Fishes Taxonomy (Sharks)

- - Note - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Order HEXANCHIFORMES - Sixgill, Sevengill and Frilled Sharks
- Family CHLAMYDOSELA - Frilled Sharks
  - Genre Chlamydoselachus
    - Chlamydoselachus anguineus -- Frilled shark
- Family HEXANCHIDAE - Sixgill and Sevengill Sharks
  - Genre Heptranchias
    - Heptranchias perlo -- Sharpnose sevengill shark
  - Genre Hexanchus
    - Hexanchus griseus -- Bluntnose sixgill shark
    - Hexanchus vitulus -- Bigeye sixgill shark
  - Genre Notorynchus
    - Notorynchus cepedianus -- Broadnose or spotted sevengill shark
Order SQUALIFORMES - Dogfish Sharks
- Family ECHINORHINIDAE - Bramble Sharks
  - Genre Echinorhinus
    - Echinorhinus brucus -- Bramble shark
    - Echinorhinus cookei -- Prickly shark
- Family SQUALIDAE - Dogfish sharks
  - Genre Aculeola
    - Aculeola nigra -- Hooktooth dogfish
  - Genre Centrophorus
    - Centrophorus acus -- Needle dogfish
    - Centrophorus granulosus -- Gulper shark
    - Centrophorus harrissoni -- Dumb gulper shark
    - Centrophorus lusitanicus -- Lowfin gulper shark
    - Centrophorus moluccensis -- Smallfin gulper shark
    - Centrophorus niaukang -- Taiwan gulper shark
    - Centrophorus squamosus -- Leafscale gulper shark
    - Centrophorus tesselatus -- Mosaic gulper shark
    - Centrophorus uyato -- Little gulper shark
  - Genre Centroscyllium
    - Centroscyllium fabricii -- Black dogfish
    - Centroscyllium granulatum -- Granular dogfish
    - Centroscyllium kamoharai -- Bareskin dogfish
    - Centroscyllium nigrum -- Combtooth dogfish
    - Centroscyllium ornatum -- Ornate dogfish
    - Centroscyllium ritteri -- Whitefin dogfish
  - Genre Centroscymnus
    - Centroscymnus coelolepis -- Portuguese dogfish
    - Centroscymnus crepidater -- Longnose velvet dogfish
    - Centroscymnus cryptacanthus -- Shortnose velvet dogfish
    - Centroscymnus macracanthus -- Largespine velvet dogfish
    - Centroscymnus owstoni -- Roughskin dogfish
    - Centroscymnus plunketi -- Plunket shark

- - Cirrhigaleus barbifer -- Mandarin dogfish
  - Dalatias licha -- Kitefin shark
  - Deania calcea -- Birdbeak dogfish
  - Deania hystricosum -- Rough longnose dogfish
  - Deania profundorum -- Arrowhead dogfish
  - Deania quadrispinosum -- Longsnout dogfish
  - Etmopterus baxteri -- New Zealand lanternshark
  - Etmopterus brachyurus -- Shorttail lanternshark
  - Etmopterus bullisi -- Lined lanternshark
  - Etmopterus carteri -- Cylindrical lanternshark
  - Etmopterus decacuspidatus -- Combtooth lanternshark
  - Etmopterus gracilispinis -- Broadband lanternshark
  - Etmopterus granulosus -- Southern lanternshark
  - Etmopterus hillianus -- Carribean lanternshark
  - Etmopterus lucifer -- Blackbelly lanternshark
  - Etmopterus perryi -- Dwarf lanternshark
  - Etmopterus polli -- African lanternshark
  - Etmopterus princeps -- Great lanternshark
  - Etmopterus pusillus -- Smooth lanternshark
  - Etmopterus schultzi -- Fringefin lanternshark
  - Etmopterus sentosus -- Thorny lanternshark
  - Etmopterus spinax -- Velvet belly
  - Etmopterus unicolor -- Brown lanternshark
  - Etmopterus villosus -- Hawaiian lanternshark
  - Etmopterus virens -- Green lanternshark
  - Euprotomicroides zantedeschia -- Taillight shark
  - Europtomicrus bispinatus -- Pygmy shark
  - Heteroscymnoides marleyi -- Longnose pygmy shark
  - Isistius brasiliensis -- Cookiecutter or cigar shark
  - Isistius plutodus -- Largetooth cookiecutter shark
  - Mollisquama parini -- Softskin dogfish
  - Scymnodalatias sherwoodi -- Sherwood dogfish
  - Scymnodon ichiharai -- Japanese velvet dogfish
  - Scymnodon ringens -- Knifetooth dogfish
  - Scymnodon squamulosus -- Greenland sleeper shark
  - Somniosus pacificus -- Pacific sleeper shark
  - Somniosus rostratus -- Little sleeper shark
  - Squaliolus laticaudus -- Spined pygmy shark
  - Squalus acanthias -- Piked dogfish
  - Squalus asper -- Roughskin spurdog
  - Squalus blainvillei -- Longnose spurdog
  - Squalus cubensis -- Cuban dogfish
  - Squalus japonicus -- Japanese spurdog
  - Squalus magalops -- Shortnose spurdog
  - Squalus melanurus -- Blacktail spurdog
  - Squalus mitsukurii -- Shortspine spurdog
  - Squalus rancureli -- Cyrano spurdog
- Family OXYNOTIDAE - Roughsharks
  - Oxynotus bruniensis -- Prickly dogfish
  - Oxynotus carribaeus -- Carribean roughshark
  - Oxynotus centrina -- Angular roughshark
  - Oxynotus japonicus -- Japanese roughshark
  - Oxynotus paradoxus -- Sailfin roughshark
Order PRISTIOPHORIFORMES - Sawsharks
- Family PRISTIOPHORIDAE - Sawsharks
  - Pliotrema warreni -- Sixgill sawshark
  - Pristiophorus cirratus -- Longnose sawshark
  - Pristiophorus japonicus -- Japanese sawshark
  - Pristiophorus nudipinnis -- Shortnose sawshark
  - Pristiophorus schroederi -- Bahamas sawshark
Order SQUATINIFORMES - Angelsharks
- Family SQUATINIDAE - Angelsharks
  - Squatina aculeata -- Sawback angelshark
  - Squatina africana -- African angelshark
  - Squatina argentina -- Argentine angelshark
  - Squatina australis -- Australian angelshark
  - Squatina californica -- Pacific angelshark
  - Squatina dumeril -- Sand devil
  - Squatina formosa -- Taiwan angelshark
  - Squatina japonica -- Japanese angelshark
  - Squatina nebulosa -- Clouded angelshark
  - Squatina oculata -- Smoothback angelshark
  - Squatina squatina -- Angelshark
  - Squatina tergocellata -- Ornate angelshark
  - Squatina tergocellatoides -- Ocellated angelshark
Order HETERODONTIFORMES - Bullhead Sharks
- Family HETERODONTIDAE - Bullhead sharks
  - Heterodontus francisci -- Horn shark
  - Heterodontus galeatus -- Crested bullhead shark
  - Heterodontus japonicus -- Japanese bullhead shark
  - Heterodontus mexicanus -- Mexican hornshark
  - Heterodontus portusjacksonj -- Port Jackson shark
  - Heterodontus quoyi -- Galapagos bullhead shark
  - Heterodontus ramalheira -- Whitespotted bullhead shark
  - Heterodontus zebra -- Zebra bullhead shark
Order ORECTOLOBIFORMES - Carpetsharks
- Family PARASCYLLIIDAE - Collared Carpetsharks
  - Cirrhoscyllium expolitum -- Barbelthroat carpetshark
  - Cirrhoscyllium formosanum -- Taiwan saddled carpetshark
  - Cirrhoscyllium japonicum -- Saddled carpetshark
  - Parascyllium ferrugineum -- Rusty carpetshark
  - Parascyllium multimaculatum -- Tasmanian carpetshark
  - Parascyllium variolatum -- Necklace carpetshark or Varied carpetshark
- Family BRACHAELURIDAE - Blind sharks
  - Brachaelurus waddi -- Blind shark
  - Heteroscyllium colcloughi -- Bluegrey carpetshark
- Family ORECTOLOBIDAE - Wobbegongs
  - Eucrossorhinus dasypogon -- Tasselled wobbegong
  - Orectolobus japonicus -- Japanese wobbegong
  - Orectolobus maculatus -- Spotted wobbegong
  - Orectolobus ornatus -- Ornate wobbegong
  - Orectolobus wardi -- Northern wobbegong
  - Sutorectus tentaculatus -- Cobbler wobbegong
- Family HEMISCYLLIIDAE - Longtailed Carpetshark
  - Chiloscyllium arabicum -- Arabian carpetshark
  - Chiloscyllium burmensis -- Burmese bambooshark
  - Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum -- Bluespotted bambooshark
  - Chiloscyllium griseum -- Grey bambooshark
  - Chiloscyllium hasselti -- Indonesian bambooshark
  - Chiloscyllium indicum -- Slender bambooshark
  - Chiloscyllium plagiosum -- Whitespotted bambooshark
  - Chiloscyllium punctatum -- Brownbanded bambooshark
  - Hemiscyllium freycineti -- Indonesian speckled carpetshark
  - Hemiscyllium hallstromi -- Papuan epaulette shark
  - Hemiscyllium ocellatum -- Epaulette shark
  - Hemiscyllium strahani -- Hooded carpetshark
  - Hemiscyllium trispeculare -- Speckled carpetshark
- Family GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE - Nurse Sharks
  - Genre Ginglymostoma
    - Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum -- Shorttail nurse shark
    - Ginglymostoma cirratum -- Nurse shark
  - Genre Nebrius
    - Nebrius ferrugineus -- Tawny nurse shark or giant sleepy shark
- Family STEGOSTOMATIDAE - Zebra Sharks
  - Genre Nebrius
    - Nebrius fasciatum -- Zebra shark
- Family RHINCODONTIDAE - Whale Sharks
  - Genre Rhincodon
    - Rhincodon typus -- Whale shark
Order LAMNIFORMES - Mackerel Sharks
- Family ODONTASPIDIDAE - Sand Tiger Sharks
  - Genre Carcharias
    - Carcharias taurus -- Sand tiger, spotted raggedtooth, or grey nurse shark
    - Eugomphodus tricuspidatus -- Indian sand tiger
    - Odontaspis ferox -- Smalltooth sand tiger or bumpytail raggedtooth
    - Odontaspis noronhai -- Bigeye sand tiger
- Family PSEUDOCARCHARIIDAE - Crocodile Sharks
  - Genre Pseudocarcharias
    - Pseudocarcharias kamoharai -- Crocodile shark
- Family MITSUKURINIDAE - Goblin Sharks
  - Genre Mitsukurina
    - Mitsukurina owstoni -- Goblin shark
- Family MEGACHASMIDAE - Megamouth Sharks
  - Genre Megachasma
    - Megachasma pelagios -- Megamouth Shark
- Family ALOPIIDAE - Thresher Sharks
  - Genre Alopias
    - Alopias pelagicus -- Pelagic thresher
    - Alopias superciliosus -- Bigeye thresher
    - Alopias vulpinus -- Thresher shark
- Family CETORHINIDAE - Basking Sharks
  - Genre Cetorhinus
    - Cetorhinus maximus -- Basking shark
- Family LAMNIDAE - Mackerel Sharks
  - Genre Carcharodon
    - Carcharodon carcharias -- Great white shark
  - Genre Isurus
    - Isurus oxyrinchus -- Shortfin mako
    - Isurus paucus -- Longfin mako
  - Genre Lamna
    - Lamna ditropis -- Salmon shark
    - Lamna nasus -- Probeagle shark
Order CARCHARHINIFORMES - Ground Sharks
- Family SCYLIORHINIDAE - Catsharks
  - Genre Apristurus
    - Apristurus atlanticus -- Atlantic ghost catshark
    - Apristurus brunneus -- Brown catshark
    - Apristurus canutus -- Hoary catshark
    - Apristurus federovi -- Federov's catshark
    - Apristurus herklotsi -- Longfin catshark
    - Apristurus indicus -- Smallbelly 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 maderensis -- Madeira catshark
    - Apristurus manis -- Ghost catshark
    - Apristurus microps -- Smalleye catshark
    - Apristurus nasutus -- Largenose catshark
    - Apristurus parvipinnis -- Smallfin catshark
    - Apristurus pinguis -- Fat catshark
    - Apristurus platyrhynchus -- 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 -- Spongehead catshark
    - Apristurus stenseni -- Panama ghost catshark
    - Apristurus verweyi -- Borneo catshark
  - Genre Asymbolus
    - Asymbolus analis -- Australian spotted catshark
    - Asymbolus vincenti -- Gulf catshark
  - Genre Atelomycterus
    - Atelomycterus macleayi -- Australian marbled catshark
    - Atelomycterus marmoratus -- Coral catshark
  - Genre Aulohalaelurus
    - Aulohalaelurus labiosus -- Blackspotted catshark
  - Genre Cephaloscyllium
    - Cephaloscyllium fasciatum -- Reticulated swellshark
    - Cephaloscyllium isabellum -- Draughtsboard shark
    - Cephaloscyllium laticeps -- Australian swellshark
    - Cephaloscyllium nascione -- Whitefinned swellshark
    - Cephaloscyllium silasi -- Indian swellshark
    - Cephaloscyllium sufflans -- Balloon shark
    - Cephaloscyllium ventriosum -- Swellshark
  - Genre Cephalurus
    - Cephalurus cephalus -- Lollipop catshark
  - Genre Galeus
    - Galeus arae -- Roughtail catshark
    - Galeus boardmani -- Australian sawtail catshark
    - Galeus eastmani -- Gecko catshark
    - Galeus melastomus -- Blackmouth catshark
    - Galeus murinus -- Mouse catshark
    - Galeus nipponensis -- Broadfin sawtail catshark
    - Galeus piperatus -- Peppered catshark
    - Galeus polli -- African sawtail catshark
    - Galeus sauteri -- Blacktip sawtail catshark
    - Galeus schultzi -- Dwarf sawtail catshark
  - Genre Halaelurus
    - Halaelurus alcocki -- Arabian catshark
    - Halaelurus boesemani -- Speckled catshark
    - Halaelurus buergeri -- Blackspotted catshark
    - Halaelurus canescens -- Dusky catshark
    - Halaelurus dawsoni -- New Zealand catshark
    - Halaelurus hispidus -- Bristly catshark
    - Halaelurus immaculatus -- Spotless catshark
    - Halaelurus lineatus -- Lined catshark
    - Halaelurus lutarius -- Mud catshark
    - Halaelurus natalensis -- Tiger catshark
    - Halaelurus quagga -- Quagga catshark
  - Genre Haploblepharus
    - Haploblepharus edwardsii -- Puffadder shyshark
    - Haploblepharus fuscus -- Brown shyshark
    - Haploblepharus pictus -- Dark shyshark
    - Holohalaelurus punctatus -- African spotted catshark
    - Holohalaelurus regani -- Izak catshark
  - Genre Parmaturus
    - Parmaturus campechiensis -- Campeche catshark
    - Parmaturus macmillani -- New Zealand filetail
    - Parmaturus melanobranchius -- Blackgill catshark
    - Parmaturus pilosus -- Salamander shark
    - Parmaturus xaniurus -- Filetail catshark
  - Genre Pentanchus
    - Pentanchus profundicolus -- Onefin catshark
  - Genre Poroderma
    - Poroderma africanum -- Striped catshark or pyjama shark
    - [[Poroderma marleyi] -- Barbeled catshark
    - Poroderma patherinum -- Leopard catshark
  - Genre Schroederichthys
    - Schroederichthys bivius -- Narrowmouth catshark
    - Schroederichthys chilensis -- Redspotted catshark
    - Schroederichthys maculatus -- Narrowtail catshark
    - Schroederichthys tenuis -- Slender catshark
  - Genre Scyliorhinus
    - Scyliorhinus besnardi -- Polkadot catshark
    - Scyliorhinus boa -- Boa catshark
    - Scyliorhinus canicula -- Smallspotted catshark
    - Scyliorhinus capensis -- Yellowspotted catshark
    - Scyliorhinus cervigoni -- West African 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 torazame -- Cloudy catshark
    - Scyliorhinus torrei -- Dwarf catshark

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