Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) was questionably recorded from Madeira by Lowe (1839: 18, Carcharias falcipinnis, a questionable synonym of Carcharhinus falciformis); also erroneously stated by Froese & Pauly (2005) to be recorded by Compagno (1984: 470-472), who, however, did not include a record from Madeira. This record needs confirmation. * Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905) —Galapagos shark Recorded from Madeira by Compagno (1984: 473-475). Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle, 1839) —Blacktip shark We consider this a very doubtful record. * Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) —Oceanic whitetip shark * Carcharhinus obscurus (LeSueur, 1818) —Dusky shark * Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) —Blue shark Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) —Milk shark We consider this a very doubtful record.

Published as part of Wirtz, Peter, Fricke, Ronald & Biscoito, Manuel José, 2008, The coastal fishes of Madeira Island — new records and an annotated check-list, pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 1715 on page 3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.274128