Shark is the naming term of all members of Selachimorpha suborder in the subclass

Elasmobranchii Elasmobranchii () is a subclass of Chondrichthyes or cartilaginous fish, including sharks (superorder Selachii), rays, skates, and sawfish (superorder Batoidea). Members of this subclass are characterised by having five to seven pairs of gi ...

, in the class

Chondrichthyes Chondrichthyes (; ) is a class that contains the cartilaginous fishes that have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage. They can be contrasted with the Osteichthyes or ''bony fishes'', which have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue. ...

. The Elasmobranchii also include rays and

skate Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish * Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae * Pygmy skates, several genera of fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae * Smooth skates or leg skates, several genera of fish belongi ...

s; the Chondrichthyes also include

Chimaera Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes , known informally as ghost sharks, rat fish, spookfish, or rabbit fish; the last three names are not to be confused with rattails, Opisthoproctidae, or Siganidae, respectively. A ...

s. The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 430 million years ago, developing into the

crown group In phylogenetics, the crown group or crown assemblage is a collection of species composed of the living representatives of the collection, the most recent common ancestor of the collection, and all descendants of the most recent common ancestor. ...

of sharks by the

Early Jurassic The Early Jurassic Epoch (in chronostratigraphy corresponding to the Lower Jurassic Series) is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic Period. The Early Jurassic starts immediately after the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event, 201.3 Ma&nb ...

. Listed below are

extant Extant is the opposite of the word extinct. It may refer to: * Extant hereditary titles * Extant literature, surviving literature, such as ''Beowulf'', the oldest extant manuscript written in English * Extant taxon, a taxon which is not extin ...

species of shark. Sharks are spread across 512 described and 23 undescribed species in eight

orders Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

. The families and genera within the orders are listed in alphabetical order. Also included is a field guide to place sharks into the correct order.

Cow and frilled sharks (2 Families)

* ORDER

HEXANCHIFORMES The Hexanchiformes are the order consisting of the most primitive types of sharks, and numbering just seven extant species. Fossil sharks that were apparently very similar to modern sevengill species are known from Jurassic specimens. Hexanch ...

** Family

Chlamydoselachidae ''Chlamydoselachus'' is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and several extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled s ...

(frilled sharks) *** Genus ''

Chlamydoselachus ''Chlamydoselachus'' is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and several extinct species. The most widely known species still surviving is the frilled s ...

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, 1884 **** '' Chlamydoselachus africana'' Ebert & L. J. V. Compagno, 2009 (Southern African frilled shark) **** '' Chlamydoselachus anguineus'' Garman, 1884 (frilled shark) ** Family Hexanchidae (cow sharks) *** Genus ''

Heptranchias ''Heptranchias'' is a genus of sharks in the family Hexanchidae. Species *''Heptranchias perlo'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharpnose sevengill shark) *†'' Heptranchias ezoensis'' Applegate & Uyeno, 1968 *†'' Heptranchias howelli'' Reed, 1946 ...

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Heptranchias perlo The sharpnose sevengill shark (''Heptranchias perlo''), also known as one-finned shark, perlon shark, sevengill cow shark, sharpsnouted sevengill or slender sevengill, is a species of shark in the family Hexanchidae, and the only living species ...

'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharp-nose seven-gill shark) *** Genus ''

Hexanchus The sixgill sharks are a genus, ''Hexanchus'', of deepwater sharks in the family Hexanchidae. These sharks are characterized by a broad, pointed head, six pairs of gill slits, comb-like, yellow lower teeth, and a long tail. The largest species ca ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** ''

Hexanchus griseus The bluntnose sixgill shark (''Hexanchus griseus''), often simply called the cow shark, is the largest hexanchoid shark, growing to in length. It is found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide and its diet is widely varied by region. The ...

'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (blunt-nose six-gill shark) **** ''

Hexanchus nakamurai The bigeyed sixgill shark (''Hexanchus nakamurai'') is a cow shark of the family Hexanchidae. Its dorsal surface has a brownish-gray color, and is sharply separated from the light coloring of its ventral surface. The eyes are a fluorescent gre ...

'' Teng, 1962 (big-eyed six-gill shark) **** ''

Hexanchus vitulus The Atlantic sixgill shark (''Hexanchus vitulus'') is a rare species of hexanchid shark found in the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% ...

'' Springer and Waller, 1969 (Atlantic six-gill shark) *** Genus '' Notorynchus'' Ayres, 1855 **** ''

Notorynchus cepedianus The broadnose sevengill shark (''Notorynchus cepedianus'') is the only extant member of the genus ''Notorynchus'', in the family Hexanchidae. It is recognizable because of its seven gill slits, while most shark species have five gill slits, with ...

'' ( Péron, 1807) (broad-nose seven-gill shark)

Dogfish sharks (7 families)

* ORDER SQUALIFORMES ** Family

Centrophoridae The Centrophoridae are a family of squaliform sharks. The family contains just two genera and about 15 species. They are sometimes called gulper sharks, but this is also the name of a specific species in the family, ''Centrophorus granulosus''. T ...

(gulper sharks) *** Genus ''

Centrophorus ''Centrophorus'' is a genus of squaliform sharks. These deep-water sharks, found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both dorsal fins. These spines giv ...

'' J. P. Müller &

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, 1837 **** '' Centrophorus atromarginatus'' Garman, 1913 (dwarf gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus granulosus'' (

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus harrissoni'' McCulloch, 1915 (dumb gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus moluccensis'' Bleeker, 1860 (small-fin gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus seychellorum'' Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus squamosus'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (leaf-scale gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus tessellatus'' Garman, 1906 (mosaic gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus uyato'' (Rafinesque, 1810) (little gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus westraliensis'' W. T. White, Ebert & L. J. V. Compagno, 2008) (western gulper shark) **** '' Centrophorus zeehaani'' W. T. White, Ebert & L. J. V. Compagno, 2008 (southern dogfish) **** ''Centrophorus'' sp. A Not yet described (mini gulper shark) **** ''Centrophorus'' sp. B Not yet described (slender gulper shark) *** Genus ''

Deania ''Deania'' is a genus of long-snouted, deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Centrophoridae. Species * '' Deania calcea'' R. T. Lowe, 1839 (birdbeak dogfish) * '' Deania hystricosa'' Garman, 1906 (rough longnose dogfish) * '' Deania profundor ...

'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 **** ''

Deania calcea The birdbeak dogfish (''Deania calcea'') is a dogfish shark of the family Centrophoridae found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan, southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, and in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland south to the Cape of ...

'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1839) (bird-beak dogfish) **** ''

Deania hystricosa The rough longnose shark (''Deania hystricosa'') is a little-known deepwater dogfish. This species was described by Samuel Garman in 1906 and originally named ''Acanthidium hystricosa.'' The rough longnose dogfish has an extremely long snout, n ...

'' (Garman, 1906) (rough long-nose dogfish) **** ''

Deania profundorum The arrowhead dogfish (''Deania profundorum'') is a small little known deepwater dogfish of the family Centrophoridae. Physical characteristics The arrowhead dogfish has an extremely long angular snout, no anal fin, small first dorsal and long ...

'' ( H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) (arrow-head dogfish) **** ''

Deania quadrispinosa The longsnout dogfish (''Deania quadrispinosa'') is a little-known deepwater dogfish, found in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans from Namibia to Mozambique and in the South Pacific off southern Australia and New Zealand. The longsnout dogfish h ...

'' (McCulloch, 1915) (long-snout dogfish) ** Family Dalatiidae (kite-fin sharks) *** Genus '' Dalatias'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** '' Dalatias licha'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (kite-fin shark) *** Genus ''

Euprotomicroides The taillight shark (''Euprotomicroides zantedeschia'') is a little-known species of shark in the family Dalatiidae and the only member of its genus.Stehmann, M.F.W., Van Oijen, M. & Kamminga, P. (2016): Re-description of the rare taillight ...

'' Hulley & M. J. Penrith, 1966 **** '' Euprotomicroides zantedeschia'' Hulley & M. J. Penrith, 1966 (tail-light shark) *** Genus ''

Euprotomicrus The pygmy shark (''Euprotomicrus bispinatus''), the second-smallest of all the shark species after the dwarf lanternshark, is a squaliform shark of the family Dalatiidae, the only member of the genus ''Euprotomicrus''. Their lengths are up to ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1865 **** '' Euprotomicrus bispinatus'' ( Quoy &

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, 1824) (pygmy shark) *** Genus '' Heteroscymnoides'' Fowler, 1934 **** '' Heteroscymnoides marleyi'' Fowler 1934 (long-nose pygmy shark) *** Genus ''

Isistius ''Isistius'' is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Dalatiidae. They are commonly known as cookiecutter sharks. Members of the genus are known for their unusual behaviour and dentition. Species *''Isistius brasiliensis'' Quoy & Gaimard, ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1865 **** '' Isistius brasiliensis'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (cookie-cutter shark) **** '' Isistius plutodus'' Garrick & S. Springer, 1964 (Large-tooth cookiecutter shark) *** Genus ''

Mollisquama ''Mollisquama'' is a genus of pocket sharks in the family Dalatiidae. There are two known species each only known from a single specimen; one found off the coast of Chile and the other found in the Gulf of Mexico. Species There are current ...

'' Dolganov, 1984 **** '' Mollisquama parini'' Dolganov, 1984 (pocket shark) *** Genus ''

Squaliolus ''Squaliolus'' is a genus of deep-sea squaliform sharks in the family Dalatiidae. Species * ''Squaliolus aliae'' Teng, 1959 ( smalleye pygmy shark) * ''Squaliolus laticaudus'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark The spi ...

'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 **** '' Squaliolus aliae'' Teng, 1959 (small-eye pygmy shark) **** ''

Squaliolus laticaudus The spined pygmy shark (''Squaliolus laticaudus'') is a species of squaliform shark in the family Dalatiidae found widely in all oceans. Growing no larger than roughly , it is one of the smallest sharks alive, with this record beaten by the dw ...

'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark) ** Family

Echinorhinidae ''Echinorhinus'' is the only extant genus in the family Echinorhinidae. Taxonomy Echinorhinidae are traditionally classified in the order Squaliformes, together with kitefin and gulper sharks.Compagno, 2005. "Sharks of the World". However, a ...

(bramble sharks) *** Genus ''

Echinorhinus ''Echinorhinus'' is the only extant genus in the family Echinorhinidae. Taxonomy Echinorhinidae are traditionally classified in the order Squaliformes, together with kitefin and gulper sharks.Compagno, 2005. "Sharks of the World". However, a ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** '' Echinorhinus brucus'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (bramble shark) **** '' Echinorhinus cookei'' Pietschmann, 1928 (prickly shark) ** Family Etmopteridae (lantern sharks) *** Genus '' Aculeola'' F. de Buen, 1959 **** '' Aculeola nigra'' F. de Buen, 1959 (hook-tooth dogfish) *** Genus '' Centroscyllium'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 **** '' Centroscyllium excelsum'' Shirai & Nakaya, 1990 (high-fin dogfish) **** '' Centroscyllium fabricii'' ( J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1825) (black dogfish) **** '' Centroscyllium granulatum'' Günther, 1887 (granular dogfish) **** '' Centroscyllium kamoharai'' T. Abe, 1966 (bare-skin dogfish) **** '' Centroscyllium nigrum'' Garman, 1899 (comb-tooth dogfish) **** '' Centroscyllium ornatum'' ( Alcock, 1889) (ornate dogfish) **** '' Centroscyllium ritteri'' D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (white-fin dogfish) *** Genus ''

Etmopterus ''Etmopterus'' is a genus of lantern sharks in the squaliform family Etmopteridae. They are found in deep sea ecosystems of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Ecology A number of species in this genus function as host to the specialized ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** '' Etmopterus baxteri'' Garrick, 1957 (New Zealand lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus benchleyi'' V. E. Vásquez, Ebert &

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, 2015 (ninja lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus bigelowi'' Shirai &

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, 1993 (blurred lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus brachyurus'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (short-tail lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus bullisi'' Bigelow & Schroeder, 1957 (lined lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus burgessi'' Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006 (broad-snout lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus carteri'' S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (cylindrical lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus caudistigmus'' Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (tail-spot lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus compagnoi'' R. Fricke & Koch, 1990 (brown lanternshark) **** '' Etmottoopoepterus decapidaaticusspidatus'' W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (comb-tooth lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus dianthus'' Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (pink lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus dislineatus'' Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Lined lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus evansi'' Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Black-mouth lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus fusus'' Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (pygmy lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus gracilispinis'' G. Krefft, 1968 (broad-banded lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus granulosus'' (Günther, 1880) (southern lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus hillianus'' ( Poey, 1861) (Caribbean lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus joungi'' Knuckey, Ebert & G. H. Burgess, 2011 (short-fin smooth lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus litvinovi'' Parin & Kotlyar, 1990 (small-eye lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus lucifer'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 (Black-belly lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus molleri'' ( Whitley, 1939) (Moller's lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus perryi'' S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (dwarf lanternshark) **** ''

Etmopterus polli The African lanternshark (''Etmopterus polli'') is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the eastern Atlantic between latitudes 12°N and 18°S, at depths between 300 and 1,000 m. Its length is up to 30 cm. Reproduction is ovovivi ...

'' Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (African lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus princeps'' Collett, 1904 (great lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus'' Last, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (False lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus pusillus'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1839) (smooth lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus pycnolepis'' Kotlyar, 1990 (dense-scale lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus robinsi'' Schofield & G. H. Burgess, 1997 (West Indian lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus schultzi'' Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (fringe-fin lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus sculptus'' Ebert, L. J. V. Compagno &

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, 2011 (sculpted lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus sentosus''

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, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1976 (thorny lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus sheikoi'' (Dolganov, 1986) (rasp-tooth dogfish) **** '' Etmopterus spinax'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) (velvet-belly lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus splendidus'' Ka. Yano, 1988 (splendid lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus unicolor'' ( Engelhardt, 1912) (bristled lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus viator'' Straube, 2011 (traveller lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus villosus'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian lanternshark) **** '' Etmopterus virens'' Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (green lanternshark) **** ''Etmopterus'' sp. Not yet described (Guadalupe lanternshark) **** ''Etmopterus'' sp. Not yet described (Chilean lanternshark) **** ''Etmopterus'' sp. Not yet described (Papua short-tail lanternshark) *** Genus '' Trigonognathus'' Mochizuki & F. Ohe, 1990 **** '' Trigonognathus kabeyai'' Mochizuki & F. Ohe, 1990 (viper dogfish) ** Family

Oxynotidae ''Oxynotus'' is a genus of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as the rough sharks. It is the only extant genus in the family Oxynotidae. They live in deep waters in the Atlantic and western Pacific Oceans. Rough sharks are smal ...

(rough sharks) *** Genus ''

Oxynotus ''Oxynotus'' is a genus of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as the rough sharks. It is the only extant genus in the family Oxynotidae. They live in deep waters in the Atlantic and western Pacific Oceans. Rough sharks are ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** ''

Oxynotus bruniensis The prickly dogfish (''Oxynotus bruniensis'') is a poorly known species of dogfish shark in the family Oxynotidae, inhabiting temperate Australian and New Zealand waters. Reaching a length of , this brown to gray shark has a very thick body w ...

'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1893) (prickly dogfish) **** ''

Oxynotus caribbaeus The Caribbean roughshark (''Oxynotus caribbaeus'') is a rough shark of the family Oxynotidae, found on the upper continental slopes of the Caribbean Sea, at depths between . It reaches a length around . ''Oxynotus caribbaeus'' is thought to be ...

'' Cervigón, 1961 (Caribbean roughshark) **** ''

Oxynotus centrina The angular roughshark (''Oxynotus centrina'') is a rough shark of the family Oxynotidae. Taxonomy Biologist Carl Linnaeus described the angular roughshark, ''O. centrina'', in 1758. This name was later finalized and accepted by the scien ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (angular roughshark) **** ''

Oxynotus japonicus The Japanese roughshark (''Oxynotus japonicus'') is a rare species of shark in the family Oxynotidae, known only from a handful of specimens recovered from Suruga Bay and the Enshunada Sea off Japan. It is a benthic species that occurs at a de ...

'' Ka. Yano & Murofushi, 1985 (Japanese roughshark) **** ''

Oxynotus paradoxus The sailfin roughshark (''Oxynotus paradoxus'') is a species of dogfish shark in the family Oxynotidae, found in the eastern North Atlantic from Scotland to Senegal between latitudes 61°N and 11°N, at depths of between . Its length is up ...

'' Frade, 1929 (sail-fin roughshark) ** Family

Somniosidae The Somniosidae are a family of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as sleeper sharks. The common name ''"sleeper shark"'' comes from their slow swimming, low activity level, and perceived non-aggressive nature. Distribution and hab ...

(sleeper sharks) *** Genus ''

Centroscymnus ''Centroscymnus'' is a genus of squaliform sleeper sharks in the family Somniosidae. Species * ''Centroscymnus coelolepis The Portuguese dogfish (''Centroscymnus coelolepis'') or Portuguese shark, is a species of sleeper shark of the family ...

'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 **** ''

Centroscymnus coelolepis The Portuguese dogfish (''Centroscymnus coelolepis'') or Portuguese shark, is a species of sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae. This globally distributed species has been reported down to a depth of , making it the deepest-living shark known. ...

'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (Portuguese dogfish) **** ''

Centroscymnus owstonii The roughskin dogfish (''Centroscymnus owstonii'') is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical, subtropical and temperate seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,500 m. It reaches a lengt ...

'' Garman, 1906 (rough-skin dogfish) *** Genus ''

Centroselachus The longnose velvet dogfish (''Centroselachus crepidater'') is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found circumglobally in southern hemisphere subtropical seas, at depths of between 230 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 130 cm ...

'' Garman, 1913 **** ''

Centroselachus crepidater The longnose velvet dogfish (''Centroselachus crepidater'') is a sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found circumglobally in southern hemisphere subtropical seas, at depths of between 230 and 1,500 m. It reaches a length of 130 cm. ...

'' (Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864) (long-nose velvet dogfish) *** Genus '' Scymnodalatias'' Garrick, 1956 **** ''

Scymnodalatias albicauda The whitetail dogfish (''Scymnodalatias albicauda'') is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found from the eastern Indian Ocean round southern Australia to New Zealand, at depths of between 150 and 500 m. Its length is up to 1 ...

'' Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986 (white-tail dogfish) **** ''

Scymnodalatias garricki The Azores dogfish (''Scymnodalatias garricki'') is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae. It is known only from the holotype caught north of the Azores and another caught in 2001. The Azores dogfish lives in the northeastern Atla ...

'' Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988 (Azores dogfish) **** ''

Scymnodalatias oligodon The sparsetooth dogfish (''Scymnodalatias oligodon'') is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, the holotype of which was taken in the subtropical southeast Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth' ...

'' Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988 (sparse-tooth dogfish) **** ''

Scymnodalatias sherwoodi The sherwood dogfish or Sherwood's dogfish (''Scymnodalatias sherwoodi'') is a very rare sleeper shark of the family Somniosidae, found only around New Zealand. The only specimen studied was about 80 cm long. The sherwood dogfish is ovoviv ...

'' ( Archey, 1921) (Sherwood's dogfish) *** Genus ''

Scymnodon ''Scymnodon'' is a genus of squaliform sharks in the family Somniosidae. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Scymnodon ichiharai'' Ka. Yano & S. Tanaka (II), 1984 (Japanese velvet dogfish) White, W.T., Vaz, ...

'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 **** '' Scymnodon ichiharai'' Ka. Yano & S. Tanaka (II), 1984 (Japanese velvet dogfish) **** '' Scymnodon macracanthus'' (

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, 1906) (large-spine velvet dogfish) **** '' Scymnodon plunketi'' ( Waite, 1910) (Plunket's shark) **** '' Scymnodon ringens'' Barbosa du Bocage & Brito Capello, 1864 (knife-tooth dogfish) *** Genus '' Somniosus'' Lesueur, 1818 **** '' Somniosus antarcticus'' Whitley, 1939 (southern sleeper shark) **** '' Somniosus longus'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1912) (frog shark) **** ''

Somniosus microcephalus The Greenland shark (''Somniosus microcephalus''), also known as the gurry shark, grey shark, or by the Kalaallisut name ''eqalussuaq'', is a large shark of the family Somniosidae ("sleeper sharks"), closely related to the Pacific and southern ...

'' (

& J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Greenland shark) **** '' Somniosus pacificus'' Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 (Pacific sleeper shark) **** '' Somniosus rostratus'' ( A. Risso, 1827) (little sleeper shark) **** ''Somniosus'' sp. A Not yet described (long-nose sleeper shark) *** Genus '' Zameus'' D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 **** '' Zameus squamulosus'' (Günther, 1877) (velvet dogfish) ** Family

Squalidae Squalidae, more commonly known as dogfish, dog sharks, or spiny dogfish, are one of several families of sharks categorized under Squaliformes, making it the second largest order of sharks, numbering 119 species across 7 families. Having earned t ...

(dogfish sharks) *** Genus ''

Cirrhigaleus ''Cirrhigaleus'' is a genus of sharks in the Squalidae (dogfish) family, which is part of the Squaliformes order. Species * '' Cirrhigaleus asper'' Merrett, 1973 (roughskin spurdog) * '' Cirrhigaleus australis'' W. T. White, Last A last ...

'' S. Tanaka (I), 1912 **** '' Cirrhigaleus asper'' ( Merrett, 1973) (rough-skin spurdog) **** '' Cirrhigaleus australis'' W. T. White, Last & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (southern Mandarin dogfish) **** '' Cirrhigaleus barbifer'' S. Tanaka (I), 1912 (Mandarin dogfish) *** Genus ''

Squalus ''Squalus'' is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Squalidae. Commonly known as spurdogs, these sharks are characterized by smooth dorsal fin spines, teeth in upper and lower jaws similar in size, caudal peduncle with lateral keels; upper ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 **** ''

Squalus acanthias The spiny dogfish (''Squalus acanthias''), spurdog, mud shark, or piked dogfish is one of the best known species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks, which is part of the Squaliformes order. While these common names may apply to several ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 (spiny dogfish) **** '' Squalus acutipinnis'' Regan, 1908 (blunt-nose spiny dogfish) **** ''

Squalus albifrons ''Squalus albifrons'', the eastern highfin spurdog, is a dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found on the continental shelf off Queensland, Australia, at depths between 220 and 510 m. The length of the longest spe ...

'' Last, W. T. White & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (eastern high-fin spurdog) **** ''

Squalus altipinnis ''Squalus altipinnis'', the western highfin spurdog, is a dogfish of the family Squalidae found on the continental shelf off Western Australia, at depths between 220 and 510 m. Its reproduction is ovoviviparous Ovoviviparity, ovovivipary, ovi ...

'' Last, W. T. White & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (western high-fin spurdog) **** ''

Squalus blainville The longnose spurdog (''Squalus blainville'') is a dogfish shark of the genus ''Squalus'', found over continental shelves A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a ...

'' ( A. Risso, 1827) (long-nose spurdog) **** ''

Squalus brevirostris The Japanese shortnose spurdog (''Squalus brevirostris'') is a dogfish shark in the genus ''Squalus''. It is found from southern Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situa ...

'' S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (Japanese short-nose spurdog) **** ''

Squalus bucephalus The bighead spurdog (''Squalus bucephalus'') is a rare and little-known species of dogfish shark in the family Squalidae. It is found in deep water south of New Caledonia, and over the Norfolk Ridge. Reaching at least in length, this stocky sha ...

'' Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007 (big-head spurdog) **** ''

Squalus chloroculus The greeneye spurdog (''Squalus chloroculus'') is a species of dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the coast of southeastern Australia. The length of the longest specimen measured is . It was considered ...

'' Last, W. T. White & Motomura, 2007 (green-eye spurdog) **** ''

Squalus clarkae ''Squalus clarkae'', also known as Genie's dogfish, is a species of shark from the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic. It was described in 2018 and named in honor of ichthyologist Eugenie Clark Eugenie Clark (May 4, 1922 – February 25, 201 ...

'' Pfleger, Grubbs, Cotton & Daly-Engel, 2018 (Genie's dogfish) **** '' Squalus crassispinus'' Last, Edmunds &

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, 2007 (fat-spine spurdog) **** '' Squalus cubensis'' Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Cuban dogfish) **** '' Squalus edmundsi'' W. T. White, Last & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Edmund's spurdog) **** '' Squalus formosus'' W. T. White & Iglésias, 2011 (Taiwan spurdog) **** '' Squalus grahami'' W. T. White, Last & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (eastern long-nose spurdog) **** ''

Squalus griffini The northern spiny dogfish (''Squalus griffini''), also known as the brown dogfish, grey spiny dogfish or Griffin's dogfish, is a marine species of the family Squalidae, found off New Zealand's North Island. The length of the longest specimen ...

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, 1931 (northern spiny dogfish) **** ''

Squalus hemipinnis The Indonesian shortsnout spurdog (''Squalus hemipinnis'') is a dogfish described in 2007. It is a member of the family Squalidae Squalidae, more commonly known as dogfish, dog sharks, or spiny dogfish, are one of several families of sharks ...

'' W. T. White, Last] & Yearsley, 2007 (Indonesian short-snout spurdog) **** '' Squalus japonicus'' Ishikawa, 1908 (Japanese spurdog) **** ''

Squalus lalannei The Seychelles spurdog (''Squalus lalannei'') is a dogfish described in 2003. It is a member of the family Squalidae, found off the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des ...

'' Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles spurdog) **** '' Squalus megalops'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1881) (short-nose spurdog) **** ''

Squalus melanurus The blacktailed spurdog (''Squalus melanurus'') is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found around New Caledonia in the central Pacific Ocean, at depths from 320 to 320 m. Its length is up to 75 cm. Its reproduction is ...

'' Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (black-tailed spurdog) **** ''

Squalus mitsukurii The shortspine spurdog (''Squalus mitsukurii'') is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae, found on continental shelves A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known ...

'' D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1903 (short-spine spurdog) **** '' Squalus montalbani'' Whitley, 1931 (Indonesian greeneye spurdog) **** '' Squalus nasutus'' Last, L. J. Marshall & W. T. White, 2007 (western long-nose spurdog) **** '' Squalus notocaudatus'' Last, W. T. White & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (bar-tail spurdog) **** '' Squalus rancureli'' Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (Cyrano spurdog) **** '' Squalus raoulensis'' C. A. J. Duffy & Last, 2007 (Kermadec spiny dogfish) **** ''

Squalus suckleyi The Pacific spiny dogfish (''Squalus suckleyi'') is a common species of the Squalidae (dogfish) family of sharks and are among the most abundant species of sharks in the world. This species is closely related to ''Squalus acanthias'' and for many ...

'' (Girard, 1854) (Pacific spiny dogfish) **** ''Squalus'' sp. Not yet described (Lombok high-fin spurdog)

Sawsharks (1 family)

* ORDER PRISTIOPHORIFORMES ** Family Pristiophoridae (sawsharks) *** Genus ''

Pliotrema The sixgill sawshark, ''Pliotrema warreni'' is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae. Presence of 6 pairs of gill slits highlights this genus among sharks; outside Hexanchiformes order, ''Pliotrema'' is the only shark with more than 5 gill ...

'' Regan, 1906 **** ''

Pliotrema warreni The sixgill sawshark, ''Pliotrema warreni'' is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae. Presence of 6 pairs of gill slits highlights this genus among sharks; outside Hexanchiformes order, ''Pliotrema'' is the only shark with more than 5 gill ...

'' Regan, 1906 (six-gill sawshark) *** Genus '' Pristiophorus'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 **** '' Pristiophorus cirratus'' ( Latham, 1794) (long-nose sawshark) **** '' Pristiophorus delicatus'' Yearsley, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (tropical sawshark) **** '' Pristiophorus japonicus'' Günther, 1870 (Japanese sawshark) **** '' Pristiophorus lanae'' Ebert & Wilms, 2013 (Lana's sawshark) **** '' Pristiophorus nancyae'' Ebert & Cailliet, 2011 (African dwarf sawshark) **** '' Pristiophorus nudipinnis'' Günther, 1870 (short-nose sawshark) **** '' Pristiophorus schroederi'' S. Springer & Bullis, 1960 (Bahamas sawshark)

Angel sharks (1 family)

* ORDER SQUATINIFORMES ** Family Squatinidae (angel sharks) *** Genus '' Squatina'' A. M. C. Duméril, 1806 **** '' Squatina aculeata'' G. Cuvier, 1829 (saw-back angelshark) **** '' Squatina africana'' Regan, 1908 (African angelshark) **** '' Squatina albipunctata'' Last & W. T. White, 2008 (eastern angelshark) **** '' Squatina argentina'' (

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, 1930) (Argentine angelshark) **** '' Squatina armata'' ( Philippi , 1887) (Chilean angelshark) **** '' Squatina australis'' Regan, 1906 (Australian angelshark) **** '' Squatina caillieti'' J. H. Walsh, Ebert & L. J. V. Compagno, 2011 (Philippines angelshark) **** '' Squatina californica'' Ayres, 1859 (Pacific angelshark) **** '' Squatina dumeril'' Lesueur, 1818 (Atlantic angelshark) **** '' Squatina formosa'' S. C. Shen & W. H. Ting, 1972 (Taiwan angelshark) **** '' Squatina guggenheim''

, 1936 (angular angelshark) **** '' Squatina heteroptera'' Castro-Aguirre, Espinoza-Pérez & Huidobro-Campos, 2007 (disparate angelshark) **** '' Squatina japonica'' Bleeker, 1858 (Japanese angelshark) **** '' Squatina legnota'' Last & W. T. White, 2008 (Indonesian angelshark) **** '' Squatina mapama'' Long, Ebert, Tavera, Pizarro & Robertson, 2021 (short-crested angelshark) **** '' Squatina mexicana'' Castro-Aguirre, Espinoza-Pérez & Huidobro-Campos, 2007 (Mexican angelshark) **** '' Squatina nebulosa'' Regan, 1906 (clouded angelshark) **** '' Squatina occulta'' Vooren & K. G. da Silva, 1992 (hidden angelshark) **** '' Squatina oculata'' Bonaparte, 1840 (smooth-back angelshark) **** '' Squatina pseudocellata'' Last & W. T. White, 2008 (western angelshark) **** '' Squatina squatina'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (angelshark) **** '' Squatina tergocellata'' McCulloch, 1914 (ornate angelshark) **** '' Squatina tergocellatoides'' J.S.T.F. Chen, 1963 (ocellated angelshark)

Bullhead sharks (1 family)

* ORDER HETERODONTIFORMES ** Family Heterodontidae (bullhead sharks) *** Genus '' Heterodontus'' Blainville, 1816 **** '' Heterodontus francisci'' (Girard, 1855) (horn shark) **** '' Heterodontus galeatus'' (Günther, 1870) (crested bullhead shark) **** '' Heterodontus japonicus'' Maclay & W. J. Macleay, 1884 (Japanese bullhead shark) **** '' Heterodontus mexicanus'' L. R. Taylor & Castro-Aguirre, 1972 (Mexican hornshark) **** '' Heterodontus omanensis'' Z. H. Baldwin, 2005 (Oman bullhead shark) **** '' Heterodontus portusjacksoni'' ( F. A. A. Meyer, 1793) (Port Jackson shark) **** '' Heterodontus quoyi'' ( Fréminville, 1840) (Galapagos bullhead shark) **** '' Heterodontus ramalheira'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1949) (white-spotted bullhead shark) **** '' Heterodontus zebra'' ( J. E. Gray, 1831) (zebra bullhead shark) **** ''Heterodontus'' sp. X Not yet described (cryptic hornshark)

Mackerel sharks (7 families)

* ORDER

LAMNIFORMES The Lamniformes (, from Greek ''lamna'' "fish of prey") are an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the gre ...

** Family

Alopiidae Thresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world; the family contains three extant species, all within the genus ''Alopias''. All three thresher shark species have been ...

(thresher sharks) *** Genus ''

Alopias Thresher sharks are large lamniform sharks of the family Alopiidae found in all temperate and tropical oceans of the world; the family contains three extant species, all within the genus ''Alopias''. All three thresher shark species have been l ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** ''

Alopias pelagicus The pelagic thresher (''Alopias pelagicus'') is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae; this group of sharks is characterized by the greatly elongated upper lobes of their caudal fins. The pelagic thresher occurs in the tropical and subtro ...

'' Nakamura, 1935 (pelagic thresher shark) **** ''

Alopias superciliosus The bigeye thresher (''Alopias superciliosus'') is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. Like the other thresher sharks, nearly half its total length consists of the elongated upper lobe ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1841 (big-eye thresher shark) **** ''

Alopias vulpinus The common thresher (''Alopias vulpinus''), also known as Atlantic thresher, is the largest species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae, reaching some in length. About half of its length consists of the elongated upper lobe of its caudal fin. Wi ...

'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (thresher shark) ** Family

Cetorhinidae Cetorhinidae is a family of filter feeding mackerel sharks, whose members are commonly known as basking sharks. It includes the extant basking shark, ''Cetorhinus'', as well as two extinct genera, '' Caucasochasma'' and ''Keasius ''Keasius'' ...

(basking sharks) *** Genus ''

Cetorhinus The basking shark (''Cetorhinus maximus'') is the second-largest living shark and fish, after the whale shark, and one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark. Adults typically reach in length. ...

'' Blainville, 1816 **** '' Cetorhinus maximus'' ( Gunnerus, 1765) (basking shark) ** Family Lamnidae (mackerel sharks) *** Genus ''

Carcharodon ''Carcharodon'' () is a genus of sharks within the family Lamnidae. The only extant member is the great white shark (''Carcharodon carcharias''). Hubell's white shark ('' Carcharodon hubbelli'') is an extinct member of this genus. Megalodon ...

'' A. Smith, 1838 **** ''

Carcharodon carcharias The great white shark (''Carcharodon carcharias''), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is nota ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (great white shark) *** Genus ''

Isurus ''Isurus'' is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks. Description The two living species are the common shortfin mako shark (''I. oxyrinchus'') and the rare longfin mako shark (''I. paucus''). The ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** '' Isurus oxyrinchus'' Rafinesque, 1810 (short-fin mako) **** ''

Isurus paucus The longfin mako shark (''Isurus paucus'') is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, with a probable worldwide distribution in temperate and tropical waters. An uncommon species, it is typically lumped together under the name "mako" ...

'' Guitart-Manday, 1966 (long-fin mako) *** Genus ''

Lamna ''Lamna'' is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, containing two extant species: the porbeagle (''L. nasus'') of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere, and the salmon shark (''L. ditropis'') of the North Pacific. Endothermy ...

'' G. Cuvier, 1816 **** '' Lamna ditropis'' C. L. Hubbs & Follett, 1947 (salmon shark) **** ''

Lamna nasus The porbeagle (''Lamna nasus'') is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, distributed widely in the cold and temperate marine waters of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere. In the North Pacific, its ecological equivalent i ...

'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (porbeagle shark) ** Family

Megachasmidae ''Megachasma'' is a genus of sharks. It is usually considered to be the sole genus in the distinct family Megachasmidae, though suggestion has been made that it may belong in the family Cetorhinidae, of which the basking shark is currently the so ...

(megamouth sharks) *** Genus ''

Megachasma ''Megachasma'' is a genus of sharks. It is usually considered to be the sole genus in the distinct family Megachasmidae, though suggestion has been made that it may belong in the family Cetorhinidae, of which the basking shark is currently the so ...

'' L. R. Taylor, . J. V. Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 **** '' Megachasma pelagios'' L. R. Taylor, L. J. V. Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 (megamouth shark) ** Family

Mitsukurinidae Mitsukurinidae is a family of sharks with one living genus, ''Mitsukurina'', and four fossil genera: '' Anomotodon'', '' Protoscapanorhynchus'', ''Scapanorhynchus'', and '' Woellsteinia'', though some taxonomists consider ''Scapanorhynchus'' to ...

(goblin sharks) *** Genus ''

Mitsukurina ''Mitsukurina'' is a genus of mackerel shark in the family Mitsukurinidae. It contains one extant species, the goblin shark (''M. owstoni'') and more extinct species. The genus was described by American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan in ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1898 **** ''

Mitsukurina owstoni The goblin shark (''Mitsukurina owstoni'') is a rare species of deep-sea shark. Sometimes called a "living fossil", it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae, a lineage some 125 million years old. This pink-skinned anima ...

'' D. S. Jordan, 1898 (goblin shark) ** Family Odontaspididae (sand tiger sharks) *** Genus ''

Carcharias ''Carcharias'' is a genus of sand tiger sharks belonging to the family Odontaspididae. Once bearing many prehistoric species, all have gone extinct with the exception of the critically endangered sand tiger shark. Description ''Carcharias'' ar ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** '' Carcharias taurus'' Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark) *** Genus '' Odontaspis''

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, 1838 **** '' Odontaspis ferox'' ( A. Risso, 1810) (small-tooth sandtiger shark) **** '' Odontaspis noronhai'' ( Maul, 1955) (big-eye sand tiger shark) ** Family Pseudocarchariidae (crocodile sharks) *** Genus '' Pseudocarcharias'' Cadenat, 1963 **** ''

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai The crocodile shark (''Pseudocarcharias kamoharai'') is a species of mackerel shark and the only extant member of the family Pseudocarchariidae. A specialized inhabitant of the mesopelagic zone, the crocodile shark can be found worldwide in trop ...

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, 1936) (crocodile shark)

Carpet sharks (7 families)

* ORDER ORECTOLOBIFORMES ** Family

Brachaeluridae ''Brachaelurus'' (blind sharks) is the sole genus of sharks in the family Brachaeluridae in the order Orectolobiformes. Only two species of blind sharks occur, both of which are native to shallow coastal waters up to deep, off the eastern coast ...

(blind sharks) *** Genus ''

Brachaelurus ''Brachaelurus'' (blind sharks) is the sole genus of sharks in the family Brachaeluridae in the order Orectolobiformes. Only two species of blind sharks occur, both of which are native to shallow coastal waters up to deep, off the eastern coast ...

'' J. D. Ogilby, 1908 **** ''

Brachaelurus colcloughi The bluegrey carpetshark (''Brachaelurus colcloughi'') or Colclough's shark, is an uncommon species of carpet shark endemic to shallow inshore waters off northeastern Australia. It is one of the two extant members of the family Brachaelurida ...

'' J. D. Ogilby, 1908 (blue-grey carpetshark) **** ''

Brachaelurus waddi The blind shark (''Brachaelurus waddi'') is one of two species of carpet sharks in the family Brachaeluridae, along with the bluegrey carpetshark (''Brachaelurus colcloughi''). Found along the coast of eastern Australia, this nocturnal, bot ...

'' (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (blind shark) ** Family Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks) *** Genus '' Ginglymostoma'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 **** ''

Ginglymostoma cirratum The nurse shark (''Ginglymostoma cirratum'') is an elasmobranch fish in the family Ginglymostomatidae. The conservation status of the nurse shark is globally assessed as Vulnerable in the IUCN List of Threatened Species. They are considered t ...

'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (nurse shark) **** '' Ginglymostoma unami'' Del-Moral-Flores, Ramírez-Antonio, Angulo & Pérez-Ponce de León, 2015 (Pacific nurse shark) *** Genus '' Nebrius'' Rüppell, 1837 **** '' Nebrius ferrugineus'' (

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, 1831) (tawny nurse shark) *** Genus '' Pseudoginglymostoma'' Dingerkus, 1986 **** '' Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum'' (Günther, 1867) (short-tail nurse shark) ** Family

Hemiscylliidae The Hemiscylliidae are a family of sharks in the order Orectolobiformes, commonly known as longtail carpet sharks and sometimes as bamboo sharks. They are found in shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific. They are relatively small sharks, ...

(bamboo sharks) *** Genus ''

Chiloscyllium ''Chiloscyllium'' is a genus of sharks in the family Hemiscylliidae. This genus is distinguished by a relatively long snout with subterminal nostrils. The eyes and supraorbital ridges are hardly elevated. The mouth is closer to the eyes than to ...

'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 **** ''

Chiloscyllium arabicum The Arabian carpetshark (''Chiloscyllium arabicum'') is a species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, inhabiting coral reefs and other shallow coastal habitats from the Persian Gulf to India. Reaching long, this shark is characterized ...

'' Gubanov, 1980 (Arabian carpetshark) **** ''

Chiloscyllium burmensis The Burmese bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium burmensis'', is an extremely rare bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae. The first specimen was caught 1963 off the coast from Rangoon in Burma in a depth of 29 – 33 m. This holotype is an adu ...

'' Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983 (Burmese bamboo shark) **** ''

Chiloscyllium griseum The grey bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium griseum'', is a species of carpet shark in the family Hemiscylliidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans from the Arabian Sea to Pakistan, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Japan, the Philippi ...

'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 (grey bamboo shark) **** ''

Chiloscyllium hasselti Hasselt's bamboo shark (''Chiloscyllium hasseltii'') is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found around Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, between latitudes 23° N and 10° S, and longitude 91° E and 133° E; residing inshore. Its l ...

'' Bleeker, 1852 (Hasselt's bamboo shark) **** ''

Chiloscyllium indicum The slender bamboo shark, ''Chiloscyllium indicum'', is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae found in the Indo-West Pacific Oceans between latitudes 40° N and 10° S, and longitude 65° E and 160° E. It is harmless to humans. Desc ...

'' ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (slender bamboo shark) **** ''

Chiloscyllium plagiosum The whitespotted bamboo shark (''Chiloscyllium plagiosum'') is a carpet shark with an adult size that approaches one metre in length. This small, mostly nocturnal species is harmless to humans. The whitespotted bamboo shark is occasionally kept ...

'' (Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830) (white-spotted bamboo shark) **** ''

Chiloscyllium punctatum The brownbanded bamboo shark (''Chiloscyllium punctatum''), is a bamboo shark in the family Hemiscylliidae that can be found in the Indo-West Pacific from Japan to northern Australia, between latitudes 34° N and 26° S. It is regularly bred in ...

'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 (brown-banded bamboo shark) *** Genus '' Hemiscyllium'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 **** '' Hemiscyllium freycineti'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Indonesian speckled carpetshark) **** '' Hemiscyllium galei'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008 (Cenderawasih epaulette shark) **** '' Hemiscyllium hallstromi'' , Whitley, 1967 (Papuan epaulette shark) **** '' Hemiscyllium halmahera'' G. R. Allen, Erdmann &

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, 2013 (Halmahera epaulette shark) **** '' Hemiscyllium henryi'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008 (Triton epaulette shark) **** '' Hemiscyllium michaeli'' G. R. Allen & Dudgeon, 2010 (leopard epaulette shark) **** '' Hemiscyllium ocellatum'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (Epaulette shark) **** '' Hemiscyllium strahani'' Whitley, 1967 (hooded carpetshark) **** '' Hemiscyllium trispeculare'' J. Richardson, 1843 (speckled carpetshark) **** ''Hemiscyllium'' sp. Not yet described (Seychelles carpetshark) ** Family Orectolobidae (Wobbegong sharks) *** Genus '' Eucrossorhinus'' Regan, 1908 **** ''

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon The tasselled wobbegong (''Eucrossorhinus dasypogon'') is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae and the only member of its genus. It inhabits shallow coral reefs off northern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Reachi ...

'' (Bleeker, 1867) (tasselled wobbegong) *** Genus ''

Orectolobus ''Orectolobus'' is a genus of carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae. They are commonly known as wobbegongs, although this name also applies to the other members of the family. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters of th ...

'' Bonaparte, 1834 **** ''

Orectolobus floridus The floral banded wobbegong (''Orectolobus floridus'') is a recently described species of carpet shark found in the Indian Ocean off southwestern Australia. With a maximum length of up to , it is among the smallest wobbegong The wobbegong is ...

'' Last & Chidlow, 2008 (floral banded wobbegong) **** ''

Orectolobus halei The Gulf wobbegong or banded wobbegong (''Orectolobus halei'') is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in southern Australia between Southport, Queensland and Norwegian Bay, Western Australia.Clark, M. (2006). Wobbegong sh ...

'' Whitley, 1940 (banded wobbegong) **** ''

Orectolobus hutchinsi ''Orectolobus hutchinsi'', the western wobbegong, is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae. The western wobbegong shark is a moderate sized marine shark found off the coast of Western Australia. Its scientific name is ''Orectol ...

'' Last, Chidlow & L. J. V. Compagno, 2006 (western wobbegong) **** '' Orectolobus japonicus'' Regan, 1906 (Japanese wobbegong) **** '' Orectolobus leptolineatus'' Last, Pogonoski & W. T. White, 2010 (Indonesian wobbegong) **** '' Orectolobus maculatus'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (spotted wobbegong) **** ''

Orectolobus ornatus The ornate wobbegong (''Orectolobus ornatus'') is a species of carpet shark that lives in Australia and possibly other countries in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is coloured golden brown, yellow-green and blueish-grey, and it grows to maximum . ...

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, 1883) (ornate wobbegong) **** ''

Orectolobus parvimaculatus The dwarf spotted wobbegong (''Orectolobus parvimaculatus'') is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, described in 2008. It is found at depths of off south-western Australia. It reaches a total length of . See also * List of sharks S ...

'' Last & Chidlow, 2008 (dwarf spotted wobbegong) **** '' Orectolobus reticulatus'' Last, Pogonoski & W. T. White, 2008 (network wobbegong) **** ''

Orectolobus wardi The northern wobbegong (''Orectolobus wardi'') is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean around Australia, between latitudes 9° S to 26° S. It reaches a length of 63 cm. Captivity Northern wobb ...

'' Whitley, 1939 (northern wobbegong) *** Genus ''

Sutorectus The cobbler wobbegong, ''Sutorectus tentaculatus'', is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, the only member of the genus ''Sutorectus''. It is found in the subtropical eastern Indian Ocean around Western Australia between latitudes 26° ...

'' Whitley, 1939 **** ''

Sutorectus tentaculatus The cobbler wobbegong, ''Sutorectus tentaculatus'', is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, the only member of the genus ''Sutorectus''. It is found in the subtropical eastern Indian Ocean around Western Australia between latitudes 26° ...

'' ( W. K. H. Peters, 1864) (cobbler wobbegong) ** Family Parascylliidae (collared carpetsharks) *** Genus '' Cirrhoscyllium'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 **** '' Cirrhoscyllium expolitum'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (barbel-throat carpetshark) **** '' Cirrhoscyllium formosanum'' Teng, 1959 (Taiwan saddled carpetshark) **** '' Cirrhoscyllium japonicum'' Kamohara, 1943 (saddle carpetshark) *** Genus '' Parascyllium'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** '' Parascyllium collare'' E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1888 (collared carpetshark) **** '' Parascyllium elongatum'' Last & J. D. Stevens, 2008 (elongated carpetshark) **** '' Parascyllium ferrugineum'' McCulloch, 1911 (rusty carpetshark) **** '' Parascyllium sparsimaculatum'' T. Goto & Last, 2002 (ginger carpetshark) **** '' Parascyllium variolatum'' ( A. H. A. Duméril, 1853) (necklace carpetshark) ** Family

Rhincodontidae The whale shark (''Rhincodon typus'') is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of .McClain CR, Balk MA, Benfield MC, Branch TA, Chen C, Cosgrove J, ...

(Whale sharks) *** Genus '' Rhincodon'' A. Smith, 1828 **** ''

Rhincodon typus The whale shark (''Rhincodon typus'') is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of .McClain CR, Balk MA, Benfield MC, Branch TA, Chen C, Cosgrove J, ...

'' A. Smith, 1828 (whale shark) ** Family Stegostomatidae (zebra sharks) *** Genus '' Stegostoma'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 **** '' Stegostoma fasciatum'' ( Hermann, 1783) (zebra shark)

Ground sharks (8 families)

* ORDER

CARCHARHINIFORMES Carcharhiniformes , the ground sharks, are the largest order of sharks, with over 270 species. They include a number of common types, such as catsharks, swellsharks, and the sandbar shark. Members of this order are characterized by the presenc ...

**Family Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks) *** Genus ''

Carcharhinus ''Carcharhinus'' is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein. It contains 35 extant and eight extinct species to date, with likely more species ...

'' Blainville, 1816 ****'' Carcharhinus acronotus'' (Poey, 1860) (black-nose shark) **** '' Carcharhinus albimarginatus'' ( Rüppell, 1837) (silver-tip shark) **** '' Carcharhinus altimus'' (S. Springer, 1950) (big-nose shark) **** '' Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides'' (Whitley, 1934) (graceful shark) **** '' Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos'' (Bleeker, 1856) (grey reef shark) **** ''

Carcharhinus amboinensis The pigeye shark or Java shark (''Carcharhinus amboinensis'') is an uncommon species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in the warm coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic and western Indo-Pacific. It prefers shallow, murky en ...

'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (pig-eye shark) **** '' Carcharhinus borneensis'' (Bleeker, 1858) (Borneo shark) **** '' Carcharhinus brachyurus'' (Günther, 1870) (copper shark) **** '' Carcharhinus brevipinna'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (spinner shark) **** '' Carcharhinus cautus'' ( Whitley, 1945) (Nervous shark) **** '' Carcharhinus cerdale'' C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Pacific smalltail shark) **** '' Carcharhinus coatesi'' (Whitley, 1939) (Coates' shark) **** '' Carcharhinus dussumieri'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (white-cheek shark) **** ''

Carcharhinus falciformis The silky shark (''Carcharhinus falciformis''), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the ...

'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (silky shark) **** '' Carcharhinus fitzroyensis'' (Whitley, 1943) (creek whaler) **** '' Carcharhinus galapagensis'' (

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& Heller, 1905) (Galapagos shark) **** ''

Carcharhinus hemiodon The Pondicherry shark (''Carcharhinus hemiodon'') is an extremely rare species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. A small and stocky gray shark, it grows not much longer than and has a fairly long, pointed snout. This species can b ...

'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pondicherry shark) **** ''

Carcharhinus humani ''Carcharhinus humani'', also known as the Human's whaler shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits the western Indian Ocean near the Socotra Islands, off Kuwait, Mozambique, and South Africa South Af ...

'' W. T. White & Weigmann, 2014 (Human's whaler shark) **** '' Carcharhinus isodon'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (fine-tooth shark) **** '' Carcharhinus leiodon'' Garrick, 1985 (smooth-tooth blacktip shark) **** ''

Carcharhinus leucas The bull shark (''Carcharhinus leucas''), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in ri ...

'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (bull shark) **** '' Carcharhinus limbatus'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (black-tip shark) **** '' Carcharhinus longimanus'' (Poey, 1861) (oceanic whitetip shark) **** '' Carcharhinus macloti'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (hard-nose shark) **** ''

Carcharhinus melanopterus The blacktip reef shark (''Carcharhinus melanopterus'') is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, which can be easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins (especially on the first dorsal fin and its caudal fin). ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (black-tip reef shark) **** '' Carcharhinus obscurus'' (Lesueur, 1818) (dusky shark) **** '' Carcharhinus perezi'' (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark) **** '' Carcharhinus plumbeus'' ( Nardo, 1827) (sandbar shark) **** '' Carcharhinus porosus'' (

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, 1839) (small-tail shark) **** '' Carcharhinus sealei'' ( Pietschmann, 1913) (black-spot shark) **** '' Carcharhinus signatus'' (Poey, 1868) (night shark) **** ''

Carcharhinus sorrah The spot-tail shark, or sorrah shark (''Carcharhinus sorrah''), is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean between latitudes 31°N and 31°S, from the surface to a depth around . ...

'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (spot-tail shark) **** '' Carcharhinus tilstoni'' (Whitley, 1950) (Australian blacktip shark) **** '' Carcharhinus tjutjot'' (Bleeker, 1852) (Indonesian whaler shark) **** ''Carcharhinus'' sp. A Not yet described (false smalltail shark) *** Genus '' Galeocerdo'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 **** '' Galeocerdo cuvier'' ( Péron & Lesueur, 1822) (tiger shark) *** Genus '' Glyphis''

, 1843 **** ''

Glyphis gangeticus The Ganges shark (''Glyphis gangeticus'') is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of Bangladesh and India. It is often confused with the more common bull shark (''Car ...

'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Ganges shark) **** '' Glyphis garricki'' L. J. V. Compagno, W. T. White & Last, 2008 (northern river shark) **** ''

Glyphis glyphis The speartooth shark (''Glyphis glyphis'') is a rare species of river shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits coastal marine waters and tidal reaches of large tropical rivers in northern Australia and New Guinea. Despite ...

'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (spear-tooth shark) **** ''Glyphis'' sp. Not yet described (Mukah river shark) *** Genus '' Isogomphodon'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** '' Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (dagger-nose shark) *** Genus ''

Lamiopsis ''Lamiopsis'' is a genus of shark in the family Carcharhinidae found in Indian and Pacific Ocean. This genus was previously considered to be monotypic. However, a recent taxonomic study revealed that the western central Pacific populations ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** '' Lamiopsis temmincki'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (broad-fin shark) **** '' Lamiopsis tephrodes'' (Fowler, 1905) (Borneo broadfin shark) *** Genus '' Loxodon'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 **** '' Loxodon macrorhinus'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (slit-eye shark) *** Genus '' Nasolamia'' L. J. V. Compagno & Garrick, 1983 **** '' Nasolamia velox'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (white-nose shark) *** Genus '' Negaprion'' Whitley, 1940 **** ''Negaprion acutidens'' Rüppell, 1837) (sickle-fin lemon shark) **** ''Negaprion brevirostris'' (Poey, 1868) (lemon shark) *** Genus ''Prionace'' Theodore Edward Cantor, Cantor, 1849 **** ''Prionace glauca'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (blue shark) *** Genus '' Rhizoprionodon'' Whitley, 1929 **** '' Rhizoprionodon acutus'' (Rüppell, 1837) (milk shark) **** '' Rhizoprionodon lalandii'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Brazilian sharpnose shark) **** '' Rhizoprionodon longurio'' (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific sharpnose shark) **** '' Rhizoprionodon oligolinx'' V. G. Springer, 1964 (grey sharpnose shark) **** '' Rhizoprionodon porosus'' (Poey, 1861) (Caribbean sharpnose shark) **** '' Rhizoprionodon taylori'' (J. D. Ogilby, 1915) (Australian sharpnose shark) **** '' Rhizoprionodon terraenovae'' ( J. Richardson, 1836) (Atlantic sharpnose shark) *** Genus ''

Scoliodon ''Scoliodon'' is a genus of requiem sharks in the family Carcharhinidae. It was formerly thought to include only a single Indo-Pacific species, the spadenose shark (''S. laticaudus''), but recent taxonomic research has found an additional speci ...

'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 **** ''

Scoliodon laticaudus The spadenose shark (''Scoliodon laticaudus'') is a species of requiem shark in the family Carcharhinidae. It is common in the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans, where it forms large schools in shallow water. A small shark reaching a ...

'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 (spade-nose shark) **** '' Scoliodon macrorhynchos'' ( Bleeker, 1852) (Pacific spade-nose shark) *** Genus ''

Triaenodon The whitetip reef shark (''Triaenodon obesus'') is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus. A small shark that does not usually exceed in length, this species is easily recognizable by its slen ...

'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 **** '' Triaenodon obesus'' (Rüppell, 1837) (white-tip reef shark) ** Family

Hemigaleidae The weasel sharks are a family, the Hemigaleidae, of ground sharks found from the eastern Atlantic Ocean to the continental Indo-Pacific. They are found in shallow coastal waters to a depth of . Most species are small, reaching no more than l ...

(weasel sharks) *** Genus ''

Chaenogaleus ''Chaenogaleus'' is a genus of shark containing two species. Only one is extant. * Hooktooth shark (''Chaenogaleus macrostoma'') ( Bleeker, 1852) * †'' Chaenogaleus affinis'' (Probst : ''For the ecclesiastical title, see Propst (German) or ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** ''

Chaenogaleus macrostoma The hooktooth shark (''Chaenogaleus macrostoma''), is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, the only extant member of the genus ''Chaenogaleus'', but there is an extinct species, ''Chaenogaleus affinis''. The hooktooth shark is found in ...

'' (Bleeker, 1852) (hook-tooth shark) *** Genus ''

Hemigaleus ''Hemigaleus'' is a genus of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae. It is characterized by a rounded snout and short gill slits. The mouth is short and broadly arched; the teeth have very short cusps, without toothless spaces at the jaw midline ...

'' Bleeker, 1852 **** '' Hemigaleus australiensis'' W. T. White, Last & L. J. V. Compagno, 2005 (Australian weasel shark) **** '' Hemigaleus microstoma'' Bleeker, 1852 (sickle-fin weasel shark) *** Genus ''

Hemipristis ''Hemipristis'' (from el, ἡμι , 'half' and el, πρίστης 'saw') is a genus of weasel sharks, family Hemigaleidae. It contains one extant species, the snaggletooth shark (''H. elongata'') and several extinct species. ''Hemipristis'' ...

'' Agassiz, 1843 **** '' Hemipristis elongata'' ( Klunzinger, 1871) (snaggle-tooth shark) *** Genus ''

Paragaleus ''Paragaleus'' is a genus of weasel shark in the family Hemigaleidae. This genus has a rounded or slightly pointed snout, short gill slits, and a broadly arched mouth. The upper teeth have long cusps, and no toothless spaces occur at the jaw midl ...

'' Budker, 1935 **** '' Paragaleus leucolomatus'' L. J. V. Compagno &

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, 1985 (white-tip weasel shark) **** '' Paragaleus pectoralis'' (

, 1906) (Atlantic weasel shark) **** '' Paragaleus randalli'' L. J. V. Compagno, Krupp & K. E. Carpenter, 1996 (slender weasel shark) ****'' Paragaleus tengi'' ( J. S. T. F. Chen, 1963) (straight-tooth weasel shark) ** Family Leptochariidae (barbeled houndsharks) *** Genus '' Leptocharias'' A. Smith, 1838 **** '' Leptocharias smithii'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (barbeled houndshark) ** Family

Proscylliidae The finback catsharks are a small family, the Proscylliidae, of ground sharks. They can be found in warm seas worldwide and are often the most numerous and common shark in tropical regions. They are generally less than 1 m in length, and are slow ...

(fin-back catsharks) *** Genus ''

Ctenacis The harlequin catshark (''Ctenacis fehlmanni'') is a species of finback catshark, part of the family Proscylliidae, and the only member of the genus ''Ctenacis''. This shark is found in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, at depths ...

'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 **** '' Ctenacis fehlmanni'' (S. Springer, 1968) (harlequin catshark) *** Genus ''

Eridacnis The genus ''Eridacnis'', the ribbontail catsharks, is a small genus of fin-back catsharks in the family Proscylliidae The finback catsharks are a small family, the Proscylliidae, of ground sharks. They can be found in warm seas worldwide and ...

'' H. M. Smith, 1913 **** '' Eridacnis barbouri'' (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944) (Cuban ribbontail catshark) **** '' Erida'' H. M. Smith, 1913 (pygmy ribbontail catshark) **** '' Eridacnis sinuans'' (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (African ribbontail catshark) **** ''Eridacnis'' sp. 1 Not yet described (Philippines ribbontail catshark) *** Genus ''

Proscyllium The genus ''Proscyllium'' is a small genus of finback catsharks in the family Proscylliidae. Species * '' Proscyllium habereri'' Hilgendorf, 1904 (graceful catshark) * '' Proscyllium magnificum'' Last A last is a mechanical form shaped l ...

'' Hilgendorf, 1904 **** '' Proscyllium habereri'' Hilgendorf, 1904 (graceful catshark) **** '' Proscyllium magnificum'' Last & Vongpanich, 2004 (magnificent catshark) ** Family

Pseudotriakidae The Pseudotriakidae are a small family of ground sharks, belonging to the order Carcharhiniformes, containing the false catsharks (genera '' Pseudotriakis'' and '' Planonasus'') and gollumsharks (genus ''Gollum''). It contains the only ground ...

(False catsharks) *** Genus '' Gollum'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 **** '' Gollum attenuatus'' (Garrick, 1954) (slender smooth-hound) **** '' Gollum suluensis'' Last & Gaudiano, 2011 (Sulu gollumshark) **** ''Gollum'' sp. B Not yet described (white-marked gollumshark) *** Genus '' Planonasus'' Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013 **** '' Planonasus parini'' Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel, 2013 (dwarf false catshark) *** Genus '' Pseudotriakis'' Brito Capello, 1868 **** '' Pseudotriakis microdon'' Brito Capello, 1868 (false catshark) ** Family Scyliorhinidae (catsharks) *** Genus ''

Apristurus ''Apristurus'' is a genus of catsharks, the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as the ghost or demon catsharks. Species The 39 currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Apristurus albisoma'' Nakaya & Séret, 1999 (white-bodied c ...

'' Garman, 1913 **** ''

Apristurus albisoma The white-bodied catshark (''Apristurus albisoma'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae. Description This shark is coloured whitish to light grey. Distribution This species is found in the western Pacific. The area of occupancy of ...

'' Nakaya & Séret, 1999 (white-bodied catshark) **** '' Apristurus ampliceps'' Sasahara, K. Sato & Nakaya, 2008 (rough-skin catshark) **** '' Apristurus aphyodes'' Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998 (white ghost catshark) **** '' Apristurus australis'' K. Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008 (Pinocchio catshark) **** '' Apristurus breviventralis'' Kawauchi, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014 (short-belly catshark) **** '' Apristurus brunneus'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (brown catshark) **** '' Apristurus bucephalus'' W. T. White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008 (big-head catshark) **** '' Apristurus canutus'' S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979 (hoary catshark) **** '' Apristurus exsanguis'' K. Sato, Nakaya & A. L. Stewart, 1999 (flaccid catshark) **** '' Apristurus fedorovi'' Dolganov, 1985 (Fedorov's catshark) **** '' Apristurus garricki'' K. Sato, A. L. Stewart & Nakaya, 2013 (Garrick's catshark) **** '' Apristurus gibbosus'' Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1985 (humpback catshark) **** '' Apristurus herklotsi'' (Fowler, 1934) (long-fin catshark) **** '' Apristurus indicus'' ( A. B. Brauer, 1906) (small-belly catshark) **** '' Apristurus internatus'' S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1988 (short-nose demon catshark) **** '' Apristurus investigatoris'' (

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, 1962) (broad-nose catshark) **** '' Apristurus japonicus'' Nakaya, 1975 (Japanese catshark) **** '' Apristurus kampae'' L. R. Taylor, 1972 (long-nose catshark) **** '' Apristurus laurussonii'' ( Sæmundsson, 1922) (Iceland catshark) **** '' Apristurus longicephalus'' Nakaya, 1975 (long-head catshark) **** '' Apristurus macrorhynchus'' (S. Tanaka (I)], 1909) (flat-head catshark) **** '' Apristurus macrostomus'' Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1985 (broad-mouth catshark) **** '' Apristurus manis'' (S. Springer, 1979) (Ghost catshark) **** '' Apristurus melanoasper'' Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004 (black rough-scale catshark) **** '' Apristurus microps'' (Gilchrist, 1922) (small-eye catshark) **** '' Apristurus micropterygeus'' Q. W. Meng, Y. T. Chu & S. Li, 1986 (small-dorsal catshark) **** '' Apristurus nakayai'' Iglésias, 2013 (milk-eye catshark) **** '' Apristurus nasutus'' F. de Buen, 1959 (large-nose catshark) **** '' Apristurus parvipinnis'' S. Springer & Heemstra, 1979 (small-fin catshark) **** '' Apristurus pinguis'' S. M. Deng, G. Q. Xiong & H. X. Zhan, 1983 (fat catshark) **** '' Apristurus platyrhynchus'' (S. Tanaka (I), 1909) (Borneo catshark) **** '' Apristurus profundorum'' ( Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) (deep-water catshark) **** '' Apristurus riveri'' Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944 (broad-gill catshark) **** '' Apristurus saldanha'' (

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, 1925) (Saldanha catshark) **** '' Apristurus sibogae'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (pale catshark) **** '' Apristurus sinensis'' Y. T. Chu & A. S. Hu, 1981 (South China catshark) **** '' Apristurus spongiceps'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (sponge-head catshark) **** '' Apristurus stenseni'' (S. Springer, 1979) (Panama ghost catshark) **** ''Apristurus'' sp. X Not yet described (Galbraith's catshark) **** ''Apristurus'' sp. 3 Not yet described (Black wonder catshark) *** Genus ''

Asymbolus ''Asymbolus'' is a genus of catsharks in the family Scyliorhinidae. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Asymbolus analis'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Australian spotted catshark) * '' Asymbolus funebris'' Compagno, S ...

'' Whitley, 1939 **** '' Asymbolus analis'' (J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Australian spotted catshark) **** ''

Asymbolus funebris ''Asymbolus funebris'', or blotched catshark, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, the only specimen, the holotype, being found off Western Australia at 144 m. Its length is 44 cm and its reproduction is oviparous Oviparous anima ...

'' L. J. V. Compagno, J. D. Stevens & Last, 1999 (blotched catshark) **** '' Asymbolus galacticus'' Séret & Last, 2008 (starry catshark) **** '' Asymbolus occiduus'' Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (western spotted catshark) **** '' Asymbolus pallidus'' Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (pale-spotted catshark) **** ''

Asymbolus parvus The dwarf catshark (''Asymbolus parvus'') is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found only off the coast of Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of th ...

'' L. J. V. Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999 (dwarf catshark) **** '' Asymbolus rubiginosus'' Last, M. F. Gomon & Gledhill, 1999 (orange-spotted catshark) **** '' Asymbolus submaculatus'' L. J. V. Compagno, J. D. Stevens & Last, 1999 (variegated catshark) **** '' Asymbolus vincenti'' ( Zietz ( fi), 1908) (Gulf catshark) *** Genus '' Atelomycterus'' Garman, 1913 **** '' Atelomycterus baliensis'' W. T. White, Last & Dharmadi, 2005 (Bali catshark) **** '' Atelomycterus erdmanni'' Fahmi & W. T. White, 2015 (spotted-belly catshark) **** '' Atelomycterus fasciatus'' L. J. V. Compagno & J. D. Stevens, 1993 (banded sand catshark) **** '' Atelomycterus macleayi'' Whitley, 1939 (Australian marbled catshark) **** '' Atelomycterus marmoratus'' (Anonymous, referred to E. T. Bennett, 1830) (coral catshark) **** '' Atelomycterus marnkalha'' Jacobsen & M. B. Bennett, 2007 (eastern banded catshark) *** Genus '' Aulohalaelurus'' Fowler, 1934 **** '' Aulohalaelurus kanakorum'' Séret, 1990 (Kanakorum catshark) **** '' Aulohalaelurus labiosus'' ( Waite, 1905) (Australian black-spotted catshark) *** Genus ''

Bythaelurus ''Bythaelurus'' is a genus of deep-water catsharks and part of the family Scyliorhinidae. The genus ''Bythaelurus'' Compagno 1988 was first described as a subgenus of ''Halaelurus'' Gill 1862 based on several morphological characteristics includ ...

'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1988 **** '' Bythaelurus alcockii'' (Garman, 1913) (Arabian catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus canescens'' (Günther, 1878) (dusky catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus clevai'' (Séret, 1987) (broad-head catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus dawsoni'' (S. Springer, 1971) (New Zealand catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus giddingsi'' J. E. McCosker,

& C. C. Baldwin, 2012 (jaguar catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus hispidus'' ( Alcock, 1891) (bristly catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus immaculatus'' (Y. T. Chu & Q. W. Meng, 1982) (spotless catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus incanus'' Last & J. D. Stevens, 2008 (sombre catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus lutarius'' (S. Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972) (mud catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus naylori'' Ebert & Clerkin, 2015 (dusky-snout catshark) **** '' Bythaelurus tenuicephalus'' Kaschner, Weigmann & Thiel, 2015 (narrow-head catshark) *** Genus ''

Cephaloscyllium ''Cephaloscyllium'' is a genus of catsharks, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as swellsharks because of their ability to inflate their bodies with water or air as a defense against predators. These sluggish, bottom-dwelling ...

'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** '' Cephaloscyllium albipinnum'' Last, Motomura & W. T. White, 2008 (white-fin swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium cooki'' Last, Séret & W. T. White, 2008 (Cook's swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium fasciatum'' W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (reticulated swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium formosanum'' Teng, 1962 (Formosa swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum'' W. T. White & Ebert, 2008 (Australian reticulated swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium isabellum'' (Bonnaterre, 1788) (draughtsboard shark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium laticeps'' (A. H. A. Duméril, 1853) (Australian swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium pictum'' Last, Séret & W. T. White, 2008 (painted swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis'' Ka. Yano, A. Ahmad &

Gambang A gambang, properly called a gambang kayu ('wooden gambang') is a xylophone-like instrument used among people of Indonesia in gamelan and kulintang, with wooden bars as opposed to the metallic ones of the more typical metallophones in a gamelan. ...

, 2005 (Sarawak pygmy swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium signourum'' Last, Séret & W. T. White, 2008 (flag-tail swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium silasi'' (

Talwar The talwar (), also spelled ''talwaar'' and ''tulwar'', is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent. Etymology and classification The word ''talwar'' originated from the Sanskrit word ''taravāri'' ( sa, तरवारि) ...

, 1974) (Indian swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium speccum'' Last, Séret & W. T. White, 2008 (speckled swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium stevensi'' E. Clark & J. E. Randall, 2011 (Steven's swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium sufflans'' (Regan], 1921) (balloon shark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium umbratile'' D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (blotchy swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium variegatum'' Last & W. T. White, 2008 (saddled swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium ventriosum'' (Garman, 1880) (swellshark) **** '' Cephaloscyllium zebrum'' Last & W. T. White, 2008 (narrow-bar swellshark) **** ''Cephaloscyllium ''sp. 1 Not yet described (Philippines swellshark) *** Genus ''

Cephalurus The lollipop catshark (''Cephalurus cephalus'') is a little-known species of deep sea catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae, and the only described member of its genus. A diminutive, bottom-dwelling shark of the outer continental sh ...

'' Bigelow & Schroeder, 1941 **** '' Cephalurus cephalus'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (lollipop catshark) **** ''Cephalurus'' sp. A Not yet described (southern lollipop catshark) *** Genus '' Figaro'' Whitley, 1928 **** '' Figaro boardmani'' (Whitley, 1928) (Australian saw-tail catshark) **** '' Figaro striatus'' Gledhill, Last & W. T. White, 2008 (northern saw-tail catshark) *** Genus ''

Galeus ''Galeus'' is a genus of catshark, belonging to the family Scyliorhinidae, commonly known as sawtail catsharks in reference to a distinctive saw-toothed crest of enlarged dermal denticles, found along the upper edges of their caudal fins. They a ...

'' G. Cuvier, 1816 **** '' Galeus antillensis'' S. Springer, 1979 (Antilles catshark) **** '' Galeus arae'' ( Nichols, 1927) (rough-tail catshark) **** '' Galeus atlanticus'' (Vaillant, 1888) (Atlantic saw-tail catshark) **** '' Galeus cadenati'' S. Springer, 1966 (long-fin saw-tail catshark) **** '' Galeus eastmani'' (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904) (gecko catshark) **** '' Galeus friedrichi'' Ebert & Jang, 2022 (Philippines sawtail catshark) **** '' Galeus gracilis'' L. J. V. Compagno & J. D. Stevens, 1993 (slender saw-tail catshark) **** '' Galeus longirostris''

& Taniuchi, 1987 (long-nose saw-tail catshark) **** ''

Galeus melastomus The blackmouth catshark (''Galeus melastomus'') is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, common in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Senegal, including the Mediterranean Sea. It is typically found over the c ...

'' Rafinesque, 1810 (black-mouth catshark) **** '' Galeus mincaronei'' Soto, 2001 (southern saw-tail catshark) **** '' Galeus murinus'' ( Collett, 1904) (mouse catshark) **** '' Galeus nipponensis'' Nakaya, 1975 (broad-fin saw-tail catshark) **** '' Galeus piperatus'' S. Springer & M. H. Wagner, 1966 (peppered catshark) **** ''Galeus polli'' Cadenat, 1959 (African saw-tail catshark) **** ''Galeus priapus'' Séret & Last, 2008 (phallic catshark) **** ''Galeus sauteri'' (D. S. Jordan & Robert Earl Richardson, R. E. Richardson, 1909) (black-tip saw-tail catshark) **** ''Galeus schultzi'' S. Springer, 1979 (dwarf saw-tail catshark) **** ''Galeus springeri'' Hera Konstantinou, Konstantinou & Joseph R. Cozzi, Cozzi, 1998 (Springer's saw-tail catshark) *** Genus ''Halaelurus'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** ''Halaelurus boesemani'' , S. Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972 (speckled catshark) **** ''Halaelurus buergeri'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (black-spotted catshark) **** ''Halaelurus lineatus''

, D'Aubrey & Kistnasamy, 1975 (lined catshark) **** ''Halaelurus maculosus'' W. T. White, Last & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Indonesian speckled catshark) **** ''Halaelurus natalensis'' (Regan, 1904) (tiger catshark) **** ''Halaelurus quagga'' ( Alcock, 1899) (quagga catshark) **** ''Halaelurus sellus'' W. T. White, Last & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (rusty catshark) *** Genus ''Haploblepharus'' Garman, 1913 **** ''Haploblepharus edwardsii'' (Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, Schinz, 1822) (puff adder shyshark) **** ''Haploblepharus fuscus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1950 (brown shyshark) ****''Haploblepharus kistnasamyi'' Human &L. J. V. Compagno, 2006 (natal shyshark) **** ''Haploblepharus pictus'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (dark shyshark) *** Genus ''Holohalaelurus'' Fowler, 1934 **** ''Holohalaelurus favus'' Human, 2006 (honeycomb catshark) **** ''Holohalaelurus grennian'' Human, 2006 (grinning catshark) **** ''Holohalaelurus melanostigma'' (John Roxborough Norman, Norman, 1939) (crying catshark) **** ''Holohalaelurus punctatus'' (Gilchrist, 1914) (white-spotted catshark) **** ''Holohalaelurus regani'' (Gilchrist, 1922) (Izak catshark) *** Genus ''Parmaturus'' Garman, 1906 **** ''Parmaturus albimarginatus'' Séret & Last, 2007 (white-tip catshark) **** ''Parmaturus albipenis'' Séret & Last, 2007 (white-clasper catshark) **** ''Parmaturus bigus'' Séret & Last, 2007 (beige catshark) **** ''Parmaturus campechiensis'' S. Springer, 1979 (Campeche catshark) **** ''Parmaturus lanatus'' Séret & Last, 2007 (velvet catshark) **** ''Parmaturus macmillani'' Graham S. Hardy, Hardy, 1985 (McMillan's catshark) **** ''Parmaturus melanobranchius'' (W. L. Y. Chan, 1966) (black-gill catshark) **** ''Parmaturus pilosus'' Garman, 1906 (salamander catshark) **** ''Parmaturus xaniurus'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (file-tail catshark) **** ''Parmaturus'' sp. Not yet described (rough-back catshark) **** ''Parmaturus'' sp. Not yet described (Indonesian file-tail catshark) **** ''Parmaturus'' sp. Not yet described (Gulf of Mexico file-tail catshark) *** Genus ''Pentanchus'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 **** ''Pentanchus profundicolus'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (one-fin catshark) *** Genus ''Poroderma'' A. Smith, 1838 **** ''Poroderma africanum'' ( J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Striped catshark) **** ''Poroderma pantherinum'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (leopard catshark) *** Genus ''Schroederichthys'' A. Smith, 1838 **** ''Schroederichthys bivius'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (narrow-mouthed catshark) **** ''Schroederichthys chilensis'' (Alphone Guichenot, Guichenot, 1848) (red-spotted catshark) **** ''Schroederichthys maculatus'' S. Springer, 1966 (narrow-tail catshark) **** ''Schroederichthys saurisqualus'' Soto, 2001 (lizard catshark) **** ''Schroederichthys tenuis'' S. Springer, 1966 (slender catshark) *** Genus ''Scyliorhinus'' Blainville, 1816 **** ''Scyliorhinus boa'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (boa catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus cabofriensis'' Karla Diamantina de Araújo Soares, K. D. A. Soares, Ulisses Leite Gomes, U. L. Gomes & Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho, M. R. de Carvalho, 2016 **** ''Scyliorhinus canicula'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (small-spotted catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus capensis'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (yellow-spotted catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus cervigoni'' Claude Maurin, Maurin & Marc Bonnet, M. Bonnet, 1970 (West African catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus comoroensis'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1988 (Comoro catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus garmani'' (Fowler, 1934) (brown-spotted catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus hachijoensis'' Ito, Fuji, Nohara, and Tanaka, 2022 (cinder cloudy catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus haeckelii'' (Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro, A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (freckled catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus hesperius'' S. Springer, 1966 (white-saddled catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus meadi'' S. Springer, 1966 (blotched catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus retifer'' (Garman, 1881) (chain catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus stellaris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (nursehound) **** ''Scyliorhinus tokubee'' Shirai, Souichi Hagiwara, S. Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992 (Izu catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus torazame'' (S. Tanaka (I), 1908) (cloudy catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus torrei'' Howell-Rivero, 1936 (dwarf catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus ugoi'' K. D. A. Soares, Otto Bismarck Fazzano Gadig, Gadig & U. L. Gomes, 2015 (dark-freckled catshark) **** ''Scyliorhinus'' sp. X Not yet described (Oakley's catshark) ** Family Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks) *** Genus ''Eusphyra'' T. N. Gill, 1862 **** ''Eusphyra blochii'' (G. Cuvier, 1816) (wing-head shark) *** Genus ''Sphyrna'' Rafinesque, 1810 **** ''Sphyrna corona'' S. Springer, 1940 (scalloped bonnethead) **** ''Sphyrna gilberti'' Joseph Michael Quattro, Quattro, William B. Driggers III, Driggers, James M. Grady, Grady, Glenn F. Ulrich, Ulrich & Mark A. Roberts, M. A. Roberts, 2013 (Carolina hammerhead) **** ''Sphyrna lewini'' (Edward Griffith (zoologist), E. Griffith & C. H. Smith, 1834) (scalloped hammerhead) **** ''Sphyrna media'' S. Springer, 1940 (scoop-head hammerhead) **** ''Sphyrna mokarran'' (Rüppell, 1837) (great hammerhead) **** ''Sphyrna tiburo'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (bonnethead shark) **** ''Sphyrna tudes'' (Achille Valenciennes, Valenciennes, 1822) (small-eye hammerhead) **** ''Sphyrna zygaena'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (smooth hammerhead) ** Family Triakidae (Houndsharks) *** Genus ''Furgaleus'' Whitley, 1951 **** ''Furgaleus macki'' (Whitley, 1943) (whiskery shark) *** Genus ''Galeorhinus'' Blainville, 1816 **** ''Galeorhinus galeus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (tope shark) *** Genus ''Gogolia'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 **** ''Gogolia filewoodi'' L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 (sail-back houndshark) *** Genus ''Hemitriakis'' Albert William Herre, Herre, 1923 **** ''Hemitriakis abdita'' L. J. V. Compagno & J. D. Stevens, 1993 (deep-water sickle-fin houndshark) **** ''Hemitriakis complicofasciata'' Tetsumi Takahashi, T. Takahashi & Nakaya, 2004 (ocellated topeshark) **** ''Hemitriakis falcata'' L. J. V. Compagno & J. D. Stevens, 1993 (sickle-fin houndshark) **** ''Hemitriakis indroyonoi'' W. T. White, L. J. V. Compagno & Dharmadi, 2009 (Indonesian houndshark) **** ''Hemitriakis japanica'' (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Japanese topeshark) **** ''Hemitriakis leucoperiptera'' Herre, 1923 (white-fin topeshark) *** Genus ''Hypogaleus'' J. L. B. Smith, 1957 **** ''Hypogaleus hyugaensis'' (Yasunori Miyosi, Miyosi, 1939) (black-tip tope) *** Genus ''Iago (genus), Iago'' L. J. V. Compagno & S. Springer, 1971 **** ''Iago garricki'' Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (long-nose houndshark) **** ''Iago omanensis'' (Norman, 1939) (big-eye houndshark) *** Genus ''Mustelus'' Heinrich Friedrich Linck, H. F. Linck, 1790 **** ''Mustelus albipinnis'' Castro-Aguirre, Alberto Antuna-Mendiola, Antuna-Mendiola, Adrián Felipe González-Acosta, González-Acosta & José De La Cruz-Agüero, De La Cruz-Agüero, 2005 (white-margin fin houndshark) **** ''Mustelus antarcticus'' Günther, 1870 (gummy shark) **** ''Mustelus asterias'' Hippolyte Cloquet, Cloquet, 1821 (starry smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus californicus'' T. N. Gill, 1864 (grey smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus canis'' (Samuel L. Mitchill, Mitchill, 1815) ***** ''M. c. canis'' (Mitchill, 1815) (dusky smooth-hound) ***** ''M. c. insularis'' Heemstra, 1997 (Caribbean smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus dorsalis'' T. N. Gill, 1864 (sharp-tooth smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus fasciatus'' (

, 1913) (Striped smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus griseus'' Pietschmann, 1908 (spotless smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus henlei'' (T. N. Gill, 1863) (brown smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus higmani'' S. Springer & Rosemary Helen Lowe-McConnell, R. H. Lowe, 1963 (small-eye smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus lenticulatus'' Phillipps, 1932 (spotted estuary smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus lunulatus'' D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (sickle-fin smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus manazo'' Bleeker, 1854 (star-spotted smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus mangalorensis'' Sherine Sonia Cubelio, Cubelio, Remya R & B. Madhusoodana Kurup, Kurup, 2011 (Mangalore houndshark) **** ''Mustelus mento'' Edward Drinker Cope, Cope, 1877 (speckled smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus minicanis'' Phillip C. Heemstra, Heemstra, 1997 (Dwarf smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus mosis'' Wilhelm Hemprich, Hemprich & Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Ehrenberg, 1899 (Arabian smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus mustelus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (common smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus norrisi'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrow-fin smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus palumbes'' J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (white-spotted smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus punctulatus'' A. Risso, 1827 (black-spotted smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus ravidus'' W. T. White & Last, 2006 (Australian grey smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus schmitti'' S. Springer, 1939 (narrow-nose smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus sinusmexicanus'' Heemstra, 1997 (Gulf smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus stevensi'' W. T. White & Last, 2008 (western spotted gummy shark) **** ''Mustelus walkeri'' W. T. White & Last, 2008 (eastern spotted gummy shark) **** ''Mustelus whitneyi'' Norma Victoria Chirichigno Fonseca, Chirichigno F., 1973 (humpback smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus widodoi'' W. T. White & Last, 2006 (white-fin smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus ''sp. Not yet described (Sarawak smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus ''sp. Not yet described (Kermadec smooth-hound) *** Genus ''Scylliogaleus'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1902 **** ''Scylliogaleus quecketti'' Boulenger, 1902 (flap-nose houndshark) *** Genus ''Triakis'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 **** ''Triakis acutipinna'' Kato, 1968 (sharp-fin houndshark) **** ''Triakis maculata'' Rudolf Kner, Kner & Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1867 (spotted houndshark) **** ''Triakis megalopterus'' (A. Smith, 1839) (sharp-tooth houndshark) **** ''Triakis scyllium'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 (banded houndshark) **** ''Triakis semifasciata'' Girard, 1855 (leopard shark)

Alphabetic sort

* A ** African angelshark ** African dwarf sawshark ** African frilled shark ** African lanternshark ** African ribbontail catshark ** African sawtail catshark **American pocket shark ** Angelshark ** Angular angelshark ** Angular roughshark ** Antilles catshark ** Arabian carpetshark ** Arabian catshark ** Argentine angelshark ** Arrowhead dogfish ** Atlantic angel shark ** Atlantic sawtail catshark ** Atlantic sixgill shark ** Atlantic sharpnose shark ** Atlantic weasel shark ** Australian angelshark ** Australian blackspotted catshark ** Australian blacktip shark ** Australian grey smooth-hound ** Australian marbled catshark ** Australian reticulate swellshark ** Australian sawtail catshark ** Australian sharpnose shark ** Australian spotted catshark ** Australian swellshark ** Australian weasel shark ** Azores dogfish * B ** Bahamas sawshark ** Bali catshark ** Balloon shark ** Banded houndshark ** Banded sand catshark ** Banded wobbegong ** Bartail spurdog ** Barbelthroat carpetshark ** Barbeled houndshark ** Bareskin dogfish ** Basking shark ** Beige catshark ** Bigeye houndshark ** Bigeye sand tiger ** Bigeye thresher shark ** Bighead catshark ** Bighead spurdog ** Bignose shark ** Bigeyed sixgill shark ** Birdbeak dogfish ** Blackbelly lanternshark ** Black dogfish ** Blackfin gulper shark ** Blackgill catshark ** Blackmouth catshark ** Blackmouth lanternshark ** Blacknose shark ** Black roughscale catshark ** Blackspot shark ** Blackspotted catshark ** Blackspotted smooth-hound ** Blacktail reef shark ** Blacktailed spurdog ** Blacktip reef shark ** Blacktip sawtail catshark ** Blacktip shark ** Blacktip tope ** Black wonder catshark ** Blind shark ** Blotched catshark (disambiguation), Blotched catshark, two different species ** Blotchy swellshark ** Blue-eye lanternshark ** Bluegrey carpetshark ** Blue shark ** Bluntnose sixgill shark ** Blunt-nose spiny dogfish ** Blurred lanternshark ** Boa catshark ** Bonnethead shark ** Borneo broadfin shark ** Borneo shark ** Bramble shark ** Brazilian sharpnose shark ** Bristled lanternshark ** Bristly catshark ** Broadbanded lanternshark ** Broadfin sawtail catshark ** Broadfin shark ** Broadgill catshark ** Broadhead catshark ** Broadmouth catshark ** Broadnose catshark ** Broadnose sevengill shark ** Broad-snout lanternshark ** Brownbanded bamboo shark ** Brown catshark ** Brown lanternshark ** Brown shyshark ** Brown smoothhound ** Brownspotted catshark ** Bull shark ** Burmese bamboo shark * C ** Campeche catshark ** Caribbean lanternshark ** Caribbean reef shark ** Caribbean roughshark ** Caribbean sharpnose shark ** Caribbean smooth-hound ** Carolina hammerhead ** Cenderwasih epaulette shark, Cenderawasih epaulette shark ** Chain catshark ** Chilean angelshark ** Chilean lanternshark ** Clouded angelshark ** Cloudy catshark ** Coates' shark ** Cobbler wobbegong ** Collared carpetshark ** Combtooth dogfish ** Combtooth lanternshark ** Common smooth-hound ** Comoro catshark ** Cook's swellshark ** Cookie-cutter shark ** Copper shark ** Coral catshark ** Creek whaler ** Crested bullhead shark ** Crocodile shark ** Crying catshark ** Cuban dogfish ** Cuban ribbontail catshark ** Cylindrical lanternshark ** Cyrano spurdog * D ** Daggernose shark ** Dark freckled catshark ** Dark shyshark ** Deepwater catshark ** Deepwater sicklefin houndshark ** Dense-scale lantern shark ** Disparate angelshark ** Draughtsboard shark ** Dumb gulper shark ** Dusky catshark ** Dusky shark ** Dusky smooth-hound ** Dusky snout catshark ** Dwarf catshark ** Dwarf false catshark ** Dwarf gulper shark ** Dwarf lanternshark ** Dwarf sawtail catshark ** Dwarf smooth-hound ** Dwarf spotted wobbegong * E ** Eastern angelshark ** Eastern banded catshark ** Eastern highfin spurdog ** Eastern longnose spurdog ** Eastern spotted gummy shark ** Edmund's spurdog ** Elongate carpetshark ** Epaulette shark * F ** False catshark ** False lanternshark ** False smalltail shark ** Fat catshark ** Fatspine spurdog ** Fedorov's catshark ** Filetail catshark ** Finetooth shark ** Flaccid catshark ** Flagtail swellshark ** Flapnose houndshark ** Flathead catshark ** Floral banded wobbegong ** Formosa swellshark ** Freckled catshark ** Frilled shark ** Fringefin lanternshark ** Frog shark * G ** Galapagos bullhead shark ** Galapagos shark ** Galbraith's catshark ** Ganges shark ** Garrick's catshark ** Gecko catshark ** Genie's dogfish ** Ghost catshark ** Ginger carpetshark ** Goblin shark ** Graceful catshark ** Graceful shark ** Granular dogfish ** Great hammerhead ** Great lanternshark ** Great white shark ** Green-eye spurdog ** Green lanternshark ** Greenland shark ** Grey bamboo shark ** Grey sharpnose shark ** Grey smooth-hound ** Grinning catshark ** Guadalupe lanternshark ** Gulf catshark ** Gulf of Mexico filetail catshark ** Gulf smooth-hound ** Gulper shark ** Gummy shark * H ** Halmahera epaulette shark ** Hardnose shark ** Harlequin catshark ** Hasselt's bamboo shark ** Hawaiian lanternshark ** Hidden angelshark ** Highfin dogfish ** Hoary catshark ** Honeycomb Izak ** Hooded carpetshark ** Hooktooth dogfish ** Hooktooth shark ** Horn shark ** Human's whaler shark ** Humpback catshark ** Humpback smooth-hound * I ** Iceland catshark ** Indian swellshark ** Indonesian angelshark ** Indonesian filetail catshark ** Indonesian greeneye spurdog ** Indonesian houndshark ** Indonesian shortsnout spurdog ** Indonesian speckled carpetshark ** Indonesian speckled catshark ** Carcharhinus tjutjot, Indonesian whaler shark ** Indonesian wobbegong ** Izak catshark ** Izu catshark * J ** Jaguar catshark ** Japanese angelshark ** Japanese bullhead shark ** Japanese catshark ** Japanese roughshark ** Japanese sawshark ** Japanese shortnose spurdog ** Japanese spurdog ** Japanese topeshark ** Japanese velvet dogfish ** Japanese wobbegong * K ** Kermadec smooth hound ** Kermadec spiny dogfish ** Kitefin shark ** Knifetooth dogfish * L ** Lana's sawshark ** Largenose catshark ** Largespine velvet dogfish ** Largetooth cookiecutter shark ** Leafscale gulper shark ** Lemon shark ** Leopard catshark ** Hemiscyllium michaeli, Leopard epaulette shark ** Leopard shark ** Lined catshark ** Lined lanternshark ** Lined lanternshark ** Little gulper shark ** Little sleeper shark ** Lizard catshark ** Lollipop catshark ** Lombok highfin spurdog ** Longfin catshark ** Longfin mako ** Longfin sawtail catshark ** Longhead catshark ** Longnose catshark ** Longnose houndshark ** Longnose pygmy shark ** Longnose sawshark ** Longnose sawtail catshark ** Longnose spurdog ** Longnose velvet dogfish ** Longsnout dogfish ** Longnose sleeper shark ** Lowfin gulper shark * M ** Magnificent catshark ** Mandarin dogfish ** Mangalore houndshark ** McMillan's catshark ** Megamouth shark ** Mexican angelshark ** Mexican hornshark ** Milk-eye catshark ** Milk shark ** Mini gulper shark ** Moller's lanternshark ** Mosaic gulper shark ** Mouse catshark ** Mud catshark ** Mukah river shark * N ** Narrowbar swellshark ** Narrowfin smooth-hound ** Narrowhead catshark ** Narrowmouthed catshark ** Narrownose smooth-hound ** Narrowtail catshark ** Natal shyshark ** Necklace carpetshark ** Nervous shark ** Network wobbegong ** New Caledonia catshark ** New Zealand catshark ** New Zealand lanternshark ** Night shark ** Ninja lanternshark ** Northern river shark ** Northern sawtail catshark ** Northern spiny dogfish ** Northern wobbegong ** Nurse shark ** Nursehound **Nurseblood * O ** Oakley's catshark ** Oceanic whitetip shark ** Ocellate topeshark ** Ocellated angelshark ** Oman bullhead shark ** Onefin catshark ** Orange spotted catshark ** Ornate angelshark ** Ornate dogfish ** Ornate wobbegong * P ** Pacific angelshark ** Pacific nurse shark ** Pacific sharpnose shark ** Pacific sleeper shark ** Pacific smalltail shark ** Pacific spadenose shark ** Pacific spiny dogfish ** Painted swellshark ** Pale catshark ** Pale spotted catshark ** Panama ghost catshark ** Papua shorttail lanternshark ** Papuan epaulette shark ** Pelagic thresher shark ** Peppered catshark ** Phallic catshark ** Squatina caillieti, Philippines angelshark ** Philippines ribbontail catshark ** Philippines swellshark ** Pigeye shark ** Pink lanternshark ** Pinocchio catshark ** Plunket's shark ** Pocket shark ** Pondicherry shark ** Porbeagle shark ** Port Jackson shark ** Portuguese dogfish ** Prickly dogfish ** Prickly shark ** Puffadder shyshark ** Pygmy lanternshark ** Pygmy ribbontail catshark ** Pygmy shark * Q ** Quagga catshark * R ** Rasptooth dogfish ** Redspotted catshark ** Reticulated swellshark ** Roughback catshark ** Rough longnose dogfish ** Roughskin catshark ** Roughskin dogfish ** Roughskin spurdog ** Roughtail catshark ** Rusty carpetshark ** Rusty catshark * S ** Saddle carpetshark ** Saddled swellshark ** Sailback houndshark ** Sailfin roughshark ** Salamander shark ** Saldanha catshark ** Salmon shark ** Sandtiger shark ** Sandbar shark ** Sarawak pygmy swellshark ** Sarawak smooth-hound ** Sawback angelshark ** Scalloped bonnethead ** Scalloped hammerhead ** Scoophead ** Sculpted lanternshark ** Seychelles carpetshark ** Seychelles gulper shark ** Seychelles spurdog ** Sharpfin houndshark ** Sharpnose sevengill shark ** Sharptooth houndshark ** Sharptooth smooth-hound ** Sherwood dogfish ** Shortbelly catshark ** Shortfin mako ** Shortfin smooth lanternshark ** Shortnose demon catshark ** Shortnose sawshark ** Shortnose spurdog ** Shortspine spurdog ** Shorttail lanternshark ** Shorttail nurse shark ** Sicklefin houndshark ** Sicklefin lemon shark ** Sicklefin smooth-hound ** Sicklefin weasel shark ** Silky shark ** Silvertip shark ** Sixgill sawshark ** Slender bamboo shark ** Slender catshark ** Slender gulper shark ** Slender sawtail catshark ** Slender smooth-hound ** Slender weasel shark ** Sliteye shark ** Smallbelly catshark ** Smalldorsal catshark ** Smalleye catshark ** Smalleye hammerhead ** Smalleye lantern shark ** Smalleye pygmy shark ** Smalleye smooth-hound ** Smallfin catshark ** Smallfin gulper shark ** Small-spotted catshark ** Smalltail shark ** Smalltooth sand tiger ** Smoothback angelshark ** Smooth hammerhead ** Smooth lanternshark ** Smoothtooth blacktip shark ** Snaggletooth shark ** Sombre catshark ** South China catshark ** Southern dogfish ** Southern lanternshark ** Southern lollipop catshark ** Southern mandarin dogfish ** Southern sawtail catshark ** Southern sleeper shark ** Spadenose shark ** Sparsetooth dogfish ** Spatulasnout catshark ** Speartooth shark ** Speckled carpetshark ** Speckled catshark ** Speckled smooth-hound ** Speckled swellshark ** Spined pygmy shark ** Spinner shark ** Spiny dogfish ** Splendid lanternshark ** Spongehead catshark ** Spotless catshark ** Spotless smooth-hound ** Spottail shark ** Spotted-belly catshark ** Spotted estuary smooth-hound ** Spotted houndshark ** Spotted wobbegong ** Springer's sawtail catshark ** Starspotted smooth-hound ** Starry catshark ** Starry smooth-hound ** Steven's swellshark ** Straight-tooth weasel shark ** Striped catshark ** Striped smooth-hound ** Sulu gollumshark ** Swellshark * T ** Taillight shark ** Tailspot lanternshark ** Taiwan angelshark ** Taiwan saddled carpetshark ** Taiwan spurdog ** Tasselled wobbegong ** Tawny nurse shark ** Thorny lanternshark ** Thresher shark ** Tiger catshark ** Tiger shark ** Tope shark ** Triton epaulette shark ** Tropical sawshark * V ** Variegated catshark ** Velvet belly lanternshark ** Velvet catshark ** Velvet dogfish ** Viper dogfish * W ** West African catshark ** West Indian lanternshark ** Western angelshark ** Western gulper shark ** Western highfin spurdog ** Western longnose spurdog ** Western spotted catshark ** Western spotted gummy shark ** Western wobbegong ** Whale shark ** Whiskery shark ** Whitebodied catshark ** Whitecheek shark ** White-clasper catshark ** Whitefin dogfish ** White-fin smooth-hound ** Whitefin swellshark ** Whitefin topeshark ** White ghost catshark ** White-margin fin smooth-hound ** Whitemarked gollumshark ** Whitenose shark ** Whitesaddled catshark ** Whitespotted bamboo shark ** Whitespotted bullhead shark ** Whitespotted catshark ** Whitespotted smooth-hound ** Whitetail dogfish ** White-tip catshark ** Whitetip reef shark ** Whitetip weasel shark ** Winghead shark * Y ** Yellowspotted catshark * Z ** Zebra bullhead shark ** Zebra shark

References

Animal Diversity Web
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