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Identification of the 8
extant shark
orders
Shark is the naming term of all members of
Selachimorpha suborder in the subclass
Elasmobranchii , in the class
Chondrichthyes . The Elasmobranchii also include
rays and
skates ; the Chondrichthyes also include
Chimaeras . The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the
oceans 400 million years ago,
[1] developing into the
crown group of sharks by the
Early Jurassic .
[2]
Listed below are
extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 512 described and 23 undescribed species in eight
orders . 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)
Dogfish sharks (7 families)
ORDER
SQUALIFORMES
Family
Centrophoridae (gulper sharks)
Genus
Centrophorus
J. P. Müller &
Henle , 1837
Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913 (dwarf gulper shark)
Centrophorus granulosus (
Bloch &
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
D. S. Jordan &
Snyder , 1902
Family
Dalatiidae (kite-fin sharks)
Family
Echinorhinidae (bramble sharks)
Family
Etmopteridae (lantern sharks)
Genus
Aculeola
F. de Buen , 1959
Genus
Centroscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841
Genus
Etmopterus Rafinesque, 1810
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
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-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 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
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 &
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)
Genus
Trigonognathus
Mochizuki &
F. Ohe , 1990
Family
Oxynotidae (rough sharks)
Family
Somniosidae (sleeper sharks)
Family
Squalidae (dogfish sharks)
Genus
Cirrhigaleus S. Tanaka (I), 1912
Genus
Squalus Linnaeus, 1758
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 (spiny dogfish)
Squalus acutipinnis Regan, 1908 (blunt-nose spiny 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 blainville (
A. Risso , 1827) (long-nose spurdog)
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 hemipinnis W. T. White, Last] & Yearsley, 2007 (Indonesian short-snout spurdog)
Squalus japonicus
Ishikawa , 1908 (Japanese spurdog)
Squalus lalannei
Baranes , 2003 (Seychelles spurdog)
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 rancureli Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 (Cyrano spurdog)
Squalus raoulensis
C. A. J. Duffy & Last, 2007 (Kermadec spiny dogfish)
Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1854) (Pacific spiny dogfish)
Squalus sp. Not yet described (Lombok high-fin spurdog)
Sawsharks (1 family)
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 (
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 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 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)
Mackerel sharks (7 families)
Carpet sharks (7 families)
ORDER
ORECTOLOBIFORMES
Family
Brachaeluridae (blind sharks)
Family
Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks)
Family
Hemiscylliidae (bamboo sharks)
Genus
Chiloscyllium J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
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 &
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)
Family
Orectolobidae (Wobbegong sharks)
Genus
Eucrossorhinus Regan, 1908
Genus
Orectolobus 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)
Genus
Sutorectus Whitley, 1939
Family
Parascylliidae (collared carpetsharks)
Family
Rhincodontidae (Whale sharks)
Family
Stegostomatidae (zebra sharks)
Ground sharks (8 families)
ORDER
CARCHARHINIFORMES
Family
Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)
Genus
Carcharhinus 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)
Genus
Galeocerdo J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
Genus
Glyphis
Agassiz , 1843
Glyphis 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)
Genus
Isogomphodon T. N. Gill, 1862
Genus
Lamiopsis T. N. Gill, 1862
Genus
Loxodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839
Genus
Nasolamia L. J. V. Compagno & Garrick, 1983
Genus
Negaprion [[Whitley, 1940
Genus
Prionace
Cantor , 1849
Genus
Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929
Genus
Scoliodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus
Triaenodon J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
Family
Hemigaleidae (weasel sharks)
Family
Leptochariidae (barbeled houndsharks)
Family
Proscylliidae (fin-back catsharks)
Family
Pseudotriakidae (False catsharks)
Family
Scyliorhinidae (catsharks)
Genus
Apristurus 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 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 (
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 sp. X Not yet described (Galbraith's catshark)
Apristurus sp. 3 Not yet described (Black wonder catshark)
Genus
Asymbolus 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)
Genus
Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
Genus
Aulohalaelurus Fowler, 1934
Genus
Bythaelurus 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 ,
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)
Genus
Cephaloscyllium 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. 1 Not yet described (Philippines swellshark)
Genus
Cephalurus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1941
Cephalurus cephalus (C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (lollipop catshark)
Cephalurus sp. A Not yet described (southern lollipop catshark)
Genus
Figaro Whitley, 1928
Genus
Galeus 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
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)
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
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)
Genus
Haploblepharus Garman, 1913
Genus
Holohalaelurus Fowler, 1934
Genus
Parmaturus Garman, 1906
Genus
Pentanchus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genus
Poroderma A. Smith, 1838
Genus
Schroederichthys A. Smith, 1838
Genus
Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Scyliorhinus boa Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (boa catshark)
Scyliorhinus cabofriensis
K. D. A. Soares ,
U. L. Gomes &
M. R. de Carvalho , 2016
Scyliorhinus 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. X Not yet described (Oakley's catshark)
Family
Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)
Genus
Eusphyra T. N. Gill, 1862
Genus
Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
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)
Family
Triakidae (Houndsharks)
Genus
Furgaleus Whitley, 1951
Genus
Galeorhinus Blainville, 1816
Genus
Gogolia L. J. V. Compagno, 1973
Genus
Hemitriakis
Herre , 1923
Genus
Hypogaleus J. L. B. Smith, 1957
Genus
Iago L. J. V. Compagno & S. Springer, 1971
Genus
Mustelus
H. F. Linck , 1790
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)
Genus Scylliogaleus
Boulenger , 1902
Genus
Triakis J. P. Müller & Henle, 1838
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