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Classification
What is Classification and how does it work?
All things on our planet have a name. This name identifies each thing from another, may it be Object, Animal, or Plant. Things are sorted together according to their similarities, forming groups. Groups that have close resemblance are then collectively known as Class.
Sharks belong to the class of boneless fish known as Chondrichthyes. The Chondrichthyes class is divided in two subclasses Holocephali {Chimeras) and Elasmobranchii {Sharks and Rays}.
Similar species of sharks are put into Families, and families with similar characteristics are placed in larger groups called Orders. At present we know about 556 different types of sharks and these are grouped in around 34 families under 8 Orders.
Because some sharks are known with different names in different parts of the world, scientists give each Species a Scientific name. A clear example of this is the Sandtiger. This shark is known also as Ragged Tooth {South Africa} and Grey Nurse {Australia} so these 3 different names refer to the Sandtiger Carcharias taurus. So if one had to follow the line down for the Sandtiger as classified in the Animal kingdom, It would read like this:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vetrebrata
Class: Chondrichthyes Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Order: Lamniformes Family: Carchariidae
Genus: Carcharias Species: Taurus
Scientific Name: Carcharias taurus
Common Name: Sandtiger Shark
It is for this reason that whenever we refer to a specific shark, we write down both common and scientific name. {i.e. Sandtiger (Carcharias taurus)}
Species List
Todate, 557 Shark species have been identified.
As new species are discovered regularly this is not a complete list.
ORDER: Hexanchiformes 7
FAMILY: Chlamydoselachidae 2
Chlamydoselachus africana Southern African Frilled Shark
Chlamydoselachus anguineus Frilled Shark
FAMILY: Hexanchidae 5
Heptranchias perlo Sharpnosed 7 Gilled (Narrowhead)
Hexanchus griseus Bluntnosed Six Gilled (Cow) Shark
Hexanchus nakamurai Bigeyed Six Gilled Shark
Hexanchus vitulus Atlantic Sixgill Shark
Notorynchus cepedianus Broadnosed 7 Gilled Shark (Spotted)
ORDER: Squaliformes 147
FAMILY: Echinorhinidae 2
Echinorhinus brucus Bramble Shark
Echinorhinus cookei Prickly Shark
FAMILY: Squalidae 38
Cirrhigaleus asper Roughskin Spurdog
Cirrhigaleus australis Southern Mandarin Dogfish
Cirrhigaleus barbifer Mandarin Dogfish
Squalus acanthias Piked Dogfish (Spiny, Skittle)
Squalus acutipinnis Bluntnose Spiny Dogfish
Squalus albicaudus Brazilian Whitetail Dogfish
Squalus albifrons Eastern Highfin Spurdog
Squalus altipinnis Western Highfin Spurdog
Squalus bahiensis Northeastern Brazilian Dogfish
Squalus bassi Longsnouted African Spurdog
Squalus blainvillei Longnose Spurdog
Squalus brevirostris Japanese Shortnose Spurdog
Squalus bucephalus Bighead Spurdog
Squalus chlorosulus Greeneye Spurdog
Squalus clarkae Genie's Dogfish
Squalus crassispinus Fatspine Spurdog
Squalus cubensis Cuban Dogfish
Squalus edmindsi Edmund's Spurdog
Squalus formosus Taiwan Spurdog
Squalus grahami Eastern Longnose Spurdog
Squalus griffini New Zealand Dogfish
Squalus hawaiiensis Hawaiian Spurdog
Squalus hemipinnis Indonesian Shortnout Dogfish
Squalus japonicus Japanese Spurdog
Squalus lalannei Seychelles Spurdog
Squalus lobularis Atlantic Lobefin Dogfish
Squalus mahia Malagasy Skinny Spurdog
Squalus margaretsmithae Smith's Spurdog
Squalus megalops Shortnose Spurdog
Squalus melanurus Blacktail Spurdog
Squalus mitsukurii Shortspine Spurdog
Squalus montalbani Philippines Spurdog
Squalus nasutus Western Longnose Spurdog
Squalus notocaudatus Bartail Spurdog
Squalus quasimodo Humpback Western Dogfish
Squalus rancureli Cyrano Spurdog
Squalus raoulensis Kermadec Spiny Dogfish
Squalus suckleyi North Pacific Spiny Dogfish
FAMILY: Centrophoridae 20
Centrophorus acus Needle Dogfish
Centrophorus atromarginatus Dwarf Gulper Shark
Centrophorus granulosus Gulper Shark
Centrophorus harrissoni Longnose Gulper Shark
Centrophorus isodon Blackfin Gulper Shark
Centrophorus lesliei African Gulper Shark
Centrophorus longipinnis Longfin Gulper Shark
Centrophorus lusitanicus Lowfin Gulper Shark
Centrophorus moluccensis Smallfin Gulper Shark
Centrophorus niaukang Taiwan Gulper Shark
Centrophorus seychellorum Seychelles Gulper Shark
Centrophorus squamosus Leafscale Gulper Shark
Centrophorus tesselatus Mosaic Gulper Shark
Centrophorus uyato Little Gulper Shark
Centrophorus westaliensis Western Gulper Shark
Centrophorus zeehaani Southern Dogfish
Deania calcea Birdbeak Dogfish
Deania hystricosa Rough Longnosed Dogfish
Deania profundorum Arrowhead Dogfish
Deania quadrispinosum Longsnout Dogfish
FAMILY: Etmopteridae 52
Aculeola nigra Hooktooth Dogfish
Centroscyllium excelsum Highfin Dogfish
Centroscyllium fabricii Black Dogfish
Centroscyllium granulatum Granular Dogfish
Centroscyllium kamoharai Bareskin Dogfish
Centroscyllium nigrum Combtooth Dogfish
Centroscyllium ornatum Ornate Dogfish
Centroscyllium ritteri Whitefin Dogfish
Etmopterus alphus Whitecheek Lantern shark
Etmopterus baxteri Giant Lantern shark
Etmopterus benchleyi Ninja Lantern shark
Etmopterus bigelowi Blurred Smooth Lantern shark
Etmopterus brachyurus Shorttail Lantern shark
Etmopterus bullisi Lined Lantern shark
Etmopterus burgessi Broadsnout Lantern shark
Etmopterus carteri Cylindrical Lantern shark
Etmopterus caudistigmus Tailspot Lantern shark
Etmopterus compagnoi Brown Lantern shark
Etmopterus decacuspidatus Combtooth Lantern shark
Etmopterus dianthus Pink Lantern shark
Etmopterus dislineatus Lined Lantern shark
Etmopterus evansi Blackmouth Lantern shark
Etmopterus fusus Pygmy Lantern shark
Etmopterus gracilispinis Broadband Lantern shark
Etmopterus granulosus Southern Lantern shark
Etmopterus hillianus Caribbean Lantern shark
Etmopterus joungi Shortfin Smooth Lantern shark
Etmopterus lailae Laila's Lantern shark
Etmopterus litvinovi Smalleye Lantern shark
Etmopterus lucifer Blackbelly Lantern shark
Etmopterus marshae Marsha’s Lantern shark
Etmopterus molleri Slandertail Lantern shark
Etmopterus perryi Dwarf Lantern shark
Etmopterus polli African Lantern shark
Etmopterus princeps Great Lantern shark
Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus False Lantern shark
Etmopterus pusillus Smooth Lantern shark
Etmopterus pycnolepis Densescale Lantern shark
Etmopterus robinsi West Indian Lantern shark
Etmopterus samadiae Papaun Lantern shark
Etmopterus schultzi Fringefin Lantern shark
Etmopterus sculptus Sculpted Lantern shark
Etmopterus sentosus Thorny Lantern shark
Etmopterus sheikoi Rasptooth Dogfish
Etmopterus spinax Velvet Belly Shark
Etmopterus splendidus Splendid Lantern shark
Etmopterus tasmaniensis Tasmanian Lantern shark
Etmopterus unicolor Brown Lantern shark
Etmopterus viator Traveler Lantern shark
Etmopterus villosus Hawaiian Lantern shark
Etmopterus virens Green Lantern shark
Trigonognathus kabeyai Viper Dogfish
FAMILY: Somniosidae 19
Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese Dogfish
Centroscymnus owstoni Roughskin Dogfish
Centroselachus crepidater Longnose Velvet Dogfish
Proscymnodon macracanthus Largespine Velvet Dogfish
Proscymnodon plunketi Plunket Shark
Scymnodalatias albicauda Whitetail Dogfish
Scymnodalatias garricki Azores Dogfish
Scymnodalatias oligodon Sparsetooth Dogfish
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi Sherwood Dogfish
Scymnodon ringens Knifetooth Dogfish
Somniosus antarcticus Southern Sleeper Shark
Somniosus longus Frog Shark
Somniosus microcephalus Greenland Shark
Somniosus pacificus Pacific Sleeper Shark
Somniosus rostratus Little Sleeper Shark
Somniosus sp.A Longnose Sleeper Shark
Somniosus sp.B Western Caribbean Sleeper Shark
Zameus ichiharai Japanese Velvet Dogfish
Zameus squamulosus Velvet Dogfish
FAMILY: Oxynotidae 5
Oxynotus bruniensis Prickly Dogfish
Oxynotus caribbaeus Caribbean Roughshark
Oxynotus centrina Angular Roughshark
Oxynotus japonicus Japanese Roughshark
Oxynotus paradoxus Sailfin Roughshark
FAMILY: Dalatiidae 11
Dalatias licha Kitefin Shark
Euprotomicroides zantedeschia Taillight Shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus Pygmy Shark
Heteroscymnoides marleyi Longnose Pygmy Shark
Isistius brasiliensis Cookiecutter (Cigar) Shark
Isistius labialisSouth China Cookiecutter Shark
Isistius plutodus Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark
Mollisquama mississippiensis American Pocket Shark
Mollisquama parini Pocket Shark
Squaliolus aliae Smalleye Pygmy Shark
Squaliolus laticaudus Spined Pygmy Shark
ORDER: Pristiophoriformes 9
FAMILY: Pristiophoridae 9
Pliotrema warreni Sixgill Sawshark
Pristiophorus cirratus Longnose / Common Sawshark
Pristiophorus delicatus Tropical Sawshark
Pristiophorus japonicus Japanese Sawshark
Pristiophorus lanae Lana's Sawshark
Pristophorus nancyae African Dwarf Sawshark
Pristiophorus nudipinnis Shortnose Sawshark
Pristiophorus schroederi Bahamas Sawshark
Pristiophorus peroniensis Eastern Australian Sawshark
ORDER: Squatiniformes 24
FAMILY: Squatinidae 24
Squatina aculeata Sawback Angelshark (Monkfish)
Squatina africana African Angelshark
Squatina albipunctata Eastern Angelshark
Squatina argentina Argentine Angelshark
Squatina armata Chilean Angelshark
Squatina australis Australian Angelshark
Squatina caillieti Philippines Angelshark
Squatina californica Pacific Angelshark
Squatina david David's Angelshark
Squatina dumeril Sand Devil
Squatina formosa Taiwan Angelshark
Squatina guggenheim Angular Angelshark
Squatina heteroptera Disparate Angelshark
Squatina japonica Japanese Angelshark
Squatina legnota Indonesian Angelshark
Squatina mexicana Mexican Angelshark
Squatina nebulosa Clauded Angelshark
Squatina occulta Hidden Angelshark
Squatina oculata Smoothback Angelshark
Squatina pseudo cellata Western Angelshark
Squatina punctata Angular Angelshark
Squatina squatina Angelshark (Monkfish)
Squatina tergocellata Ornate Angelshark
Squatina tergocellatoides Ocellated Angelshark
ORDER: Heterodontiformes 9
FAMILY: Heterodontidae 9
Heterodontus francisci Horn Shark
Heterodontus galeatus Crested Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus japonicus Japanese Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus mexicanus Mexican Hornshark
Heterodontus omanensis Oman Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus portusjacksoni Port Jackson Shark
Heterodontus quoyi Galapagos Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus ramalheira Whitespotted Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus zebra Zebra Bullhead Shark
ORDER: Orectolobiformes 45
FAMILY: Parascylliidae 8
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Barbelthroat Carpetshark
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Taiwan Saddled Carpetshark
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Saddled Carpetshark
Parascyllium collare Collared Carpetshark
Parascyllium elongatum Elongate Carpetshark
Parascyllium ferrugineum Rusty Carpetshark
Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Ginger Carpetshark
Parascyllium variolatum Necklace Carpetshark
FAMILY: Brachaeluridae 2
Brachaelurus colcloughi Bluegrey Carpetshark
Brachaelurus waddi Blind Shark
FAMILY: Orectolobidae 12
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon Tasselled Wobbegong
Orectolobus floridus Floral Banded Wobbegong
Orectolobus halei Gulf Wobbegong
Orectolobus hutchinsi Western Wobbegong
Orectolobus japonicus Japanese Wobbegong
Orectolobus leptolineatus False Cobbler Wobbegong
Orectolobus maculatus Spotted Wobbegong
Orectolobus ornatus Ornate Wobbegong
Orectolobus parvimaculatus Dwarf Spotted Wobbegong
Orectolobus reticulatus Network Wobbegong
Orectolobus wardi Northern Wobbegong
Sutorectus tentaculatus Cobbler Wobbegong
FAMILY: Hemiscylliidae 17
Chiloscyllium arabicum Arabian Carpetshark
Chiloscyllium burmensis Burmese Bambooshark
Chiloscyllium caerulepuntatum Blue Spotted Bambooshark
Chiloscyllium griseum Grey Bambooshark
Chiloscyllium hasselti Indonesian Bambooshark
Chiloscyllium indicum Slender Bambooshark
Chiloscyllium plagiosum Whitespotted Bambooshark
Chiloscyllium punctatum Brownbanded Bambooshark
Hemiscyllium freycineti Indonisian Speckled Carpetshark
Hemiscyllium galei Gale's Epaulette Shark
Hemiscyllium hallstromi Papuan Epaulette Carpetshark
Hemiscyllium halmahera Walking Bamboo Shark
Hemiscyllium henryi Henry's Epaulette Shark
Hemiscyllium micharli Michael's Epaulette Shark
Hemiscyllium ocellatum Epaulette Carpetshark
Hemiscyllium strahani Hooded Carpetshark
Hemiscyllium trispeculare Speckled Carpetshark
FAMILY: Ginglymostomatidae 4
Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma unami Pacific Nurse Shark
Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny Nurse Shark
Pseudoginglyostoma brevicaudatum Shorttail Nurse Shark
FAMILY: Stegostematidae 1
Stegostoma fasciatum Zebra Shark
FAMILY: Rhincodontidae 1
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark
ORDER: Lamniformes 15
FAMILY: Odontaspidae 3
Carcharias taurus Sandtiger Shark {Greynurse, Ragged, Spotted}
Odontaspis ferox Smalltooth Sandtiger, Raggedtooth (Fierce) Shark
Odontaspis noronhai Bigeye Sandtiger Shark
FAMILY: Pseudocarchariidae 1
Pseudocarcharius kamoharai Crocodile Shark
FAMILY: Mitsukurinidae 1
Mitsukurina owstoni Goblin Shark
FAMILY: Megachasmidae 1
Megachasma pelagios Megamouth Shark
FAMILY: Alopiidae 3
Alopias pelagicus Pelagic Thresher Shark
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus Thresher Shark
FAMILY: Cetorhinidae 1
Cetorhinus maximus Basking Shark
FAMILY: Lamnidae 5
Carcharodon carcharias Great White Shark (W./Blue Pointer)
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako
Isurus paucus Longfin Mako
Lamna ditropis Salmon Shark
Lamna nasus Porbeagle Shark
ORDER: Carcharhiniformes 301
FAMILY: Scyliorhinidae 161
Apristurus albisoma White Bodied Catshark
Apristurus amplicceps Roughskin Catshark
Apristurus aphyodes White Ghost Catshark
Apristurus australis Pinocchio Catshark
Apristurus breviventralis Shortbelly Catshark
Apristurus brunneus Brown Catshark
Apristurus bucephalus Bighead Catshark
Apristurus canutus Hoary Catshark
Apristurus exsanguis Flaccid Catshark
Apristurus federovi Stout Catshark
Apristurus garricki Garrick's Catshark
Apristurus gibbosus Humpback Catshark
Apristurus herklotsi Longfin Catshark
Apristurus indicus Smallbelly Catshark
Apristurus internatus Shortnose Demon Catshark
Apristurus investigatoris Broadnose Catshark
Apristurus japonicus Japanese Catshark
Apristurus kampae Longnose Catshark
Apristurus laurussoni Iceland Catshark
Apristurus longicephalus Longhead Catshark
Apristurus macrorhynchus Flathead Catshark
Apristurus macrostomus Broadmouth Catshark
Apristurus manis Ghost Catshark
Apristurus melanoasper Fleshynose Catshark
Apristurus microps Smalleye Catshark
Apristurus micropterygeus Smalldorsal Catshark
Apristurus nakayai Milk-eye Catshark
Apristurus nasutus Largenose Catshark
Apristurus parvipinnis Smallfin Catshark
Apristurus pinguis Bulldog / Fat Catshark
Apristurus platyrhynchus Bigfin Catshark / Spatulasnout Catshark
Apristurus profundorum Deepwater Catshark
Apristurus riveri Broadgill Catshark
Apristurus saldanha Saldanha Catshark
Apristurus sibogae Pale Catshark
Apristurus sinensis South China Catshark
Apristurus spongiceps Sponghead Catshark
Apristurus stenseni Panama Ghost Catshark
Apristurus yangi Yang's Longnose Catshark
Asymbolus analis Grey Spotted Catshark
Asymbolus funebris Blotched Catshark
Asymbolus galacticus Starry Catshark
Asymbolus occiduus Western Spotted Catshark
Asymbolus pallidus Pale Spotted Catshark
Asymbolus parvus Dwarf Catshark
Asymbolus rubiginosus Orange Spotted Catshark
Asymbolus submaculatus Variegated Catshark
Asymbolus vincenti Gulf Catshark
Atelomycterus baliensis Bali Catshark
Atelomycterus erdmanni Spotted-belly Catshark
Atelomycterus fasciatus Banded Sand Catshark
Atelomycterus macleayi Australian Marbled Catshark
Atelomycterus marmoratus Coral Catshark
Atelomycterus marnkalha Whitespotted Sand Catshark
Aulohalaelurus kanakorum New Caledonia Catshark
Aulohalaelurus labiosus Blackspotted Catshark
Bythaelurus alcocki Arabian Catshark
Bythaelurus bachi Bach's Catshark
Bythaelurus canescens Dusky Catshark
Bythaelurus clevai Broadhead Catshark
Bythaelurus dawsoni New Zealand Catshark
Bythaelurus giddingsi Galapogos Catshark
Bythaelurus hispidus Bristly Catshark
Bythaelurus immaculatus Spotless Catshark
Bythaelurus incanus Sombre Catshark
Bythaelurus lutarius Mud Catshark
Bythaelurus naylori Dusky Snout Catshark
Bythaelurus stewarti Error Seamount Catshark
Bythaelurus tenuicephalus Narrow-head Catshark
Bythaelurus vivaldii Vivaldi's Catshark
Cephaloscyllium albipinnum Whitefin Swellshark
Cephaloscylllium cooki Cook's Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Reticulated Swellshark
Cephaloscylllium hiscosellum Australian Reticulated Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium isabellum Draughtsboard Shark
Cephaloscyllium laticeps Australian Swellshark
Cephaloscylllium pictum Painted Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis Sarawak Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium signourum Flagtail Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium silasi Indian Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium speccum Speckled Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium stevensi Steven's Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium sufflans Balloon Shark
Cephaloscyllium umbratile Japanese Swellshark
Cephaloscylllium variegatum Northern Draughtboard / Saddled Swellshark
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Swellshark (Californian)
Cephaloscylllium zebrum Narrowbar Swellshark
Cephalurus cephalus Lollipop Catshark
Figaro boardmani Australian Sawtail Catshark
Figaro striatus Northern Sawtail Catshark
Galeus antillensis Antilles Catshark
Galeus arae Roughtail Catshark
Galeus atlanticus Atlantic Sawtail Catshark
Galeus cadenati Longfin Sawtail Catshark
Galeus corriganae Corrigan's Catshark
Galeus eastmani Gecko Catshark
Galeus gracilus Slander Sawtail Catshark
Galeus longirostris Longnose Sawtail Catshark
Galeus melastomus Blackmouth Catshark
Galeus mincaronei Southern Sawtail Catshark
Galeus murinus Mouse Catshark
Galeus nipponensis Broadfin Sawtail Catshark
Galeus piperatus Peppered Catshark
Galeus polli African Sawtail Catshark
Galeus priapus Phallic Catshark
Galeus sauteri Blacktip Sawtail Catshark
Galeus schultzi Dwarf Sawtail Catshark
Galeus springeri Springer's Sawtail Catshark
Halaelurus boesemani Speckled Catshark
Halaelurus buergeri Blackspotted (Darkspot) Catshark
Halaelurus lineatus Lined Catshark
Halaelurus maculosus Indonesian Speckled Catshark
Halaelurus natalensis Tiger Catshark
Halaelurus quagga Quagga Catshark
Halaelurus sellus Rusty Catshark
Haploblepharus edwardsii Puffadder Shyshark (Happy Eddie)
Haploblepharus fuscus Brown Shyshark (Plain Happy)
Haploblepharus kistnasamyi Natal / Eastern Shyshark (Happy Chappie)
Haploblepharus pictus Dark Shyshark (Pretty Happy)
Holohalaelurus favus Homecomb Izak Catshark
Holohalaelurus grennian Grinning Izak
Holohalaelurus melanostigma Tropical (Crying) Izak
Holohalaelurus punctatus Whitespotted (African Spotted) Izak
Holohalaelurus regani Izak
Parmaturus albimarginatus Whitetip Catshark
Parmaturus albipenis White-clasper Catshark
Parmaturus angelae Angela's Filetail Catshark
Parmaturus bigus Beige Catshark
Parmaturus campechiensis Campeche Catshark
Parmaturus lanatus Velvet Catshark
Parmaturus macmillani New Zealand Filetail
Parmaturus melanobranchius Blackgill Catshark
Parmaturus nigripalatum Indonesian Filetail Catshark
Parmaturus pilosus Salmander Shark
Parmaturus xaniurus Filetail Catshark
Pentanchus profundicolus Onefin Catshark
Poroderma africanum Pyjama Shark (Striped Catshark)
Poroderma pantherinum Leopard Catshark
Schroederichthys bivius Narrowmouth Catshark
Schroederichthys chilensis Redspotted Catshark
Schroederichthys maculatus Narrowtail Catshark
Schroederichthys saurisqualus Lizard Catshark
Schroederichthys tenuis Slender Catshark
Scyliorhinus besnardi Polkadot Catshark
Scyliorhinus boa Boa Catshark
Scyliorhinus cabofriensis Cabo Frio's Catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula Smallspotted Catshark
Scyliorhinus capensis Yellowspotted Catshark
Scyliorhinus cervigoni West African Catshark
Scyliorhinus comoroensis Comoro Catshark
Scyliorhinus garmani Brownspotted Catshark
Scyliorhinus haeckelii Freckled Catshark
Scyliorhinus hesperius Whitesaddled Catshark
Scyliorhinus meadi Blotched Catshark
Scyliorhinus retifer Chain Catshark
Scyliorhinus stellaris Nursehound
Scyliorhinus tokubee Izu Catshark
Scyliorhinus torazame Cloudy Catshark
Scyliorhinus torrei Dwarf Catshark
Scyliorhinus ugoi Dark Speckled Catshark
FAMILY: Proscylliidae 7
Ctenacis fehlmanni Harlequin Catshark
Eridacnis barbouri Cuban Ribbontail Catshark
Eridacnis radcliffei Pigmy Ribbontail Catshark
Eridacnis sinuans African Ribbontail Catshark
Proscyllium habereri Graceful Catshark
Proscyllium magnificum Clown (Magnificent) Catshark
Proscyllium venustum Spotted Smooth Dogfish
FAMILY: Pseudotriakidae 6
Gollum attenuatus Slender Smoothhound (Gollumshark)
Gollum sp.B Whitemarked Gollumshark
Gollum suluensis Sulu Gollumshark
Pseudotriakis microdon False Catshark
Planonasus indicus Eastern Dwarf False Catshark
Planonasus parini Pygmy False Catshark
FAMILY: Leptochariidae 1
Leptocharias smithii Barbeled Houndshark
FAMILY: Triakidae 47
Furgaleus macki Whiskery Shark
Galeorhinus galeus Tope (Soupfin / School Shark)
Gogolia filewoodi Sailback Houndshark
Hemitriakis abdita Darksnout (Deepwater) Sicklefin Houndshark
Hemitriakis complicofasciata Striped Topeshark
Hemitriakis falcata Sicklefin Houndshark
Hemitriakis indroyonoi Indonesian Houndshark
Hemitriakis japanica Japanese Topeshark
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Whitefin Topeshark
Hypogaleus hyugaensis Blacktip Topeshark (Pencil Shark)
Iago garricki Longnose Houndshark
Iago omanensis Bigeye Houndshark
Mustelus albipinnis White-margin Fin Houndshark
Mustelus antarcticus Gummy Shark
Mustelus asterias Starry Smoothhound
Mustelus californicus Grey Smoothhound
Mustelus canis Dusky Smoothhound
Mustelus dorsalis Sharptooth Smoothhound
Mustelus fasciatus Striped Smoothhound
Mustelus griseus Spotless Smoothhound
Mustelus henlei Brown Smoothhound
Mustelus higmani Smalleye Smoothhound
Mustelus lenticulatus Spotted Estuary Smoothhound (Rig)
Mustelus lunulatus Sicklefin Smoothhound
Mustelus manazo Starspotted Smoothhound
Mustelus mangalorensis Mangalore Houndshark
Mustelus mento Speckled Smoothhound
Mustelus minicanis Venezuelan Dwarf Smoothhound
Mustelus mosis Arabian Smoothhound (Hardnose / Moses)
Mustelus mustelus Smoothhound
Mustelus norrisi Narrowfin Smoothhound (Florida)
Mustelus palumbes Whitespot Smoothhound
Mustelus punctulatus Blackspot Smoothhound
Mustelus ravidus Australian Grey Smoothhound
Mustelus schmitti Narrownose Smoothhound
Mustelus sinusmexicanus Gulf of Mexico Smoothhound
Mustelus stevensi Whitesotted Gummy Shark
Mustelus walkeri Eastern Spotted Gummy Shark
Mustelus whitneyi Humpback Smoothhound
Mustelus widodoi Whitefin Smoothhound
Scylliogaleus quecketti Flapnose Houndshark
Triakis acutipinna Sharpfin Houndshark
Triakis maculata Spotted Houndshark
Triakis megalopterus Spotted Gully Shark
Triakis scyllium Banded Houndshark
Triakis semifasciata Leopard Shark
FAMILY: Hemigaleidae 8
Chaenogaleus macrostoma Hooktooth Shark
Hemigaleus australiensis Australian Weasel Shark
Hemigaleus microstoma Sicklefin Weasel Shark
Hemipristis elongatus Snaggletooth Shark
Paragaleus leucolomatus Whitetip Weasel Shark
Paragaleus pectoralis Atlantic Weasel Shark
Paragaleus randalli Slender Weasel Shark
Paragaleus tengi Straighttooth Weasel Shark
FAMILY: Carcharhinidae 61
Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose Shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus Silvertip Shark
Carcharhinus altimus Bignose Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhychoides Graceful Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Grey Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye (Java) Shark
Carcharhinus borneensis Borneo Shark
Carcharhinus brachyurus Bronze Whaler (Copper Shark)
Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner Shark
Carcharhinus cautus Nervous Shark
Carcharhinus cerdale Pacific Smalltail Shark
Carcharhinus coatesi Coate's Shark
Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek Shark
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Creek Whaler
Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos Shark
Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry Shark
Carcharhinus humani Human's whaler shark
Carcharhinus isodon Finetooth Shark
Carcharhinus leiodon Smoothtooth Blacktip
Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Carcharhinus macloti Hardnosed Shark
Carcharhinus macrops
Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky Shark
Carcharhinus obsolerus Lost Shark
Carcharhinus perezi Caribbean Reef Shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar Shark
Carcharhinus porosus Smalltail Shark
Carcharhinus sealei Blackspot Shark
Carcharhinus signatus Night Shark
Carcharhinus sorrah Spottail Shark
Carcharhinus tilsoni Australian Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus tjujot Indonesian Whaler Shark
Galeocerdo cuvieri Tiger Shark
Glyphis fowlerae Borneo River Shark
Glyphis gangeticus Ganges Shark
Glyphis garricki New Guinea River Shark
Glyphis glyphis Speartooth / Bizant River Shark
Glyphis siamensisIrrawaddy River Shark
Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus Daggernose Shark
Lamiopsis temmincki Broadfin Shark
Lamiopsis tephrodes Borneo Broadfin Shark
Loxodon macrorhinus Sliteye Shark
Nasolamia velox Whitenose Shark
Negaprion acutidens Sharptooth / Sicklefin Lemon Shark
Negaprion brevirostris Lemon Shark
Prionace glauca Blue Shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus Milk Shark
Rhizoprionodon lalandii Brazilian Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon longurio Pacific Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Grey Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus Caribbean Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon taylori Australian Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Scoliodon laticaudus Spadenose Shark
Scoliodon macrorhynchos New Spadenose Shark
Triaenodon obesus Whitetip Reef Shark
FAMILY: Sphyrnidae 10
Eusphyra blochii Winghead Shark
Sphyrna corona Mallethead / Scalloped Bonnethead
Sphyrna couardi Whitefin Hammerhead
Sphyrna gilberti Carolina Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna media Scoophead Shark
Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna tiburo Bonnethead Shark
Sphyrna tudes Smalleye Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth Hammerhead Shark
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