Identification of the 8extant sharkorders Shark is the naming term of all members of Selachimorpha suborder in the subclassElasmobranchii , in the classChondrichthyes . The Elasmobranchii also includerays andskates ; the Chondrichthyes also includeChimaeras . The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in theoceans 400 million years ago,[ 1] developing into thecrown group of sharks by theEarly Jurassic .[ 2]
Listed below areextant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 557 described and 23 undescribed species in eightorders . 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)[ edit ] Dogfish sharks (7 families)[ edit ] ORDERSQUALIFORMES FamilyCentrophoridae (gulper sharks)GenusCentrophorus J. P. Müller &Henle , 1837Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman , 1913 (dwarf gulper shark)Centrophorus granulosus Bloch &J. G. Schneider , 1801 (gulper shark)Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch , 1915 (dumb gulper shark)Centrophorus lesliei White, 2017 (African gulper shark)Centrophorus longipinnis White, 2017 (Longfin 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 &Compagno , 2008) (western gulper shark)Centrophorus zeehaani W. T. White, Ebert & L. J. V. Compagno, 2008 (southern dogfish)Centrophorus sp. ANot yet described (mini gulper shark)Centrophorus sp. BNot yet described (slender gulper shark) GenusDeania D. S. Jordan &Snyder , 1902 FamilyDalatiidae (kite-fin sharks)FamilyEchinorhinidae (bramble sharks)FamilyEtmopteridae (lantern sharks)GenusAculeola F. de Buen , 1959 GenusCentroscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 GenusEtmopterus Rafinesque, 1810 Etmopterus alphus Ebert, 2016 (Whitecheek lanternshark)Etmopterus baxteri Garrick, 1957 (New Zealand lanternshark)Etmopterus benchleyi V. E. Vásquez ,Ebert &Long , 2015 (ninja lanternshark)Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai &Tachikawa , 1993 (blurred lanternshark)Etmopterus brachyurus Hugh McCormick Smith|H. M. Smith & Lewis Radcliffe|Radcliffe, 1912 (short-tail lanternshark)Etmopterus brosei Ebert, 2021 (Barrie's 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 (Compagno's lanternshark)Etmopterus decacuspidatus 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-band 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 lailae Ebert, 2017 (Laila's lanternshark)Etmopterus litvinovi Parin &Kotlyar , 1990 (small-eye lanternshark)Etmopterus lucifer D. S. Jordan &Snyder , 1902 (Black-belly lanternshark)Etmopterus marshae Ebert, 2018 (Marsha's lanternshark)Etmopterus molleri Whitley , 1939 (Moller's lanternshark)Etmopterus perryi S. Springer & G. H. Burgess, 1985 (dwarf lanternshark)Etmopterus polli 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 samadiae White, 2017 (Papuan lanternshark)Etmopterus schultzi Bigelow, Schroeder & S. Springer, 1953 (fringe-fin lanternshark)Etmopterus sculptus Ebert, L. J. V. Compagno &De Vries , 2011 (sculpted lanternshark)Etmopterus sentosus Bass ,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) GenusTrigonognathus Mochizuki &F. Ohe , 1990 FamilyOxynotidae (rough sharks)FamilySomniosidae (sleeper sharks)Lesueur , 1818
GenusZameus D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 FamilySqualidae (dogfish sharks)GenusCirrhigaleus S. Tanaka (I), 1912 GenusSqualus Linnaeus, 1758 Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 (spiny dogfish)Squalus acutipinnis Regan, 1908 (blunt-nose spiny dogfish)Squalus albicaudus Viana, 2016 (Brazilian Whitetail Dogfish)Squalus albifrons Last, W. T. White & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (eastern high-fin spurdog)Squalus altipinnis Last, W. T. White & J. D. Stevens, 2007 (western high-fin spurdog)Squalus bahiensis Viana, 2016 (Northeastern brazilian dogfish)Squalus bassi Viana, 2017 (Long-nosed African spurdog)Squalus blainville A. Risso , 1827 (long-nose spurdog)Squalus boretzi Boretzi's dogfish (Boretzi dogfish)Squalus brevirostris S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (Japanese short-nose spurdog)Squalus bucephalus Last, Séret &Pogonoski , 2007 (big-head spurdog)Squalus chloroculus Last, W. T. White &Motomura , 2007 (green-eye spurdog)Squalus clarkae Pfleger, Grubbs, Cotton & Daly-Engel, 2018 (gulf dogfish)Squalus crassispinus Last,Edmunds &Yearsley , 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 Phillipps , 1931 (northern spiny dogfish)Squalus hawaiiensis Daly-Engel, 2018 (Hawaiian Dogfish)Squalus hemipinnis W. T. White, Last & Yearsley, 2007 (Indonesian short-snout spurdog)Squalus japonicus Ishikawa , 1908 (Japanese spurdog)Squalus lalannei Baranes , 2003 (Seychelles spurdog)Squalus lobularis Viana, 2016 (Atlantic lobefin dogfish)Squalus mahia Viana, 2017 (Malagasy skinny spurdog)Squalus margaretsmithae Viana, 2017 (Smith's dogfish)Squalus megalops W. J. Macleay , 1881 (short-nose spurdog)Squalus melanurus Fourmanoir &Rivaton , 1979 (black-tailed spurdog)Squalus mitsukurii 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 quasimodo Viana, 2016 (Humpback dogfish)Squalus rancureli Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (Cyrano spurdog)Squalus raoulensis C. A. J. Duffy & Last, 2007 (Kermadec spiny dogfish)Squalus shiraii Viana, 2020 (Shirai's spurdog)Squalus suckleyi Girard, 1854 (Pacific spiny dogfish)Squalus sp.Not yet described (Lombok high-fin spurdog) Sawsharks (1 family)[ edit ] Angel sharks (1 family)[ edit ] ORDERSQUATINIFORMES FamilySquatinidae (angel sharks)GenusSquatina A. M. C. Duméril , 1806Squatina aculeata G. Cuvier , 1829 (saw-back angelshark)Squatina africana Regan, 1908 (African angelshark)Squatina albipunctata Last & W. T. White, 2008 (eastern angelshark)Squatina argentina (Marini , 1930) (Argentine angelshark)Squatina armata (Philippi {Krumweide} , 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 david Acero, 2016 (David's angelshark)Squatina dumeril Lesueur , 1818 (Atlantic angelshark)Squatina formosa S. C. Shen &W. H. Ting , 1972 (Taiwan angelshark)Squatina guggenheim Marini , 1936 (angular angelshark)Squatina heteroptera Castro-Aguirre ,Espinoza-Pérez &Huidobro-Campos , 2007 (disparate angelshark)Squatina japonica Bleeker , 1858 (Japanese angelshark)Squatina leae Weigmann, 2023 (Lea's 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)Squatina varii Vaz, 2018 (Vari's angelshark) Bullhead sharks (1 family)[ edit ] ORDERHETERODONTIFORMES FamilyHeterodontidae (bullhead sharks)GenusHeterodontus Blainville , 1816Heterodontus francisci (Girard, 1855) (horn shark)Heterodontus galeatus (Günther, 1870) (crested bullhead shark)Heterodontus japonicus Maclay &W. J. Macleay , 1884 (Japanese bullhead shark)Heterodontus marshallae White, Mollen, O'Neill, Yang, & Taylor, 2023 (Painted hornshark)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. XNot yet described (cryptic hornshark) Mackerel sharks (7 families)[ edit ] Carpet sharks (7 families)[ edit ] ORDERORECTOLOBIFORMES FamilyBrachaeluridae (blind sharks)FamilyGinglymostomatidae (nurse sharks)FamilyHemiscylliidae (bamboo sharks)GenusChiloscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 GenusHemiscyllium 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 &Dudgeon , 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) FamilyOrectolobidae (Wobbegong sharks)GenusEucrossorhinus Regan, 1908 GenusOrectolobus Bonaparte, 1834 Orectolobus floridus Last &Chidlow , 2008 (floral banded wobbegong)Orectolobus halei Whitley , 1940 (banded wobbegong)Orectolobus hutchinsi 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 (De Vis , 1883) (ornate wobbegong)Orectolobus parvimaculatus Last & Chidlow, 2008 (dwarf spotted wobbegong)Orectolobus reticulatus Last, Pogonoski & W. T. White, 2008 (network wobbegong)Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939 (northern wobbegong) GenusSutorectus Whitley, 1939 FamilyParascylliidae (collared carpetsharks)FamilyRhincodontidae (Whale sharks)FamilyStegostomatidae (zebra sharks) Ground sharks (8 families)[ edit ] ORDERCARCHARHINIFORMES FamilyCarcharhinidae (requiem sharks)GenusCarcharhinus 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 (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 (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (silky shark)Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943) (creek whaler)Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass &Heller , 1905) (Galapagos shark)Carcharhinus hemiodon (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Pondicherry shark)Carcharhinus humani 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 (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 (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (black-tip reef shark)Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) (dusky shark)Carcharhinus obsoletus (White, Kyne, & Harris, 2019) (lost shark)Carcharhinus perezi (Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark)Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo , 1827) (sandbar shark)Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani , 1839) (small-tail shark)Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann , 1913) (black-spot shark)Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) (night shark)Carcharhinus sorrah (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (spot-tail shark)Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950) (Australian blacktip shark)Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker, 1852) (Indonesian whaler shark) GenusGaleocerdo J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 GenusGlyphis Agassiz , 1843Glyphis gangeticus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Ganges shark)Glyphis garricki L. J. V. Compagno, W. T. White & Last, 2008 (northern river shark)Glyphis glyphis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (spear-tooth shark)Glyphis sp.Not yet described (Mukah river shark) GenusIsogomphodon T. N. Gill, 1862 GenusLamiopsis T. N. Gill, 1862 GenusLoxodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839 GenusNasolamia L. J. V. Compagno & Garrick, 1983 GenusNegaprion Whitley, 1940 GenusPrionace Cantor , 1849 GenusRhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929 GenusScoliodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838 GenusTriaenodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837 FamilyHemigaleidae (weasel sharks)FamilyDichichthyidae (bristle catsharks)FamilyLeptochariidae (barbeled houndsharks)FamilyPentachidae (deepsea catsharks)GenusApristurus Garman, 1913 Apristurus albisoma 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 (Misra , 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 manocheriani Cordova, 2021 (Manocherian's 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 ovicorrugatus White, O'Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023 (ridge-egg 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 (Barnard , 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 yangi White, 2017 (Yang's longnose catshark)Apristurus sp. XNot yet described (Galbraith's catshark)Apristurus sp. 3Not yet described (Black wonder catshark) GenusAsymbolus Whitley, 1939 Asymbolus analis (J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Australian spotted catshark)Asymbolus funebris 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 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) GenusBythaelurus L. J. V. Compagno, 1988 Bythaelurus alcockii (Garman, 1913) (Arabian catshark)Bythaelurus bachi Weigman, 2016 (Bach's 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 ,Long &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)Bythaelurus stewarti Kaschner , Weigmann & Thiel, 2018 (Error Seamount catshark)Bythaelurus vivaldii Kaschner & Weigmann, 2017 (Vivaldi's catshark) GenusCephalurus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1941 Cephalurus cephalus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (lollipop catshark)Cephalurus sp. ANot yet described (southern lollipop catshark) GenusFigaro Whitley, 1928 GenusGaleus 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 corriganae White, 2016 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 Tachikawa &Taniuchi , 1987 (long-nose saw-tail catshark)Galeus melastomus 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 &R. E. Richardson , 1909) (black-tip saw-tail catshark)Galeus schultzi S. Springer, 1979 (dwarf saw-tail catshark)Galeus springeri Konstantinou &Cozzi , 1998 (Springer's saw-tail catshark) GenusHalaelurus 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 Bass , 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) GenusHaploblepharus Garman, 1913 GenusHolohalaelurus Fowler, 1934 GenusParmaturus Garman, 1906 GenusPentanchus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 FamilyProscylliidae (fin-back catsharks)FamilyPseudotriakidae (False catsharks)FamilyScyliorhinidae (catsharks)GenusAkheilos GenusAtelomycterus Garman, 1913 GenusAulohalaelurus Fowler, 1934 GenusCephaloscyllium 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 , 2005 (Sarawak pygmy swellshark)Cephaloscyllium signourum Last, Séret & W. T. White, 2008 (flag-tail swellshark)Cephaloscyllium silasi (Talwar , 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. 1Not yet described (Philippines swellshark) GenusPoroderma A. Smith, 1838 GenusSchroederichthys A. Smith, 1838 GenusScyliorhinus Blainville, 1816 Scyliorhinus boa Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (boa catshark)Scyliorhinus cabofriensis K. D. A. Soares ,U. L. Gomes &M. R. de Carvalho , 2016Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) (small-spotted catshark)Scyliorhinus capensis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838) (yellow-spotted catshark)Scyliorhinus cervigoni Maurin &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 (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 ,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,Gadig & U. L. Gomes, 2015 (dark-freckled catshark)Scyliorhinus sp. XNot yet described (Oakley's catshark) FamilySphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)GenusEusphyra T. N. Gill, 1862 GenusSphyrna Rafinesque, 1810 Sphyrna alleni Gonzalez ,Postaire ,Driggers ,Caballero , &Chapman , 2024 (shovelbill shark)Sphyrna corona S. Springer, 1940 (scalloped bonnethead)Sphyrna gilberti Quattro ,Driggers ,Grady ,Ulrich &M. A. Roberts , 2013 (Carolina hammerhead)Sphyrna lewini (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 (Valenciennes , 1822) (small-eye hammerhead)Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) (smooth hammerhead) FamilyTriakidae (Houndsharks)White, 2021 (Andaman smooth-mouth)
Mustelus albipinnis Castro-Aguirre ,Antuna-Mendiola ,González-Acosta &De La Cruz-Agüero , 2005 (white-margin fin houndshark)Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870 (gummy shark)Mustelus asterias Cloquet , 1821 (starry smooth-hound)Mustelus californicus T. N. Gill, 1864 (grey smooth-hound)Mustelus canis (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 (Garman , 1913) (Striped smooth-hound)Mustelus griseus Pietschmann, 1908 (spotless smooth-hound)Mustelus henlei (T. N. Gill, 1863) (brown smooth-hound)Mustelus higmani S. Springer &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 Cubelio ,Remya R &Kurup , 2011 (Mangalore houndshark)Mustelus mento Cope , 1877 (speckled smooth-hound)Mustelus minicanis Heemstra , 1997 (Dwarf smooth-hound)Mustelus mosis Hemprich &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 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)GenusScylliogaleus Boulenger , 1902 GenusTriakis J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
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