Chile – Shark diving
Shark diving in Chile is primarily focused on searching for the endemic red-spotted catshark (Schroederichthys chilensis) in the shallow, cold kelp forests of central Chile, particularly in areas such as Las Tacas and Coquimbo.

Shark species in Chile

Basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus
Blue shark
Prionace glauca
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
Broadnose sevengill shark
Notorynchus cepedianus
Brown catshark
Apristurus brunneus
Cigar shark
Isistius brasiliensis
Common thresher shark
Alopias vulpinus
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
Frilled shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Great hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Porbeagle
Lamna nasus












