A group of sharks is most commonly called a shiver of sharks.

Other accepted names

People and sources also use several other collective nouns for sharks.

  • School of sharks
  • Frenzy of sharks
  • Herd of sharks
  • Gam or shoal of sharks
  • Less common terms: grind, fleet, college, and others in word‑list style references.

In everyday usage, “shiver of sharks” is the most distinctive and widely cited phrase, while “school of sharks” is also very common and easily understood.

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