye Smooth-hound Shark | 2.2-2.3 feet | Not aggressive |
Smalltooth Sand Tiger Shark | 12-14 feet | Not aggressive |
Smith’s Dogfish Shark | 1.7-1.78 feet | Not aggressive |
Smooth Hammerhead Shark | 8-12 feet | Not aggressive (but are potentially dangerous) |
Smooth Lantern Shark | 1-1.5 feet | Not aggressive |
Smoothback Angelshark | 5.2-5.24 feet | Not aggressive |
Spinner Shark | 7 -8 feet | Not aggressive |
Spiny Dogfish | 2.5-3.5 feet | Not aggressive (due to their small size) |
Starry Smooth-hound | 4-4.7 feet | Not aggressive |
Tiger Shark | 10-14 feet | Highly aggressive |
Velvet Belly Lanternshark | 1-2 feet | Not aggressive |
Whale Shark | 18-32 feet | Not aggressive |
FAQs
1. Have there been shark attacks in Morocco?
There haven’t been any recorded shark attacks in Morocco.