The following is the full list of the extant

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in Class

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

, or the cartilaginous fish. Members of this

class Class or The Class may refer to: Common uses not otherwise categorized * Class (biology), a taxonomic rank * Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects * Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used differentl ...

have a

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gill A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...

s, no swim bladder,

jaw The jaw is any opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. The term ''jaws'' is also broadly applied to the whole of the structures constituting the vault of the mouth and serv ...

s, and a skeleton made of cartilage, a soft, strong material as a replacement for

bone A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, ...

Subclass
Holocephali Holocephali ("complete heads"), sometimes given the term Euchondrocephali, is a subclass of cartilaginous fish in the class Chondrichthyes. The earliest fossils are of teeth and come from the Devonian period. Little is known about these primitiv ...

Order Chimaeriformes

* Family

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

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1901 ** Genus ''

Callorhinchus ''Callorhinchus'', the plough-nosed chimaeras or elephantfish, are the only living genus in the family Callorhinchidae (sometimes spelled Callorhynchidae). A few extinct genera only known from fossil remains are recognized. ''Callorhinchus'' spp ...

'' Lacépède 1798 (Plownose chimaera) *** ''

Callorhinchus callorynchus ''Callorhinchus callorynchus'', the American elephantfish or cockfish, is a species of fish in the family Callorhinchidae found in southern Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas. Being a holocephalan fro ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 (ploughnose chimaera) *** '' Callorhinchus capensis'' Duméril 1865 (Cape elephantfish) *** '' Callorhinchus milii'' Bory de Saint-Vincent 1823 (Australian ghost shark) * Family

Chimaeridae The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have short, rounded snouts, without the modifications found in related families. Many species have lo ...

Bonaparte, 1831 (Shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes) ** Genus '' Chimaera''

1758 *** '' Chimaera argiloba''

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White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...

& Pogonoski 2008 (whitefin chimaera) *** '' Chimaera bahamaensis'' Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno 2010 (Bahamas ghost shark) *** ''

Chimaera cubana The Cuban chimaera (''Chimaera cubana'') is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. It is found in Colombia, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed hab ...

'' Howell-Rivero 1936 (Cuban chimaera) *** ''

Chimaera fulva The southern chimaera (''Chimaera fulva'') is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae. It lives in Australia, usually in marine waters 780 to 1095 meters deep. It can grow to a maximum length of at least 100 centimeters, and is sometimes c ...

'' Didier,

2008 (southern chimaera) *** ''

Chimaera jordani Jordan's chimaera (''Chimaera jordani'') is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Japan, Madagascar, and Mozambique. Its natural habitat is open sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of ...

'' Tanaka 1905 (Jordan's chimaera) *** ''

Chimaera lignaria The carpenter's chimaera (''Chimaera lignaria''), also known as the giant chimaera or the giant purple chimaera, is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae. Description The carpenter's chimaera grows to in length; the largest specimen reco ...

'' Didier 2002 (carpenter's chimaera) *** ''

Chimaera macrospina The longspine chimaera (''Chimaera macrospina'') is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae. It is found off of the eastern and western coasts of Australia, and lives in tropical and temperate waters 435–1,300 meters deep. Males and femal ...

'' Didier,

2008 (longspine chimaera) *** ''

Chimaera monstrosa ''Chimaera monstrosa'', also known as the rabbit fish or rat fish, is a northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean species of cartilaginous fish in the family Chimaeridae. The rabbit fish is known for its characteristically large head and small, tape ...

1758 (rabbit fish) *** ''

Chimaera notafricana The cape chimaera (''Chimaera notafricana'') is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives in South Africa and Namibia. Taxonomy The cape chimaera is one of 16 species in the genus Chimaera. The species was described in 2010 b ...

'' Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier 2010 (Cape chimaera) *** ''

Chimaera obscura The shortspine chimaera (''Chimaera obscura''), also commonly known as the short spine chimaera, is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae, which lives off of the east coast of Australia. Description The shortspine chimaera is similar to ...

'' Didier,

2008 (shortspine chimaera) *** ''

Chimaera opalescens The opal chimaera (''Chimaera opalescens'') is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but have sh ...

'' Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos 2011 (Opal chimaera) *** '' Chimaera orientatis'' Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase 2014 (Eastern Pacific black chimaera) *** '' Chimaera owstoni'' Tanaka 1905 (Owston's chimaera) *** '' Chimaera panthera'' Didier 1998 (leopard chimaera) *** '' Chimaera phantasma''

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& Snyder 1900 (silver chimaera) ** Genus ''

Hydrolagus ''Hydrolagus'' is a genus of fish in the family Chimaeridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.Weigmann, S. (2016)Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeog ...

Gill A gill () is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are ...

1863 *** '' Hydrolagus affinis'' de Brito Capello 1868 (smalleyed rabbitfish) *** '' Hydrolagus africanus'' Gilchrist 1922 (African chimaera) *** ''

Hydrolagus alberti The gulf chimaera (''Hydrolagus alberti'') is a species of cartilaginous fish in the family Chimaeridae found near Mexico, the United States, and possibly Suriname. Its natural habitat is open sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or ...

'' Bigelow &

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1951 (Gulf chimaera) *** '' Hydrolagus alphus'' Quaranta, Didier,

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& Ebert 2006 *** '' Hydrolagus barbouri''

1908 (Ninespot chimaera) *** '' Hydrolagus bemisi'' Didier 2002 (pale ghost shark) *** ''

Hydrolagus colliei The spotted ratfish (''Hydrolagus colliei'') is a chimaera found in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Often seen by divers at night in the Pacific Northwest, this cartilaginous fish gets its characteristic name from a pointed rat-like tail. Th ...

Lay Lay may refer to: Places *Lay Range, a subrange of mountains in British Columbia, Canada *Lay, Loire, a French commune *Lay (river), France *Lay, Iran, a village *Lay, Kansas, United States, an unincorporated community People * Lay (surname) * ...

& Bennett 1839 (spotted ratfish) *** ''

Hydrolagus deani ''Hydrolagus mitsukurii'' is a species of fish in the family Chimaeridae found in China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Indonesia. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is one of several species commonly called "spookfis ...

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

Radcliffe Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to: Places * Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan United Kingdom * Radcliffe, Greater Manchester ** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town ** Radcliffe tram stop * ...

1912 (Philippine chimaera) *** '' Hydrolagus eidolon''

& Hubbs 1925 *** '' Hydrolagus homonycteris'' Didier 2008 (black ghostshark) *** '' Hydrolagus lemures'' Whitley, 1939 (blackfin ghostshark) *** '' Hydrolagus lusitanicus'' Moura, Figueiredo, Bordalo-Machado, Almeida & Gordo 2005 *** '' Hydrolagus macrophthalmus'' de Buen 1959 (Bigeye chimaera) *** ''

Hydrolagus marmoratus The marbled ghostshark (''Hydrolagus marmoratus'') is a chimaera species in the family Chimaeridae The Chimaeridae, or short-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They resemble other chimaeras in general form and habits, but ...

'' Didier, 2008 (marbled ghostshark) *** ''

Hydrolagus matallanasi ''Hydrolagus matallanasi'', the striped rabbitfish, is a species of very rare, deep-water chimaera that lives in the ocean at depths to 600 m. It was discovered in 2001 by a team of Brazilian scientists. These 40-cm-long fishes have an unusual a ...

'' Soto & Vooren 2004 (Brazilian striped rabbitfish) *** '' Hydrolagus mccoskeri''

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, Didier,

& Ebert 2006 (Galápagos ghostshark) *** '' Hydrolagus melanophasma''

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, Ebert,

& Didier 2009 (Eastern Pacific black ghostshark) *** ''

Hydrolagus mirabilis ''Hydrolagus'' is a genus of fish in the family Chimaeridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.Weigmann, S. (2016)Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on biogeog ...

'' Collett 1904 (large-eyed rabbitfish) *** '' Hydrolagus mitsukurii''

& Snyder 1904 (spookfish) *** ''

Hydrolagus novaezealandiae The dark ghostshark (''Hydrolagus novaezealandiae'') is a shortnose chimaera of the family Chimaeridae, found on the continental shelf around the South Island of New Zealand. In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the ...

'' Fowler 1911 (dark ghostshark) *** '' Hydrolagus ogilbyi'' Waite 1898 *** '' Hydrolagus pallidus'' Hardy & Stehmann 1990 *** '' Hydrolagus purpurescens''

Gilbert Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South ...

1905 (purple chimaera) *** '' Hydrolagus trolli'' Didier & Séret 2002 (pointy-nosed blue chimaera) *** '' Hydrolagus waitei'' Fowler 1907 * Family

Rhinochimaeridae The Rhinochimaeridae, commonly known as long-nosed chimaeras, are a family of cartilaginous fish. They are similar in form and habits to other chimaeras, but have an exceptionally long conical or paddle-shaped snout. The snout has numerous sens ...

1901 (Longnose chimaeras) ** Genus ''

Harriotta ''Harriotta'' is a genus of cartilaginous fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae. Some common names for species in the genus include bentnose rabbitfish, bigspine spookfish, longnose chimaera, long-nosed chimaera, longnosed chimaera, and narrownose ...

'' Goode & Bean 1895 *** ''

Harriotta haeckeli The smallspine spookfish (''Harriotta haeckeli'') is a species of fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae with a rather disjunct population. Its natural habitat is open seas. Taxonomy This species was first described by Christine Karrer in 1972. ...

Karrer Karrer is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Annie May Hurd Karrer (1893–?), American plant physiologist * Chris Karrer(born 1947), German guitarist and composer * Felix Karrer (1825–1903), Austrian geologist * Josef Karrer (bor ...

1972 (smallspine spookfish) *** ''

Harriotta raleighana The narrownose chimaera (''Harriotta raleighana'') is a longnose chimaera of the family Rhinochimaeridae, the longnose chimaeras, consisting of eight species belonging three genera. This species is found in temperate seas worldwide, at depths bet ...

'' Goode & Bean 1895 (Pacific longnose chimaera) ** Genus '' Neoharriotta'' Bigelow &

1950 (sicklefin chimaera) *** '' Neoharriotta carri'' Bullis & Carpenter 1966 (dwarf sicklefin chimaera) *** '' Neoharriotta pinnata'' Schnakenbeck 1931 (sicklefin chimaera) *** ''

Neoharriotta pumila The Arabian sicklefin chimaera (''Neoharriotta pumila'') is a species of fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae found near Somalia, Yemen, and possibly India. Its natural habitat is open sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ...

'' Didier & Stehmann 1996 (Arabian sicklefin chimaera) ** Genus '' Rhinochimaera''

1901 *** ''

Rhinochimaera africana The paddlenose chimaera or paddlenose spookfish (''Rhinochimaera africana'') is a species of fish in the family Rhinochimaeridae found near China, Japan, Mozambique, South Africa, and Taiwan. Its natural habitat is open seas. It is threatened by ...

'' Compagno, Stehmann & Ebert 1990 (paddlenose chimaera) *** '' Rhinochimaera atlantica'' Holt & Byrne 1909 (straightnose rabbitfish) *** '' Rhinochimaera pacifica''

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1895 (Pacific spookfish)

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

Superorder
Batoidea Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks, comprise the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 fa ...

Order
Torpediniformes Fernando de Buen y Lozano was a Spanish ichthyologist and oceanographer Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ...

* Suborder Platyrhinoidei ** Family

Platyrhinidae The Platyrhinidae are a family of rays, commonly known as thornbacks due to their dorsal rows of large thorns. They resemble guitarfishes in shape. Though traditionally classified with stingrays, molecular evidence suggests they are more closely ...

1923 (Thornbacks & fanrays) *** Genus '' Platyrhina'' Müller &

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1838 ( Fanrays) **** '' Platyrhina hyugaensis'' Iwatsuki, Miyamoto & Nakaya 2011 (Hyuga fanray) **** ''

Platyrhina sinensis The fanray (''Platyrhina sinensis'') is a species of ray in the family Platyrhinidae that lives in the western Pacific Ocean. It typically grows to a length of and a weight of , with a brown upperside and a white underside. It eats fish and cr ...

'' Bloch & Schneider 1801 (common fanray) **** '' Platyrhina tangi'' Iwatsuki,

Zhang Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zha ...

& Nakaya 2011 (Yellow-spotted fanray) *** Genus ''Platyrhinoidis''

1881 **** ''

Platyrhinoidis triseriata The thornback guitarfish (''Platyrhinoidis triseriata'') is a species of ray in the family Platyrhinidae, and the only member of its genus. Despite its name and appearance, it is more closely related to electric rays than to true guitarfishes ...

1880 (Thornback guitarfish) * Suborder Torpedinoidei ** Family Hypnidae Gill 1862 *** Genus ''

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'' Duméril 1852 **** '' Hypnos monopterygium'' (Shaw 1795) (coffin ray) ** Family Torpedinidae Henle 1834 (electric rays) *** Genus ''

Torpedo A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...

'' Houttuyn 1764 non Forsskål ex Niebuhr 1775 **** Subgenus (''

'') ***** ''

Torpedo torpedo The common torpedo (''Torpedo torpedo''), also known as ocellate torpedo or eyed electric ray, is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay ...

'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Common torpedo) ***** ''

Torpedo marmorata The marbled electric ray (''Torpedo marmorata'') is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae found in the coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to South Africa. This benthic fish inhabits rocky reefs, seagr ...

'' Risso 1810 (Marbled electric ray) ***** ''

Torpedo sinuspersici The Gulf torpedo (''Torpedo sinuspersici'') or variable electric ray, is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean, but may represent a species flock of several local endemic species. It is distinguis ...

'' Olfers 1831 (Variable torpedo) ***** ''

Torpedo panthera ''Torpedo panthera'' also known as the leopard torpedo is a species of fish in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Its natural habitat ...

'' Olfers 1831 (Leopard torpedo) ***** ''

Torpedo fuscomaculata The black-spotted torpedo (''Torpedo fuscomaculata'') is a poorly known, uncommon species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae, known for being capable of generating an electric shock. It is endemism, endemic to southern Africa and possibly ...

'' Peters 1855 (Black-spotted torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo suessi'' Steindachner 1898 ***** '' Torpedo zugmayeri'' (Engelhardt 1912) ***** '' Torpedo mackayana'' Metzelaar 1919 (Ringed torpedo) ***** ''

Torpedo andersoni The Florida torpedo (''Torpedo andersoni'') is a rare and little-known species of electric ray in the family (biology), family Torpedinidae. It is known only from two specimens and a some wild sightings. Torpedoes have been recorded from three sc ...

'' Bullis 1962 (Florida torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo bauchotae'' Cadenat, Capapé & Desoutter 1978 (Rosette torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo adenensis'' Carvalho, Stehmann & Manilo 2002 (Aden Gulf torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo formosa'' Haas & Ebert 2006 (Taiwan torpedo) **** Subgenus ('' Tetronarce'') Gill 1862 ***** '' Torpedo cowleyi'' (Ebert, Haas & de Carvalho 2015) (Cowley's torpedo ray) ***** ''

Torpedo nobiliana The Atlantic torpedo (''Tetronarce nobiliana'') is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to Brazil in the west and from Scotland to West Africa and off southern Africa in the e ...

'' Bonaparte 1835 (Atlantic torpedo) ***** ''

Torpedo californica ''Tetronarce californica'' also known as the Pacific electric ray is a species of electric ray in the family Torpedinidae, endemic to the coastal waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to British Columbia. It generally inh ...

'' Ayres 1855 (Pacific electric ray) ***** '' Torpedo fairchildi'' Hutton 1872 (New Zealand torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo tokionis'' (Tanaka 1908) (Trapezoid torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo puelcha'' Lahille 1926 (Argentine torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo macneilli'' (Whitley 1932) (Shorttail torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo tremens'' de Buen 1959 (Chilean torpedo) ***** ''

Torpedo peruana A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, s ...

'' Chirichigno 1963 ***** '' Torpedo microdiscus'' Parin & Kotlyar 1985 (Smalldisk torpedo) ***** '' Torpedo semipelagica'' Parin & Kotlyar 1985 (Semipelagic/Alexandrine torpedo) ** Family

Narcinidae Narcinidae, or numbfishes, are a family of electric rays (order Torpediniformes). They are bottom-dwelling cartilaginous fishes with large, rounded pectoral fin discs and long tails. They can produce an electric discharge for defense, from whic ...

(Gill 1862) (numbfishes) *** Genus ''

Benthobatis ''Benthobatis'' is a genus of fish in the family Narcinidae Narcinidae, or numbfishes, are a family of electric rays (order Torpediniformes). They are bottom-dwelling cartilaginous fishes with large, rounded pectoral fin discs and long tails ...

'' Alcock 1898 **** ''

Benthobatis moresbyi ''Benthobatis moresbyi'', commonly known as the dark blindray, dark blind ray, or the Indian blind numbfish, is an electric ray species in the family Narcinidae. Moresbyi, was the captan of R.I.M.S. Investigator, the vessel of Indian Navy for su ...

'' Alcock 1898 (Dark blind ray) **** ''

Benthobatis marcida ''Benthobatis marcida'', the blind torpedo, is a species of electric ray most commonly found in the west–central area of the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It ...

'' Bean & Weed 1909 (Blind torpedo) **** ''

Benthobatis kreffti The Brazilian blind electric ray (''Benthobatis kreffti''), is a species of fish in the family Narcinidae endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitat is open sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of salty wa ...

'' Rincón, Stehmann & Vooren 2001 (Brazilian blind electric ray) **** ''

Benthobatis yangi ''Benthobatis yangi'', the Taiwanese blind electric ray, is a species of fish in the family Narcinidae endemic to Taiwan. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors th ...

'' Carvalho, Compagno & Ebert 2003 (Taiwanese blind electric ray) *** Genus ''

Diplobatis ''Diplobatis'' is a genus of electric rays in the family Narcinidae. Species * '' Diplobatis colombiensis'' Fechhelm & McEachran, 1984 (Colombian electric ray) * '' Diplobatis guamachensis'' Martín Salazar, 1957 (Brownband numbfish) * '' Dip ...

'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1948 **** '' Diplobatis ommata'' (Jordan & Gildert 1890) (Ocellated electric ray) **** '' Diplobatis guamachensis'' Martín Salazar 1957 (Brownband numbfish) **** '' Diplobatis colombiensis'' Fechhelm & McEachran 1984 (Colombian electric ray) **** ''

Diplobatis pictus The painted electric ray or variegated electric ray (''Diplobatis pictus'', sometimes misspelled ''picta'') is a poorly known species of numbfish, family Narcinidae, native to the western Atlantic Ocean from southeastern Venezuela to the mouth of ...

'' Palmer 1950 (Painted electric ray) *** Genus ''

Discopyge ''Discopyge'' is a small genus of fish, the apron rays, in the family Narcinidae. Species * '' Discopyge castelloi'' Menni, Rincón & M. L. Garcia, 2008 * '' Discopyge tschudii'' Heckel, 1846 (Apron ray) References Narcinidae Ray gen ...

'' Heckel ex Tschudi 1846 **** ''

Discopyge tschudii The apron ray (''Discopyge tschudii'') is a small electric ray in the numbfish family, Narcinidae, known for being able to generate electric shocks for defense. It is one of two species in the genus ''Discopyge''. Distribution and habitat The ...

'' (Heckel 1845) (Apron ray) **** ''

Discopyge castelloi ''Discopyge'' is a small genus of fish, the apron rays, in the family Narcinidae. Species * '' Discopyge castelloi'' Menni, Rincón & M. L. Garcia, 2008 * ''Discopyge tschudii The apron ray (''Discopyge tschudii'') is a small electric ray ...

'' Menni, Rincón & García 2008 *** Genus '' Narcine'' Henle 1834 **** '' Narcine baliensis'' de Carvalho & White 2016 **** '' Narcine timlei'' (Bloch & Schneider 1801) (Spotted numbfish) **** ?'' Narcine bicolor'' (Shaw 1804) **** '' Narcine maculata'' (Shaw 1804) (Dark-finned numbfish) **** '' Narcine brasiliensis'' (Olfers 1831) (Brazilian electric ray) **** '' Narcine bancroftii'' (Griffith & Smith 1834) (Lesser electric ray) **** '' Narcine tasmaniensis'' Richardson 1840 (Tasmanian numbfish) **** '' Narcine lingula'' Richardson 1840 (Chinese numbfish) **** ?'' Narcine nigra'' Dumeril 1852 **** '' Narcine entemedor'' Jordan & Starks 1895 (Giant electric ray) **** '' Narcine brunnea'' Annandale 1909 (Brown numbfish) **** '' Narcine vermiculata'' Breder 1928 (Vermiculate electric ray) **** '' Narcine prodorsalis'' Besednov 1966 (Tonkin numbfish) **** '' Narcine brevilabiata'' Besednov 1966 (Short-lip electric ray) **** '' Narcine westraliensis'' McKay 1966 (Banded numbfish) **** '' Narcine rierai'' (Lloris & Rucabado 1991) (Slender electric ray) **** '' Narcine leoparda'' Carvalho 2001 (Leopard electric ray) **** '' Narcine insolita'' Carvalho, Séret & Compagno 2002 (Madagascar numbfish) **** '' Narcine lasti'' Carvalho & Séret 2002 (Western numbfish) **** '' Narcine oculifera'' de Carvalho, Compagno & Mee 2002 (Big-eye electric ray) **** '' Narcine atzi'' Carvalho & Randall 2003 (Atz's numbfish) **** '' Narcine nelsoni'' Carvalho 2008 (Eastern numbfish) **** '' Narcine ornata'' Carvalho 2008 (Ornate numbfish) ** Family Narkidae Fowler 1934 (sleeper rays) *** Genus '' Crassinarke'' Takagi 1951 **** '' Crassinarke dormitor'' Takagi 1951 (Sleeper torpedo) *** Genus ''

Electrolux Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variety ...

'' Compagno & Heemstra 2007 **** ''

Electrolux addisoni The ornate sleeper-ray (''Electrolux addisoni'') is a species of electric ray in the family (biology), family Narkidae, and the only member of the genus ''Electrolux''. It lives on reefs feeding on polychaete worms and small crustaceans, it has on ...

'' Compagno & Heemstra 2007 (Ornate sleeper-ray) *** Genus '' Heteronarce'' Regan 1921 **** '' Heteronarce mollis'' (Lloyd 1907) (Soft electric ray) **** '' Heteronarce garmani'' Regan 1921 (Natal electric ray) **** '' Heteronarce prabhui'' Talwar 1981 (Quilon electric ray) **** '' Heteronarce bentuviai'' (Baranes & Randall 1989) (Elat electric ray) *** Genus '' Narke'' Kaup 1826 **** '' Narke capensis'' (Gmelin 1789) (Onefin electric ray) **** '' Narke dipterygia'' (Bloch & Schneider 1801) (Numbray) **** '' Narke japonica'' (Schengel 1850) (Japanese sleeper ray) *** Genus '' Temera'' Gray 1831 **** '' Temera hardwickii'' Gray 1831 (Finless sleeper ray) *** Genus '' Typhlonarke'' Waite 1909 **** '' Typhlonarke aysoni'' (Hamilton 1902) (Blind electric ray) **** '' Typhlonarke tarakea'' Phillipps 1929 (Oval electric ray)

Order
Rhinopristiformes Rhinopristiformes is an order of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks, containing shovelnose rays and allied groups. Families * Family Glaucostegidae (giant guitarfishes) * Family Pristidae (sawfishes) * Family Rhinidae (wedgefishes) * ...

* Suborder

Zanobatoidei The panrays are a genus, ''Zanobatus'', of rays found in coastal parts of the warm East Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Morocco to Angola. It is the only genus in the family Zanobatidae, which traditionally has been included in the Myliobatiformes ...

** Family

Zanobatidae The panrays are a genus, ''Zanobatus'', of rays found in coastal parts of the warm East Atlantic Ocean, ranging from Morocco to Angola. It is the only genus in the family Zanobatidae, which traditionally has been included in the Myliobatiformes ...

Fowler 1934 (

Striped panray The striped panray (''Zanobatus schoenleinii'') is a species of ray in the family Zanobatidae. It was considered the only species in its genus and family until the description of the maculate panray (''Z. maculatus'') in 2016. The striped panra ...

) *** Genus '' Zanobatus'' Garman 1913 **** '' Zanobatus schoenleinii'' (Müller & Henle 1841) Garman 1913 (

) * Suborder Pristoidei ** Family

Trygonorrhinidae Trygonorrhinidae, the banjo rays, is a family of rays, comprising eight species in three genera. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae. Taxonomy * '' Aptychotrema'' Norman, 1926 ** '' Aptychotrema rostrata'' Shaw, 1794 (East ...

Last, Séret & Naylor 2016 *** Genus ''

Aptychotrema ''Aptychotrema'' is a genus of guitarfish, belonging to the family Rhinobatidae. They are found around Australia. Species There are three living species, and one extinct species only known from fossil remains of Cenomanian age.Bernárdez, E. ( ...

'' Norman 1926 ( shovelnose rays) **** '' Aptychotrema rostrata'' (Shaw 1794) (Eastern shovelnose ray) **** '' Aptychotrema timorensis'' Last 2004 (Spotted shovelnose ray) **** ''

Aptychotrema vincentiana The southern shovelnose ray, western shovelnose ray, or yellow shovelnose ray (''Aptychotrema vincentiana'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to southern Australia. Its natural habitats are open sea The sea, ...

'' (Haacke 1885) (Western shovelnose ray) *** Genus '' Trygonorrhina'' Müller & Henle 1838 (

fiddler ray ''Trygonorrhina'', also known as the fiddler rays or banjo rays, is a genus of guitarfish, family Rhinobatidae. The two species are found along the eastern and southern coasts of Australia. They are benthic in nature, favoring shallow, sandy b ...

s) **** '' Trygonorrhina dumerilii'' (Castelnau 1873) (Southern fiddler ray) **** ''

Trygonorrhina fasciata The eastern fiddler ray (''Trygonorrhina fasciata''), also called the banjo shark, fiddler ray, fiddler, green skate, magpie fiddler ray, parrit, southern fiddler ray or southern fiddler, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is en ...

'' (Müller & Henle 1841) (Eastern fiddler ray) **** '' Trygonorrhina melaleuca'' (Scott 1954) *** Genus ''

Zapteryx ''Zapteryx'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in coastal parts of the Americas. Species * †''Zapteryx bichuti'' Signeux, 1961 * ''Zapteryx brevirostris'' J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841 (Shortnose guitarfish) * ''Zapteryx e ...

'' Jordan & Gilbert 1880 **** '' Zapteryx brevirostris'' (Müller & Henle 1841) (Lesser guitarfish) **** ''

Zapteryx exasperata The banded guitarfish, mottled guitarfish, prickly skate or striped guitarfish (''Zapteryx exasperata'') is a species of fish in the Trygonorrhinidae family''.'' Originally ''Z. exasperata'' was placed in the Rhinobatidae family, however recent ...

'' (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Banded guitarfish) **** ''

Zapteryx xyster The southern banded guitarfish (''Zapteryx xyster''), also known as the witch guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found at reefs and other habitats from shallow water to a depth of in the tropical East Pacific. It ranges ...

'' Jordan & Evermann 1896 (Witch guitarfish) ** Family Rhinobatidae Bonaparte 1835 (guitarfishes) *** Genus ''

Pseudobatos ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to '' Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fr ...

'' Last et al. 2016 **** ''

Pseudobatos glaucostigmus ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fro ...

'' (Jordan & Gilbert 1883) (Speckled guitarfish) **** ''

Pseudobatos horkelii The Brazilian guitarfish (''Rhinobatos horkelii'') is a species of fish in the family Rhinobatidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where its natural habitat is coastal waters on the continental shelf. This fish is viviparous and has a long gestation p ...

'' (Müller & Henle 1841) ( Brazilian guitarfish) **** ''

Pseudobatos lentiginosus ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fro ...

'' (Garman 1880) (Atlantic guitarfish) **** ''

Pseudobatos leucorhynchus ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to ''Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found in warmer coastal parts of the Americas, ranging fro ...

'' (Günther 1867) (Whitesnout guitarfish) **** '' Pseudobatos percellens'' (Walbaum 1792) (Chola guitarfish) **** ''

Pseudobatos planiceps The flathead guitarfish or Pacific guitarfish (''Rhinobatos planiceps'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are open sea The sea, connected as ...

'' (Garman 1880) ( Pacific guitarfish) **** ''

Pseudobatos prahli ''Pseudobatos prahli'', also known by its common name Gorgona guitarfish is a species from the genus ''Pseudobatos ''Pseudobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to '' R ...

'' (Acero & Franke 1995) (Gorgona guitarfish) **** ''

Pseudobatos productus The shovelnose guitarfish, ''Rhinobatos productus'', is a ray in the family Rhinobatidae. It becomes mature at an estimated seven to eight years old. Males are between 90 and 100 cm long, while females are around 99 cm at that age.

'' (Ayres 1854) (

Shovelnose guitarfish The shovelnose guitarfish, ''Rhinobatos productus'', is a ray in the family Rhinobatidae. It becomes mature at an estimated seven to eight years old. Males are between 90 and 100 cm long, while females are around 99 cm at that age.

) *** Genus '' Tarsistes'' Jordan 1919 **** '' Tarsistes philippii'' Jordan 1919 *** Genus ''

Acroteriobatus ''Acroteriobatus'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although its constituent species were previously assigned to '' Rhinobatos'', recent authors treat it as distinct. They are found near the shore off southern Africa and in the no ...

'' Giltay 1928 **** '' Acroteriobatus annulatus'' (Müller & Henle 1841) ( lesser guitarfish) **** '' Acroteriobatus blochii'' (Müller & Henle 1841) ( Bluntnose guitarfish) **** '' Acroteriobatus leucospilus'' (Norman 1926) (Gray-spotted guitarfish) **** '' Acroteriobatus ocellatus'' (Norman 1926) (speckled guitarfish) **** '' Acroteriobatus omanensis'' Last et al. 2016 **** '' Acroteriobatus salalah'' (Randall & Compagno 1995) ( Salalah guitarfish) **** '' Acroteriobatus variegatus'' (Nair & Lal Mohan 1973) (Stripenose guitarfish) **** '' Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis'' (Norman 1926) ( Zanzibar guitarfish) *** Genus ''

Rhinobatos ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Linck 1790 **** ''

Rhinobatos albomaculatus The white-spotted guitarfish (''Rhinobatos albomaculatus'') is a type of ray. It is found in the eastern Atlantic from the Gulf of Guinea to Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption ...

'' Norman 1930 (White-spotted guitarfish) **** ''

Rhinobatos annandalei ''Rhinobatos annandalei'', or Annandale's guitarfish, is a type of ray. It is found in the Indian ocean around India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and possibly the Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit ...

'' Norman 1926 (Annandale's guitarfish) **** ''

Rhinobatos borneensis ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Last, Séret & Naylor 2016 **** '' Rhinobatos formosensis'' Norman 1926 (Taiwan guitarfish) **** ''

Rhinobatos holcorhynchus ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Norman 1922 (Slender guitarfish) **** ''

Rhinobatos hynnicephalus The ringstreaked guitarfish (''Rhinobatos hynnicephalus'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family found in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, coral reefs, and estuarine A ...

'' Richardson 1846 (Angel fish) **** ''

Rhinobatos irvinei ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Norman 1931 (Spineback guitarfish) **** ''

Rhinobatos jimbaranensis ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Last, White & Fahmi 2006 (Jimbaran shovelnose ray) **** ''

Rhinobatos lionotus ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Norman 1926 (Smoothback guitarfish) **** '' Rhinobatos microphthalmus'' Teng 1959 (Small-eyed guitarfish) **** '' Rhinobatos manai'' White et al. 2016 **** ''

Rhinobatos nudidorsalis The bareback shovelnose ray (''Rhinobatos nudidorsalis'') or nakedback guitarfish, is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is found in Seychelles and Mauritius. Its natural habitat is open sea The sea, connected as the world oc ...

'' Last, Compagno & Nakaya 2004 (Bareback shovelnose ray) **** ''

Rhinobatos penggali ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Last, White & Fahmi 2006 (Indonesian shovelnose ray) **** '' Rhinobatos petiti'' Chabanaud 1929 (Madagascar guitarfish) **** ''

Rhinobatos punctifer ''Rhinobatos'' is a genus of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. Although previously used to encompass all guitarfishes, it was found to be polyphyletic, and recent authorities have transferred many species included in the genus to ''Acroteriobatu ...

'' Compagno & Randall 1987 (Spotted guitarfish) **** '' Rhinobatos rhinobatos'' (Linnaeus 1758) (Common guitarfish) **** ''

Rhinobatos sainsburyi The goldeneye shovelnose ray (''Rhinobatos sainsburyi'') is a species of fish in the Rhinobatidae family. It is endemic to north-western Australia (Monte Bello Islands to Melville Island). Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habi ...

'' Last 2004 (Goldeneye shovelnose) **** '' Rhinobatos schlegelii'' Müller & Henle 1841 (Brown guitarfish) **** '' Rhinobatos spinosus'' Günther 1870 (Spiny guitarfish) **** '' Rhinobatos thouiniana'' (Shaw 1804) (Shaw's shovelnose guitar fish) **** '' Rhinobatos whitei'' Last, Corrigan & Naylor 2014 (Philippine guitarfish) ** Family Rhinidae Müller & Henle 1841 *** Genus '' Rhynchorhina'' Séret & Naylor 2016 **** ''

Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis The false shark ray (''Rhynchorhina mauritaniensis'') is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family and the only species in the genus ''Rhynchorhina''. This rare ray is only known from shallow coastal Atlantic waters in Banc d’Arguin, Maurit ...

'' Séret & Naylor 2016 *** Genus '' Rhina'' Bloch & Schneider 1801 **** '' Rhina ancylostoma'' Bloch & Schneider 1801 (Bowmouth guitarfish) *** Genus '' Rhynchobatus'' Müller & Henle 1837 (Wedgefishes) **** ''

Rhynchobatus australiae ''Rhynchobatus australiae'', also called the white-spotted guitarfish, white-spotted wedgefish or bottlenose wedgefish, is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found from shallow waters to a depth of at least in the Indo-Pacific, ra ...

'' Whitley 1939 (White-spotted wedgefish) **** ''

Rhynchobatus djiddensis The giant guitarfish (''Rhynchobatus djiddensis''), also known as the whitespotted wedgefish, is a large species of guitarfish in the family Rhinidae. It is restricted to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and western Indian Ocean, but was formerly con ...

'' (Forsskål 1775) (Giant guitarfish) **** '' Rhynchobatus immaculatus'' Last, Ho & Chen 2013 (Taiwanese wedgefish) **** '' Rhynchobatus laevis'' (Bloch & Schneider 1801) (Smooth nose wedgefish) **** '' Rhynchobatus luebberti'' Ehrenbaum 1915 (African wedgefish) **** '' Rhynchobatus palpebratus'' Compagno & Last 2008 (Eyebrow wedgefish) **** ''

Rhynchobatus springeri The broadnose wedgefish (''Rhynchobatus springeri'') is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is found in coastal and estuarine habitats in southeast Asia, where documented from Java, Borneo, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand.Compagn ...

'' Compagno & Last 2010 (Broadnose wedgefish) ** Family

Pristidae Sawfish, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw. They are among the largest fish ...

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Sawfish Sawfish, also known as carpenter sharks, are a family of rays characterized by a long, narrow, flattened rostrum, or nose extension, lined with sharp transverse teeth, arranged in a way that resembles a saw. They are among the largest fish ...

or carpenter sharks) *** Genus ''

Anoxypristis The narrow sawfish (''Anoxypristis cuspidata''), also known as the pointed sawfish or knifetooth sawfish, is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae, part of the Batoidea, a superorder of cartilaginous fish that include the rays and skates ...

'' White & Moy-Thomas 1941 **** ''

Anoxypristis cuspidata The narrow sawfish (''Anoxypristis cuspidata''), also known as the pointed sawfish or knifetooth sawfish, is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae, part of the Batoidea, a superorder of cartilaginous fish that include the rays and skates. ...

'' (Latham, 1794) White & Moy-Thomas 1941 (Knifetooth sawfish or pointed sawfish) *** Genus ''

Pristis ''Pristis'' is a genus of sawfish of the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maint ...

'' Linck 1790 **** '' Pristis clavata'' Garman, 1906 (Queensland sawfish or dwarf sawfish) **** '' Pristis pectinata'' Latham, 1794 (Smalltooth sawfish) **** '' Pristis pristis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common large-tooth sawfish) **** '' Pristis zijsron'' Bleeker, 1851 (Longcomb sawfish) ** Family Glaucostegidae Last, Séret & Naylor 2016 (giant guitarfishes) *** Genus ''

Glaucostegus ''Glaucostegus'', also known as giant guitarfishes, is a genus of large Indo-Pacific rays, with a single species, ''Glaucostegus cemiculus'', in the East Atlantic, and Mediterranean. They were formerly classified in the family Rhinobatidae but a ...

'' Bonaparte 1846 **** '' Glaucostegus cemiculus'' (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817) (Blackchin guitarfish) **** '' Glaucostegus granulatus'' Cuvier 1829 (Granulated guitarfish) **** ''

Glaucostegus halavi The halavi guitarfish (''Glaucostegus halavi'') is a species of ray found in the Indo-West Pacific (Red Sea to Gulf of Oman, with unconfirmed records in the area east of Oman). Recorded twice, in 1997 and 2004, in the levantine waters, the quest ...

'' (Forsskål 1775) (Halavi ray) **** '' Glaucostegus obtusus'' (Müller & Henle 1841) (Widenose guitarfish) **** '' Glaucostegus thouin'' Anonymous ennett1798 (Thouin ray) **** '' Glaucostegus typus'' (Bennett 1830) (Giant shovelnose ray)

Order
Rajiformes Rajiformes is one of the four orders in the superorder Batoidea, flattened cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. Rajiforms are distinguished by the presence of greatly enlarged pectoral fins, which reach as far forward as the sides of the hea ...

* Family

Gurgesiellidae Pygmy skates are cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Gurgesiellidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spin ...

Buen 1959 ( leg skates) ** Tribe Gurgesiellini *** Genus ''

Gurgesiella ''Gurgesiella'' is a genus of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. These relatively small deep-water skates are found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans off South and Central America.Weigmann, S., Séret, B., Last, P.R. & McEachran, J.D. 2016. Pygm ...

'' de Buen 1959 (Small deep-water skates) **** '' Gurgesiella atlantica'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1962) (Atlantic pygmy skate) **** '' Gurgesiella dorsalifera'' McEachran 1980 (Onefin skate) **** ''

Gurgesiella furvescens The dusky finless skate (''Gurgesiella furvescens'') is a species of fish in the family Gurgesiellidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean off Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is open sea The sea, connected as the world ...

'' de Buen 1959 (Dusky finless skate) ** Tribe Crurirajini *** Genus '' Cruriraja'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1948 **** '' Cruriraja andamanica'' (Lloyd 1909) (Andaman leg skate) **** '' Cruriraja atlantis'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1948 (Atlantic leg skate) **** '' Cruriraja cadenati'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1962 (Broadfoot leg skate) **** '' Cruriraja durbanensis'' (von Bonde & Swart 1922) (Smoothnose leg skate) **** '' Cruriraja hulleyi'' Aschliman, Ebert & Compagno 2010 **** '' Cruriraja parcomaculata'' (von Bonde & Swart 1922) (Roughnose leg skate) **** '' Cruriraja poeyi'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1948 (Cuban leg skate) **** '' Cruriraja rugosa'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1958 (Rough leg skate) *** Genus '' Fenestraja'' (McEachran & Compagno 1982) (Pygmy skates) **** '' Fenestraja atripinna'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) (Blackfin pygmy skate) **** '' Fenestraja cubensis'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) (Cuban pygmy skate) **** '' Fenestraja ishiyamai'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) (Plain pygmy skate) **** '' Fenestraja maceachrani'' (Seret 1989) (Madagascar pygmy skate) **** '' Fenestraja mamillidens'' (Alcock 1889) (Prickly-skate, Prickly skate) **** '' Fenestraja plutonia'' (Garman 1881) (Pluto skate) **** '' Fenestraja sibogae'' (Weber 1913) (Siboga skate) **** '' Fenestraja sinusmexicanus'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1950) (Gulf of Mexico pygmy skate) * Family Anacanthobatidae (Smooth legskates) ** Genus ''

Anacanthobatis ''Anacanthobatis'' is a genus of smooth skate The Anacanthobatidae, the smooth skates or leg skates, are a family of skates found at depths below in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. They lack the dorsal denticles (sharp, tooth-lik ...

'' von Bonde & Swart 1923 *** '' Anacanthobatis americana'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1962 (American leg skate) *** '' Anacanthobatis donghaiensis'' (Deng, Xiong & Zhan 1983) (East China leg skate) *** '' Anacanthobatis folirostris'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1951) (Leaf-nose leg skate) *** '' Anacanthobatis longirostris'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1962 (Longnose leg skate) *** '' Anacanthobatis marmorata'' (von Bonde & Swart 1923) (Spotted legskate) *** '' Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis'' (Meng & Li 1981) (South China leg skate) ** Genus ''

Indobatis The black legskate (''Indobatis ori'') is a species of smooth skate native to the Indian Ocean off of Madagascar and Mozambique. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Indobatis''. It inhabits the continental slope at depths of from . T ...

'' Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel 2014 *** '' Indobatis ori'' (Wallace 1967) Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel 2014 (Black legskate) ** Genus ''

Sinobatis ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on ...

'' (Hulley 1973) (Indopacific smooth skates) *** '' Sinobatis andamanensis'' Last & Bussarawit 2016 *** '' Sinobatis borneensis'' (Chan 1965) (Borneo legskate) *** '' Sinobatis brevicauda'' Weigmann & Stehmann 2016 (Short-tail legskate) *** ''

Sinobatis bulbicauda ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on ...

'' Last & Séret 2008 (Western Australian legskate) *** ''

Sinobatis caerulea ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on ...

'' Last & Séret 2008 (Blue legskate) *** ''

Sinobatis filicauda ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on ...

'' Last & Séret 2008 (Eastern Australian legskate) *** ''

Sinobatis kotlyari ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on ...

'' Stehmann & Weigmann 2016 *** ''

Sinobatis melanosoma ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on ...

'' (Chan 1965) (Black-bodied legskate) *** ''

Sinobatis stenosoma ''Sinobatis'' is a genus of rays in the family Anacanthobatidae native to deep water in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.Weigmann, S. (2016): Annotated checklist of the living sharks, batoids and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes) of the world, with a focus on ...

'' (Li & Hu 1982) (Narrow leg skate) * Family Arhynchobatidae Fowler 1934 (longtail skates) ** Subfamily Riorajinae *** Genus '' Atlantoraja'' (Menni 1972) (Southern South American skates) **** '' Atlantoraja castelnaui'' (Ribeiro 1904) (Spotback skate) **** '' Atlantoraja cyclophora'' (Regan 1903) (Eyespot skate) **** '' Atlantoraja platana'' (Gunther 1880) (La Plata skate) *** Genus ''

Rioraja The Rio skate (''Rioraja agassizii'') is a shallow water skate native to the Atlantic coast of South America from Brazil to southern Argentina. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Rioraja''. Named in honor of zoologist-geologist Loui ...

'' (Müller & Henle 1841) Whitley 1939 **** ''

Rioraja agassizii The Rio skate (''Rioraja agassizii'') is a shallow water skate native to the Atlantic coast of South America from Brazil to southern Argentina. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Rioraja''. Named in honor of zoologist-geologist Loui ...

'' (Müller & Henle 1841) Whitley 1939 (Rio skate) ** Subfamily Arhynchobatinae *** Tribe Arhynchobatini **** Genus ''

Psammobatis ''Psammobatis'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. These fish are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans off southern South America. Species * '' Psammobatis bergi'' Marini, 1932 (Blotched sand skate) * ''Psammobatis extenta' ...

'' Günther 1870 (Sand skates) ***** '' Psammobatis bergi'' Marini 1932 (Blotched sand skate) ***** ''

Psammobatis extenta The zipper sandskate (''Psammobatis extenta'') is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is found in the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas. References

Psammoba ...

'' (Garman 1913) (Zipper sand skate) ***** '' Psammobatis lentiginosa'' McEachran 1983 (Freckled sand skate) ***** '' Psammobatis normani'' McEachran 1983 (Shortfin sand skate) ***** '' Psammobatis parvacauda'' McEachran 1983 (Smalltail sand skate) ***** '' Psammobatis rudis'' Gunther 1870 (Smallthorn sand skate) ***** '' Psammobatis rutra'' Jordan 1890 (Spade sand skate) ***** '' Psammobatis scobina'' (Phillipi 1857) (Raspthorn sand skate) **** Genus '' Sympterygia'' Müller & Henle 1837 (fanskates) ***** '' Sympterygia lima'' (Poeppig 1835) (Filetail fanskate) ***** '' Sympterygia bonapartei'' Müller & Henle 1841 (Smallnose fanskate) ***** '' Sympterygia acuta'' Garman 1877 (Bignose fanskate) ***** '' Sympterygia brevicaudata'' (Cope 1877) (Shorttail fanskate) **** Genus '' Arhynchobatis'' Waite 1909 (Longtail skate) ***** '' Arhynchobatis asperrima'' Waite 1909 (Longtail skate) **** Genus '' Irolita'' Whitley 1931 (Round skates) ***** '' Irolita waitii'' (McCulloch 1911) (Southern round skate) ***** '' Irolita westraliensis'' Last & Gledhill 2008 (Western round skate) *** Tribe Bathyrajini Last, Weigmann & Yang 2016 **** Genus ''

Bathyraja ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Ishiyama 1958) ***** ''

Bathyraja abyssicola The deepsea skate (''Bathyraja abyssicola'') is a species of softnose skate, in the family Arhynchobatidae, found in deep water from 362 to 2,906 m, usually on the continental slope. They are distributed from off northern Baja California around ...

'' (Deepsea skate) ***** '' Bathyraja aguja'' (Aguja skate) ***** '' Bathyraja albomaculata'' (White-dotted skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja aleutica The Aleutian skate (''Bathyraja aleutica'') is a species of skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives in depths ranging from 15 to 1602 meters in North Pacific Ocean from northern parts of Japan to the Aleutian Islands and southeastern Alask ...

'' (Aleutian skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja andriashevi ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Little-eyed skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja bergi ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Bottom skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja brachyurops Broadnose skate (''Bathyraja brachyurops'') is a species of skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. This fish occurs on 28 to 604 meters, mostly at depths shallower than 250 meters, from Valdivia and Estrecho de Magallanes to Argentina and the Fal ...

'' (Broadnose skate) ***** '' Bathyraja caeluronigricans'' (Purple-black skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja cousseauae ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Joined-fins skate) ***** '' Bathyraja dilpotaenia'' (Dusty-pink skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja eatonii ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Eaton's skate) ***** '' Bathyraja fedorovi'' (Cinnamon skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja griseocauda The graytail skate (''Bathyraja griseocauda''), or gray tail skate, is a large species of Skate (fish), skate in the family Arhynchobatidae, native to the south-western Atlantic Ocean and south-eastern Pacific Ocean. It is listed as endangered s ...

'' (Graytail skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja hesperafricana ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (West African skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja interrupta ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Sandpaper skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja irrasa ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Kerguelen sandpaper skate) ***** '' Bathyraja ishiharai'' ***** '' Bathyraja isotrachys'' (Raspback skate) ***** '' Bathyraja leucomelanos'' (Domino skate) ***** '' Bathyraja lindbergi'' (Commander skate) ***** '' Bathyraja longicauda'' (Slimtail skate) ***** '' Bathyraja maccaini'' (McCain's skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja macloviana ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Patagonian skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja maculata ''Bathyraja maculata'', the white-blotched skate, is a species of skate from the western North Pacific Ocean. An adult is approximately 1 meter in length, and is found at depths of up to 1 kilometer. Unlike any other known member of the genus ...

'' (White-blotched skate) ***** '' Bathyraja magellanica'' (Magellan skate) ***** '' Bathyraja mariposa'' (Butterfly skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja matsubarai ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Dusky-purple skate) ***** '' Bathyraja meridionalis'' (Dark-belly skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja murrayi ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Smallthorn skate) ***** '' Bathyraja multispinis'' (Multispine skate) ***** '' Bathyraja notoroensis'' (Notoro skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja pallida ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Pale skate) ***** '' Bathyraja panthera'' (Leopard skate) ***** '' Bathyraja papilionifera'' ***** '' Bathyraja parmifera'' (Alaska skate) ***** '' Bathyraja peruana'' (Peruvian skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja richardsoni Richardson's ray (''Bathyraja richardsoni'') is a Skate (fish), skate of the family (biology), family Arhynchobatidae, found in the Atlantic Ocean and around Cook Strait in New Zealand, at depths of from 1,300 to 2,500 m. Their length can reach ...

'' (Richardson's ray) ***** ''

Bathyraja scaphiops ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Cuphead skate) ***** '' Bathyraja schroederi'' (Whitemouth skate) ***** '' Bathyraja shuntovi'' (Longnose deep-sea skate) ***** ''

Bathyraja simoterus ''Bathyraja'' is a large genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. Species There are 55 recognized species in this genus:Orr, J.W., Stevenson, D.E., Hoff, G.R., Spies, I. & McEachran, J.D. (2011)Bathyraja panthera, ''a new species of skate ...

'' (Hokkaido skate) ***** '' Bathyraja smirnovi'' (Golden skate) ***** '' Bathyraja smithii'' (African softnose skate) ***** '' Bathyraja spinicauda'' (Spinytail skate) ***** '' Bathyraja spinosissima'' (Pacific white skate) ***** '' Bathyraja trachouros'' (Eremo skate) ***** '' Bathyraja taranetzi'' ***** '' Bathyraja trachura'' (Roughtail skate) ***** '' Bathyraja tunae'' ***** '' Bathyraja tzinovskii'' (Creamback skate) ***** '' Bathyraja violacea'' (Okhotsk skate) **** Genus '' Rhinoraja'' Ishiyama 1952 (jointnose skates) ***** '' Rhinoraja kujiensis'' (Tanaka 1916) (Dapple-bellied softnose skate) ***** '' Rhinoraja longicauda'' Ishiyama 1952 (White-bellied softnose skate) ***** '' Rhinoraja odai'' Ishiyama 1958 (Oda's skate) *** Tribe Pavorajini McEachran 1984 **** Genus '' Brochiraja'' Last & McEachran 2006 (Deep-sea skates) ***** '' Brochiraja aenigma'' (Enigma skate) ***** '' Brochiraja albilabiata'' ***** '' Brochiraja asperula'' (Spiny deepsea skate) ***** '' Brochiraja heuresa'' ***** '' Brochiraja leviveneta'' ***** '' Brochiraja microspinifera'' ***** '' Brochiraja spinifera'' (Prickly deepsea skate) ***** '' Brochiraja vittacauda'' **** Genus '' Insentiraja'' (Yearsley & Last 1992) (Pacific looseskin skates) ***** '' Insentiraja laxipella'' (Eastern looseskin skate) ***** '' Insentiraja subtilispinosa'' (Velvet skate) **** Genus '' Notoraja'' (Ishiyama 1958) (Indian/Pacific softnose skates) ***** ''

Notoraja alisae ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Alis skate) ***** ''

Notoraja azurea ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Blue-skate) ***** ''

Notoraja fijiensis ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Fiji skate) ***** ''

Notoraja hirticauda ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (False ghost skate) ***** ''

Notoraja inusitata ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Strange skate) ***** ''

Notoraja lira ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Broken Ridge skate) ***** ''

Notoraja longiventralis ''Notoraja'' is a genus of Skate (fish), skates in the family (biology), family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Notoraja ...

'' (Long-ventral skate) ***** ''

Notoraja martinezi ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Barbedwire-tailed skate) ***** ''

Notoraja ochroderma ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Pale skate) ***** ''

Notoraja sapphira ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 (A ...

'' (Sapphire skate) ***** ''

Notoraja sticta ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 ( ...

'' (Blotched skate) ***** ''

Notoraja tobitukai ''Notoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae. They are found in deep water in the Indian and western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * ''Notoraja alisae'' Séret & Last, 2012 (A ...

'' (Lead-hued skate) **** Genus ''

Pavoraja ''Pavoraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Arhynchobatidae from deeper waters off Australia. Description ''Pavoraja'' are relatively small skates. The disc is semi-oval to heart-shaped. The snout has a small fleshy process at the tip. Spe ...

'' Whitley 1939 (Peacock skates) ***** '' Pavoraja alleni'' (Allen's skate) ***** '' Pavoraja arenaria'' (Sandy skate) ***** '' Pavoraja mosaica'' (Mosaic skate) ***** '' Pavoraja nitida'' (Peacock skate) ***** ''

Pavoraja pseudonitida ''Pavoraja pseudonitida'', commonly known as the false peacock skate, is a species of fish in the family Arhynchobatidae. It lives in depths ranging from 212 to 512 meters in the western Pacific Ocean off the coast of north-eastern Australia. I ...

'' (False peacock skate) ***** '' Pavoraja umbrosa'' (Dusky skate) **** Genus ''

Pseudoraja The fanfin skate (''Pseudoraja fischeri'') is a species of skate in the family Arhynchobatidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Pseudoraja''. This pelagic skate occurs in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida and through the Gulf of Mex ...

'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1954 ***** '' Pseudoraja atlantica'' ***** '' Pseudoraja fischeri'' (Fanfin skate) * Family Rajidae: "True"

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

s ** Genus '' Malacobatis'' Gratzianov 1907 *** '' Malacobatis mucosa'' (Steller 1814) Gratzianov 1907 ** Tribe Rostrorajini Ishihara et al. 2012 *** Genus '' Malacoraja'' (Stehmann 1970) (Soft skates) **** '' Malacoraja kreffti'' (Krefft's skate) **** '' Malacoraja obscura'' (Brazilian soft skate) **** '' Malacoraja senta'' **** '' Malacoraja spinacidermis'' (Soft skate) *** Genus ''

Neoraja ''Neoraja'' is a genus of fish in the family Rajidae found in the Atlantic Ocean. These small, deep-water skates all reach a total length of approximately . Species * '' Neoraja africana'' ( Stehmann & Séret, 1983) (West African pygmy skate) ...

'' McEachran & Campagno 1982 (Blue pygmy skates) **** '' Neoraja africana'' (West African pygmy skate) **** ''

Neoraja caerulea ''Neoraja caerulea'', also known as the blue ray or blue pygmy skate, is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This small ray reaches a total length of approximately and is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a ...

'' (Blue pygmy skate) **** '' Neoraja carolinensis'' (Carolina pygmy skate) **** '' Neoraja iberica'' (Iberian pygmy skate) **** '' Neoraja stehmanni'' (African dwarf skate) *** Genus ''

Orbiraja ''Orbiraja'' is a genus of small Skate (fish), skates in the family Rajidae from the western and central Indo-Pacific. Prior to 2016, they were included in the genus ''Okamejei''. Species There are three species in the genus: * ''Orbiraja jense ...

'' Last, Weigman & Dumale 2016 **** ''

Orbiraja jensenae ''Orbiraja'' is a genus of small Skate (fish), skates in the family Rajidae from the western and central Indo-Pacific. Prior to 2016, they were included in the genus ''Okamejei''. Species There are three species in the genus: * ''Orbiraja jense ...

'' (Last & Lim 2010) Last, Weigmann & Dumale 2016 (Sulu sea skate) **** '' Orbiraja philipi'' (Lloyd 1906) **** '' Orbiraja powelli'' (Alcock 1898) (Indian ringed skate) *** Genus '' Rostroraja'' (Hulley 1972) **** '' Rostroraja ackleyi'' (Garman 1881) (Ocellate skate) **** '' Rostroraja alba'' (Lacépède 1802) Hulley 1972 (Bottlenose skate) **** '' Rostroraja bahamensis'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1965) (Bahama skate) **** '' Rostroraja cervigoni'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1964) (Finspot ray) **** '' Rostroraja eglanteria'' (Bosc 1800) (clearnose skate) **** '' Rostroraja equatorialis'' (Jordan & Bollman 1890) (equatorial ray) **** '' Rostroraja texana'' (Chandler 1921) (Roundel skate) **** '' Rostroraja velezi'' (Chirichigno 1973) (Velez ray) ** Tribe Amblyrajini McEachran & Dunn 1998 *** Genus ''

Amblyraja ''Amblyraja'' is a genus of skates that primarily are found in the Atlantic, but species also occur in the East and North Pacific, the Arabian Sea, the sub-Antarctic, and off Southern Australia and New Zealand. Species Ten recognized species ar ...

'' Malm 1877 (Thorny skates and others) **** ''

Amblyraja badia The broad skate (''Amblyraja badia'') is a poorly known species of skate in the family Rajidae. It occurs at depths of , and has been observed via remotely operated underwater vehicle by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute as deep as , ...

'' (Broad skate) **** ''

Amblyraja doellojuradoi The southern thorny skate (''Amblyraja doellojuradoi'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It lives off the coast of Argentina and Uruguay (the southern tip of South America), and around the Falkland Islands in depths ranging from 51 to ...

'' (Southern thorny skate) **** ''

Amblyraja frerichsi The thickbody skate (''Amblyraja frerichsi'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae found off the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is open seas. Etymology The skate is named in honor of Thomas Frerichs, the cap ...

'' (Thickbody skate) **** ''

Amblyraja georgiana The Antarctic starry skate (''Amblyraja georgiana'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It lives near the seabed in depths ranging from 20 to 350 m in the south-eastern Pacific near Chile and South Georgia Island South Georgia ( e ...

'' (Antarctic starry skate) **** ''

Amblyraja hyperborea The Arctic skate (''Amblyraja hyperborea'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It lives near the seabed between 140 and 2,500 m deep in the Arctic Ocean and waters around Canada and northern and north-western Europe, in the northern Pac ...

'' (Arctic skate) **** ''

Amblyraja jenseni Jensen's skate (''Amblyraja jenseni''), also known as the shortail skate,Orlov, Alexie M, et al. “Deepwater Skates (Rajidae) Collected during the 2004 Cruises of R.V. ‘G.O. Sars’ and ‘M.S. Loran’ in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Area.” Resea ...

'' (Jensen's skate or shorttail skate) **** ''

Amblyraja radiata The thorny skate (''Amblyraja radiata'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. This bottom-living skate lives in the North and south-eastern Atlantic Ocean in depths ranging from and water temperatures from . Species description The th ...

'' (Thorny skate) **** ''

Amblyraja reversa ''Amblyraja reversa'', commonly known as the reversed skate, is a deepwater skate known from a single specimen. Based on the single specimen, its range is predicted to include at least the Western Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-l ...

'' (Reversed skate) **** ''

Amblyraja robertsi The bigmouth skate (''Amblyraja robertsi'') is a species of fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony ...

'' (Bigmouth skate) **** ''

Amblyraja taaf ''Amblyraja taaf'', commonly known as the whiteleg skate or thorny skate, is a little-known skate Skate or Skates may refer to: Fish *Skate (fish), several genera of fish belonging to the family Rajidae * Pygmy skates, several genera of fish ...

'' (Whiteleg skate) *** Genus ''

Breviraja ''Breviraja'', commonly known as lightnose skates, is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep water of the western Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico. Species * '' Breviraja claramaculata'' McEachran & Mathe ...

'' Bigelow & Schroeder 1948 **** '' Breviraja claramaculata'' (Brightspot skate) **** '' Breviraja colesi'' (Lightnose skate) **** '' Breviraja mouldi'' (Blacknose skate) **** '' Breviraja nigriventralis'' (Blackbelly skate) **** '' Breviraja spinosa'' (Spinose skate) *** Genus ''

Dactylobatus ''Dactylobatus'' is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae. They are found in deep waters in the western Atlantic Ocean from Brazil to the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico. Species Two species are recognized in this genus: * '' Dac ...

'' Bean & Weed 1909 (Skilletskate and hookskate) **** '' Dactylobatus armatus'' (Skilletskate) **** '' Dactylobatus clarkii'' (Hookskate) *** Genus ''

Leucoraja ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-weste ...

'' Malm 1877 (Rough skates) **** '' Leucoraja caribbaea'' (Maya skate) **** ''

Leucoraja circularis The sandy ray (''Leucoraja circularis'') or sandy skate is a species of ray in the family Rajidae. Description It maximum length is , typical adults measuring . It has a short snout with a spinulose reddish-brown dorsal surface, a tail only sl ...

'' (Sandy skate) **** ''

Leucoraja compagnoi ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-wester ...

'' (Tigertail skate) **** '' Leucoraja erinacea'' (Little skate) **** ''

Leucoraja fullonica The shagreen ray (''Leucoraja fullonica''), also known as shagreen skate or fuller's ray, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae. This ray is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Murmansk, Russia through Norway, southern Iceland, the ...

'' (Shagreen skate) **** ''

Leucoraja garmani The Rosette skate (''Leucoraja garmani'') is an abundant mid-depth skate. Etymology The skate is named in honor of American ichthyologist-herpetologist Samuel Garman (1843‒1927), of Harvard University. Distribution and habitat The Rosette S ...

'' (Freckled skate) **** ''

Leucoraja lentiginosa ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of Rajidae, hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and continental slope, slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterra ...

'' (Speckled skate) **** ''

Leucoraja leucosticta ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-wester ...

'' (Whitedappled skate) **** ''

Leucoraja melitensis The Maltese skate (''Leucoraja melitensis''), or Maltese ray, is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is a rare endemic species from the Mediterranean Sea found in the coastal waters of Algeria, Italy, Malta, Tunisia, Greece and Turkey. I ...

'' (Maltese skate) **** ''

Leucoraja naevus ''Leucoraja naevus'' is a species of fish belonging to the family Rajidae. It is mainly found along the coasts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean and occasionally in the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atla ...

'' (Cuckoo skate) **** ''

Leucoraja ocellata The winter skate (''Leucoraja ocellata'') is a globally-endangered species of skate found in the surrounding waters of northeastern North America. They inhabit shallow shelf waters and are prone to bycatch during commercial fishing. Descripti ...

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Leucoraja pristispina ''Leucoraja'' is a genus of hardnose skates in the family Rajidae, commonly known as the rough skates. They occur mostly on continental shelves and slopes in the north-western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the south-wester ...

'' (Sawback skate) **** '' Leucoraja virginica'' (Virginia skate) **** '' Leucoraja wallacei'' (Yellow-spotted skate) **** '' Leucoraja yucatanensis'' (Yucatan skate) *** Genus ''

Rajella ''Rajella'' is a genus of skate found deeper than in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. Species There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus: * '' Rajella annandalei'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Annandale's skate) * ''Rajella bar ...

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Rajella fyllae ''Rajella fyllae'' is a species of skate (fish), skate in the family Rajidae. Name The scientific name ''fyllae'' refers to the ship HDMS Fylla, HDMS ''Fylla'', from where the holotype was collected by the ''Fylla'' scientific expeditions of 18 ...

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Rajella bathyphila The deepwater ray (''Rajella bathyphila''), also called the deepwater skate or abyssal skate, is a species of skate (fish), skate in the family Rajidae. Distribution The deepwater ray is bathydemersal; it has been recorded at , mostly below . I ...

'' (Holt & Byrne 1908) (Deep-water ray) **** '' Rajella annandalei'' (Weber 1913) (Annandale's skate) **** '' Rajella caudaspinosa'' (von Bonde & Swart 1923) (Munchkin skate) **** '' Rajella leoparda'' (von Bonde & Swart 1923) (Leopard skate) **** ''

Rajella barnardi The bigthorn skate (''Rajella barnardi'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is found in Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Western Sahara, ...

'' (Norman 1935) (Bigthorn skate) **** '' Rajella fuliginea'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1954) (Sooty skate) **** '' Rajella nigerrima'' (de Buen 1960) (Blackish skate) **** '' Rajella purpuriventralis'' (Bigelow & Schroeder 1962) (Purplebelly skate) **** '' Rajella dissimilis'' (Hulley 1970) (Ghost skate) **** '' Rajella ravidula'' (Hulley 1970) (Smoothback skate) **** '' Rajella sadowskii'' (Krefft & Stehmann 1974) (Brazilian skate) **** '' Rajella bigelowi'' (Stehmann 1978) (Bigelow's ray) **** '' Rajella kukujevi'' (Dolganov 1985) (Mid-Atlantic Skate) **** '' Rajella eisenhardti'' Long & McCosker 1999 (Galápagos grey skate) **** '' Rajella challengeri'' Last & Stehmann 2008 (Challenger Skate) **** '' Rajella paucispinosa'' Weigmann, Stehmann & Thiel 2014 (Sparsely-thorned skate) ** Tribe Rajini *** Genus ''

Dentiraja ''Dentiraja'' is a genus of skates native to the oceans around Australia. Members of this genus usually grow up to a maximum of 35 – 70 cm, with the longest being Heald's skate ('' Dentiraja healdi''), with a maximum length of about 72&nb ...

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Dentiraja healdi ''Dentiraja'' is a genus of Skate (fish), skates native to the oceans around Australia. Members of this genus usually grow up to a maximum of 35 – 70 cm, with the longest being Heald's skate (''Dentiraja healdi''), with a maximum length of ...

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Dentiraja lemprieri The thornback skate (''Dentiraja lemprieri'') is a species of skate of the family Rajidae. A bottom-dwelling fish, it is endemic to Australia, occurring in relatively shallow waters from near-shore to 170 metres. The thornback skate can grow up ...

'' (Thornback skate) **** '' Dentiraja oculus'' (Ocellate skate) **** '' Dentiraja polyommata'' (Argus skate) *** Genus '' Dipturus'' (Larger common skates) **** '' Dipturus acrobelus'' (Deepwater skate) **** '' Dipturus amphispinus'' (Ridgeback skate) **** '' Dipturus apricus'' (Pale tropical skate) **** '' Dipturus batis'' (Common skate, or blue skate) **** '' Dipturus bullisi'' (Bullis skate) **** '' Dipturus campbelli'' (Blackspot skate) **** '' Dipturus canutus'' (Gray skate) **** '' Dipturus crosnieri'' (Madagascar skate) **** '' Dipturus diehli'' (Thorny-tail skate) **** '' Dipturus doutrei'' (Violet skate) **** '' Dipturus ecuadoriensis'' (Ecuador skate) **** '' Dipturus flavirostris'' **** '' Dipturus garricki'' (San Blas skate) **** '' Dipturus gigas'' (Giant skate) **** '' Dipturus grahami'' (Graham's skate) **** '' Dipturus gudgeri'' (Greenback skate) **** '' Dipturus innominatus'' (New Zealand smooth skate) **** '' Dipturus johannisdavisi'' (Travancore skate) **** '' Dipturus kwangtungensis ''(Kwangtung skate) **** '' Dipturus laevis'' (Barndoor skate) **** '' Dipturus lanceorostratus'' (Rattail skate) **** '' Dipturus leptocauda'' (Thintail skate) **** '' Dipturus macrocauda'' (Bigtail skate) **** '' Dipturus melanospilus'' (Blacktip skate) **** '' Dipturus mennii'' (South Brazilian skate) **** '' Dipturus nidarosiensis'' (Norwegian skate) **** '' Dipturus olseni'' (Spreadfin skate) **** '' Dipturus oregoni'' (Hooktail skate) **** '' Dipturus oxyrinchus'' **** '' Dipturus pullopunctatus'' (Slimeskate) **** '' Dipturus queenslandicus'' (Queensland deepwater skate) **** '' Dipturus springeri'' (Roughbelly skate) **** '' Dipturus stenorhynchus'' (Prownose skate) **** '' Dipturus teevani'' (Prickly brown ray) **** '' Dipturus tengu'' (Acutenose skate) **** '' Dipturus trachyderma'' (Roughskin skate) **** '' Dipturus wengi'' (Weng's skate) **** '' Dipturus whitleyi'' (Wedgenose skate) **** '' Dipturus wuhanlingi'' (Wu's skate) *** Genus ''

Beringraja ''Beringraja'' is a genus of skates in the family Rajidae with up to six described species. Formerly, they were included in the genus ''Raja'' until 2012, when the genus ''Beringraja'' was erected for the two species which had multiple embryos ...

'' Ishihara et al. 2012 aja “North Pacific Assemblage”**** '' Beringraja binoculata'' (Girard 1855) (Big skate) **** '' Beringraja pulchra'' (Liu 1932) (Mottled skate) **** '' Beringraja corteziensis'' (McEachran & Miyake 1988) **** '' Beringraja inornata'' (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) **** ''

Beringraja rhina ''Beringraja rhina'', commonly known as the longnose skate, is a species of skate in the family Rajidae from the northeast Pacific. It is found from the eastern Bering Sea and Alaska to Baja California and the Gulf of California. The longnos ...

'' (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) (Longnose skate this common name is also sometimes used for ''Dentiraja confusus'') **** '' Beringraja stellulata'' (Jordan & Gilbert 1880) *** Genus '' Hongeo'' **** '' Hongeo koreana'' (Korean skate) *** Genus '' Okamejei'' (includes spot skates) **** '' Okamejei acutispina'' (Sharpspine skate) **** ''

Okamejei arafurensis ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small Skate (fish), skates in the family (biology), family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to ''Orb ...

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Okamejei heemstrai ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to '' Orbiraja'' in 2016.Last, Weigma ...

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Okamejei kenojei The ocellate spot skate (''Okamejei kenojei''), also known as the spiny rasp skate or swarthy skate, is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiver ...

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Okamejei leptoura ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to '' Orbiraja'' in 2016.Last, Weigma ...

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Okamejei meerdervoortii The bigeye skate (''Okamejei meerdervoortii'') is a type of ray in the family Rajidae. The species is commonly found in the Western Pacific. Description Bigeye skate grow to a maximum recorded length of . They are found at depths of . See ...

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Okamejei mengae ''Okamejei'' is a genus of small skates in the family Rajidae from the central and western Indo-Pacific, and the north-western Pacific Ocean. Species Three species formerly placed in this genus were moved to '' Orbiraja'' in 2016.Last, Weigma ...

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Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...

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Raja asterias ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested fr ...

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Raja clavata The thornback ray (''Raja clavata''), or thornback skate, is a species of ray (fish), ray fish in the family Rajidae. Distribution The Thornback ray is found in the Atlantic coastal waters of Europe and western Africa. It is also present from ...

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Raja herwigi ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...

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Raja maderensis ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested f ...

'' R. T. Lowe, 1838 (Madeiran ray) **** '' Raja microocellata'' Montagu, 1818 (small-eyed ray) **** '' Raja miraletus''

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Raja parva Raja Parba (, ), also known as ''Mithuna Sankranti'', is a three-day-long festival of womanhood celebrated in Odisha, India. The second day of the festival signifies beginning of the solar month of Mithuna from, which the season of rains starts. ...

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Raja polystigma ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested fr ...

Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

, 1923 (speckled ray) **** '' Raja radula'' Delaroche, 1809 (rough ray) **** '' Raja rondeleti'' Bougis, 1959 (Rondelet's ray) **** '' Raja rouxi'' Capapé, 1977 **** '' Raja straeleni''

Poll Poll, polled, or polling may refer to: Figurative head counts * Poll, a formal election ** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts ** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions ** Polling places o ...

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Zearaja maugeana The maugean skate or Port Davey skate (''Zearaja maugeana'') is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. Its natural habitat is estuarine waters. It is endemic to Tasmania, only found in Macquarie Harbour and Bathurst Harbour Bathurst Harb ...

'' Last & Gledhill 2007 (Maugean skate)

Order
Myliobatiformes Myliobatiformes () is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They were formerly included in the order Rajiformes, but more recent phylogenetic studies have shown the myliobatiforms to be a monophyletic grou ...

* Suborder Myliobatoidei:

Stingrays Stingrays are a group of sea rays, which are cartilaginous fish related to sharks. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae ...

eagle ray The eagle rays are a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom. Eagle rays feed on mollusks and crustaceans, crushing their shells with the ...

s, cownose rays, and

butterfly ray The butterfly rays are the rays forming the genus ''Gymnura'' and the family Gymnuridae. They are found in warm oceans worldwide, and occasionally in estuaries. The body of butterfly rays is flattened and surrounded by an extremely broad disc fo ...

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Dasyatis ''Dasyatis'' (Greek δασύς ''dasýs'' meaning rough or dense and βατίς ''batís'' meaning skate) is a genus of stingray in the family Dasyatidae that is native to the Atlantic, including the Mediterranean. In a 2016 taxonomic revisi ...

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Dasyatis acutirostra :''"Sharpnose stingray" may also refer to '' Dasyatis zugei'', '' Himantura gerrardi'', or '' Himantura jenkinsii. The sharpnose stingray (''Telatrygon acutirostra'') is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found off sout ...

'' (Sharpnose stingray) **** '' Dasyatis akajei'' (Red stingray) **** '' Dasyatis americana'' (Southern stingray) **** '' Dasyatis bennetti'' (Bennett's stingray) **** ''

Dasyatis brevicaudata The short-tail stingray or smooth stingray (''Bathytoshia brevicaudata'') is a common species of Myliobatiformes, stingray in the family (biology), family Dasyatidae. It occurs off southern Africa, typically offshore at a depth of , and off south ...

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Dasyatis chrysonota The blue stingray (''Dasyatis chrysonota'') is a species of whiptail stingray of the family Dasyatidae often found in the coastal waters of southern Africa. Distribution and similar species The species' common geographical distribution ranges ...

'' (Blue stingray) **** '' Dasyatis colarensis'' (Colares stingray) **** '' Dasyatis dipterura'' (Diamond stingray) **** '' Dasyatis fluviorum'' (Estuary stingray) **** '' Dasyatis garouaensis'' (Smooth freshwater stingray) **** '' Dasyatis geijskesi'' (Sharpsnout stingray) **** '' Dasyatis gigantea'' (Giant stumptail stingray) **** '' Dasyatis guttata'' (Longnose stingray) **** '' Dasyatis hastata'' (Pygmy roughtail stingray) **** '' Dasyatis hypostigma'' (Groovebelly stingray) **** '' Dasyatis izuensis'' (Izu stingray) **** '' Dasyatis kuhlii'' (Bluespotted stingray) **** '' Dasyatis laevigata'' (Yantai stingray) **** '' Dasyatis laosensis'' (Mekong freshwater stingray) **** '' Dasyatis lata'' (Broad stingray) **** '' Dasyatis longa'' (Longtail stingray) **** '' Dasyatis longicauda'' (Merauke stingray) **** '' Dasyatis margarita'' (Daisy stingray) **** '' Dasyatis margaritella'' (Pearl stingray) **** '' Dasyatis marianae'' (Brazilian large-eyed stingray) **** ''

Dasyatis marmorata ''Dasyatis marmorata'', the marbled stingray, is a species of stingray of the family Dasyatidae. Its geographic range covers the central and south-eastern Atlantic, from Morocco to South Africa. It is also present in the coastal waters of southe ...

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Dasyatis matsubarai The pitted stingray (''Bathytoshia matsubarai'') is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, endemic to the waters around Japan and the Sea of Japan. It typically found near the coast at depths of , but may also venture into the open se ...

'' (Pitted stingray) **** '' Dasyatis microps'' (Smalleye stingray) **** '' Dasyatis multispinosa'' (Multispine giant stingray) **** '' Dasyatis navarrae'' (Blackish stingray) **** '' Dasyatis parvonigra'' (Dwarf black stingray) **** ''

Dasyatis pastinaca The common stingray (''Dasyatis pastinaca'') is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It typically inhabits sandy or muddy habitats in coastal waters shallo ...

'' (Common stingray) **** '' Dasyatis rudis'' (Smalltooth stingray) **** '' Dasyatis sabina'' (Atlantic stingray) **** '' Dasyatis say'' (Bluntnose stingray) **** '' Dasyatis sinensis'' (Chinese stingray) **** '' Dasyatis thetidis'' (Black stingray) **** '' Dasyatis tortonesei'' (Tortonese's stingray) **** '' Dasyatis ukpam'' (Pincushion ray) **** '' Dasyatis ushiei'' (Cow stingray) **** '' Dasyatis zugei'' (Pale-edged stingray) *** Genus ''

Himantura ''Himantura'' is a genus of stingray in the family Dasyatidae that is native to the Indo-Pacific. In a 2016 taxonomic revision, many of the species formerly assigned to ''Himantura'' were reassigned to other genera ('' Brevitrygon'', '' Fluvi ...

'': Whiprays **** '' Himantura astra'' (Black-spotted whipray) **** '' Himantura dalyensis'' (Freshwater whipray) **** ''Himantura fai'' (Pink whipray) **** ''Himantura gerrardi'' (Whitespotted whipray) **** ''Himantura granulata'' (Mangrove whipray) **** ''Himantura hortlei'' (Hortle's whipray) **** ''Himantura imbricata'' (Scaly whipray) **** ''Himantura javaensis'' (Javan whipray) **** ''Himantura jenkinsii'' (Jenkins' whipray) **** ''Himantura kittipongi'' (Roughback whipray) **** ''Himantura leoparda'' (Leopard whipray) **** ''Himantura lobistoma'' (Tubemouth whipray) **** ''Himantura marginata'' (Blackedge whipray) **** ''Himantura microphthalma'' (Smalleye whipray) **** ''Himantura oxyrhyncha'' (Marbled whipray) **** ''Himantura pacifica'' (Pacific chupare, or Pacific whiptail stingray) **** ''Himantura pastinacoides'' (Round whipray) **** ''Himantura polylepis'' (Giant freshwater stingray) **** ''Himantura randalli'' (Arabian banded whipray) **** ''Himantura schmardae'' (Chupare stingray) **** ''Himantura signifer'' (White-edge freshwater whipray) **** ''Himantura toshi'' (Brown whipray) **** ''Himantura tutul'' (Fine-spotted leopard whipray) **** ''Himantura uarnacoides'' (Whitenose whipray) **** ''Himantura uarnak'' (Reticulate whipray) **** ''Himantura undulata'' (Honeycomb whipray) **** ''Himantura walga'' (Dwarf whipray) *** Genus ''Makararaja'' **** ''Makararaja chindwinensis'' *** Genus ''Neotrygon'': Maskrays **** ''Neotrygon annotata'' (Plain maskray) **** ''Neotrygon leylandi'' (Painted maskray) **** ''Neotrygon ningalooensis'' (Ningaloo maskray) **** ''Neotrygon picta'' (Peppered maskray) **** ''Neotrygon trigonoides'' (New Caledonian maskray) *** Genus ''Pastinachus'': Cowtail stingrays **** ''Pastinachus atrus'' (Eastern cowtail stingray) **** ''Pastinachus gracilicaudus'' (Narrowtail stingray) **** ''Pastinachus sephen'' (Cowtail stingray) **** ''Pastinachus solocirostris'' (Roughnose stingray) *** Genus ''Pteroplatytrygon'': Pelagic stingray **** ''Pteroplatytrygon violacea'' (Pelagic stingray) *** Genus ''Taeniura'': Ribbontail stingrays **** ''Taeniura grabata'' (Round fantail stingray) **** ''Taeniura lymma'' (Bluespotted ribbontail ray) **** ''Taeniura meyeni'' (Round ribbontail ray) *** Genus ''Urogymnus'': Porcupine ray **** ''Urogymnus asperrimus'' (Porcupine ray) ** Family Gymnuridae: Butterfly rays *** Genus ''Gymnura'': Butterfly rays **** ''Gymnura afuerae'' (Peruvian butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura altavela'' (Spiny butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura australis'' (Australian butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura bimaculata'' (Twin-spot butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura crebripunctata'' (Longspout butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura crooki'' **** ''Gymnura hirrundo'' (Madeira butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura japonica'' (Japanese butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura marmorata'' (California butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura micrura'' (Smooth butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura natalensis'' (Backwater butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura poecilura'' (Longtail butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura tentaculata'' (Tentacled butterfly ray) **** ''Gymnura zonura'' (Zonetail butterfly ray) ** Family Hexatrygonidae: Sixgill stingray *** Genus ''Hexatrygon'' **** ''Hexatrygon bickelli'' (Sixgill stingray) ** Family Myliobatidae: Eagle rays and manta rays *** Genus ''Aetobatus'' **** ''Aetobatus flagellum'' (Longheaded eagle ray) **** ''Aetobatus narinari'' (Spotted eagle ray) **** ''Aetobatus narutobiei'' (Naru eagle ray) **** ''Aetobatus ocellatus'' (Ocellated eagle ray) *** Genus ''Aetomylaeus'': Stingless eagle rays **** ''Aetomylaeus asperrimus'' (Rough eagle ray) **** ''Aetomylaeus bovinus'' (Bull ray) **** ''Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus'' **** ''Aetomylaeus maculatus'' (Mottled eagle ray) **** ''Aetomylaeus milvus'' (Brown eagle ray) **** ''Aetomylaeus nichofii'' (Banded eagle ray) **** ''Aetomylaeus vespertilio'' (Ornate eagle ray) *** Genus ''Manta ray, Manta'': Manta rays **** ''Manta alfredi'' (Reef manta ray) **** ''Manta birostris'' (Giant oceanic manta ray) *** Genus ''Mobula'': Devil rays **** ''Mobula eregoodootenkee'' (Pygmy devil ray) **** ''Mobula hypostoma'' (Lesser devil ray) **** ''Mobula japanica'' (Spinetail mobula) **** ''Mobula kuhlii'' (Shortfin devil ray) **** ''Mobula mobular'' (Devil fish) **** ''Mobula munkiana'' (Monk's devil ray) **** ''Mobula rochebrunei'' (Guinean devil ray) **** ''Mobula tarapacana'' (Box ray) **** ''Mobula thurstoni'' (Bentfin devil ray) *** Genus ''Myliobatis'': Eagle rays (in part) **** ''Myliobatis aquila'' (Common eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis australis'' (Australian bull ray) **** ''Myliobatis californica'' (Bat ray) **** ''Myliobatis chilensis'' (Chilean eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis freminvillei'' (Bullnose ray) **** ''Myliobatis goodei'' (Southern eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis hamlyni'' (Purple eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis longirostris'' (Longnose eagle ray, or snouted eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis peruvianus'' (Peruvian eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis ridens'' (Shortnose eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis tenuicaudatus'' (New Zealand eagle ray) **** ''Myliobatis tobijei'' (Japanese eagle ray) ** Family Plesiobatidae: Deepwater stingray *** Genus ''Plesiobatis'' **** ''Plesiobatis daviesi'' (Deepwater stingray) ** Family Potamotrygonidae: Freshwater stingrays *** Genus ''Heliotrygon'': Round river stingrays **** ''Heliotrygon gomesi'' (Gomes's round ray) **** ''Heliotrygon rosai'' (Rosa's round ray) *** Genus ''Paratrygon'' **** ''Paratrygon aiereba'' (Discus ray) *** Genus ''Plesiotrygon'': Antenna rays **** ''Plesiotrygon iwamae'' (Long-tailed river stingray) **** ''Plesiotrygon nana'' (Black-tailed antenna ray) *** Genus ''Potamotrygon'': Common river stingrays **** ''Potamotrygon amandae'' **** ''Potamotrygon boesemani'' (Emperor ray) **** ''Potamotrygon brachyura'' (Short-tailed river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon constellata'' (Thorny river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon falkneri'' (Largespot river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon henlei'' (Bigtooth river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon humerosa'' **** ''Potamotrygon hystrix'' (Porcupine river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon leopoldi'' (Xingu River ray, or white-blotched river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon limai'' **** ''Potamotrygon magdalenae'' (Magdalena river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon marinae'' **** ''Potamotrygon motoro'' (Ocellate river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon ocellata'' (Red-blotched river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon orbignyi'' (Smooth back river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon pantanensis'' **** ''Potamotrygon schroederi'' (Rosette river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon schuhmacheri'' (Parana River stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon scobina'' (Raspy river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon signata'' (Parnaiba river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon tatianae'' (Tatiana's river stingray) **** ''Potamotrygon tigrina'' (Tiger ray) **** ''Potamotrygon yepezi'' (Maracaibo River ray) ** Family Rhinopteridae: Cownose rays *** Genus ''Rhinoptera'': Cownose rays **** ''Rhinoptera adspersa'' (Rough cownose ray) **** ''Rhinoptera bonasus'' (Common cownose ray) **** ''Rhinoptera brasiliensis'' (Brazilian cownose ray) **** ''Rhinoptera javanica'' (Flapnose ray) **** ''Rhinoptera jayakari'' (Oman cownose ray) **** ''Rhinoptera marginata'' (Lusitanian cownose ray) **** ''Rhinoptera neglecta'' (Australian cownose ray) **** ''Rhinoptera steindachneri'' (Pacific cownose ray) ** Family Urolophidae: Stingarees *** Genus ''Trygonoptera'': Australian stingarees **** ''Trygonoptera galba'' (Yellow shovelnose stingaree) **** ''Trygonoptera imitata'' (Eastern shovelnose stingaree) **** ''Trygonoptera mucosa'' (Western shovelnose stingaree) **** ''Trygonoptera ovalis'' (Striped stingaree) **** ''Trygonoptera personata'' (Masked stingaree) **** ''Trygonoptera testacea'' (Common stingaree) *** Genus ''Urolophus'': Western Pacific stingarees **** ''Urolophus armatus'' (New Ireland stingaree) **** ''Urolophus aurantiacus'' (Sepia stingaree) **** ''Urolophus bucculentus'' (Sandyback stingaree) **** ''Urolophus circularis'' (Circular stingaree) **** ''Urolophus cruciatus'' (Crossback stingaree) **** ''Urolophus deforgesi'' (Chesterfield Island stingaree) **** ''Urolophus expansus'' (Wide stingaree) **** ''Urolophus flavomosaicus'' (Patchwork stingaree) **** ''Urolophus gigas'' (Spotted stingaree) **** ''Urolophus javanicus'' (Java stingaree) **** ''Urolophus kaianus'' (Kai stingaree) **** ''Urolophus kapalensis'' (Kapala stingaree) **** ''Urolophus lobatus'' (Lobed stingaree) **** ''Urolophus mitosis'' (Mitotic stingaree) **** ''Urolophus neocaledoniensis'' (New Caledonian stingaree) **** ''Urolophus orarius'' (Coastal stingaree) **** ''Urolophus papilio'' (Butterfly stingaree) **** ''Urolophus paucimaculatus'' (Sparsely-spotted stingaree) **** ''Urolophus piperatus'' (Coral sea stingaree) **** ''Urolophus sufflavus'' (Yellowback stingaree) **** ''Urolophus viridis'' (Greenback stingaree) **** ''Urolophus westraliensis'' (Brown stingaree) ** Family Urotrygonidae: American round stingrays *** Genus ''Urobatis'': Round stingrays **** ''Urobatis concentricus'' (Bullseye round stingray) **** ''Urobatis halleri'' (Round stingray) **** ''Urobatis jamaicensis'' (Yellow stingray) **** ''Urobatis maculatus'' (Spotted round ray) **** ''Urobatis marmoratus'' (Chilean round stingray) **** ''Urobatis pardalis'' (Leopard round stingray) **** ''Urobatis tumbesensis'' (Tumbes round stingray) *** Genus ''Urotrygon'': American round stingrays **** ''Urotrygon aspidura'' (Spiny-tail round ray) **** ''Urotrygon caudispinosus'' (Spine-tailed round ray) **** ''Urotrygon chilensis'' (Chilean round ray) **** ''Urotrygon cimar'' (Denticled stingray) **** ''Urotrygon microphthalmum'' (Smalleyed round stingray) **** ''Urotrygon munda'' (Munda round ray) **** ''Urotrygon nana'' (Dwarf round ray) **** ''Urotrygon peruanus'' (Peruvian stingray) **** ''Urotrygon reticulata'' (Reticulate round ray) **** ''Urotrygon rogersi'' (Roger's round ray) **** ''Urotrygon serrula'' (Saw-spined round ray) **** ''Urotrygon simulatrix'' (Fake round ray) **** ''Urotrygon venezuelae'' (Venezuela round stingray)

Superorder Squalomorphii

Order Hexanchiformes

* Family Chlamydoselachidae

1884 (frilled sharks) ** Genus: ''Chlamydoselachus''

, 1884 *** ''Southern African frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus africana'' Ebert & Leonard Compagno, Compagno, 2009 (Southern African frilled shark) *** ''Frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus''

, 1884 (Frilled shark) *Family Cow shark, Hexanchidae John Edward Gray, J. E. Gray 1851 (Cow sharks) ** Genus: ''Heptranchias'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Sharpnose sevengill shark, Heptranchias perlo'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (sharpnose sevengill shark) ** Genus: ''Hexanchus'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus '' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (bluntnose sixgill shark) *** ''Bigeyed sixgill shark, Hexanchus nakamurai'' Teng Huo-Tu, Teng, 1962 (bigeyed sixgill shark) ** Genus: ''Notorynchus'' William Orville Ayres, Ayres, 1855 *** ''Broadnose sevengill shark, Notorynchus cepedianus '' (François Péron, Péron, 1807) (broadnose sevengill shark)

Order Squaliformes

* Family Centrophoridae Bleeker 1859 (gulper sharks) ** Genus ''Centrophorus'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Centrophorus atromarginatus''

, 1913 (Dwarf gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus granulosus'' ( Bloch & Johann Gottlob Schneider, J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus harrissoni'' Allan Riverstone McCulloch, McCulloch, 1915 (Dumb gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus isodon'' (Chu Yuan-Ting, Y. T. Chu, Meng Qing-Wen, Q. W. Meng & Liu Ji-Xing, J. X. Liu, 1981) (Black-fin gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus lusitanicus'' José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, Barbosa du Bocage & Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1864 (Low-fin gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus moluccensis'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1860 (Small-fin gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus seychellorum'' Albert Baranes, Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus squamosus'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Leaf-scale gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus tessellatus''

, 1906 (Mosaic gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus uyato'' (Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810) (Little gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus westraliensis'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Ebert & Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 2008 (Western gulper shark) *** ''Centrophorus zeehaani'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Ebert & Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, 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''

& Snyder, 1902 *** ''Deania calcea'' (Richard Thomas Lowe, Lowe, 1839) (Bird-beak dogfish) *** ''Deania hystricosa'' (

, 1906) (Rough longnose dogfish) *** ''Deania profundorum'' (

, 1912) (Arrow-head dogfish) *** ''Deania quadrispinosa'' (Allan Riverstone McCulloch, McCulloch, 1915) (Long-snout dogfish) * Family Echinorhinidae Gill 1862 (bramble/spinous sharks) ** Genus ''Echinorhinus'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, Gill, 1862 *** ''Echinorhinus brucus'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Bramble shark) *** ''Echinorhinus cookei'' Viktor Pietschmann, Pietschmann, 1928 (Prickly shark) * Family Etmopteridae Fowler 1934 (lantern sharks) ** Genus ''Aculeola'' Don Fernando de Buen y Lozano, F. de Buen, 1959 *** ''Aculeola nigra'' Don Fernando de Buen y Lozano, F. de Buen, 1959 (Hook-tooth dogfish) ** Genus ''Centroscyllium'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1841 *** ''Centroscyllium excelsum'' Shirai Shigeru, Shirai & Nakaya, 1990 (High-fin dogfish) *** ''Centroscyllium fabricii'' (Johan Reinhardt, J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1825) (Black dogfish) *** ''Centroscyllium granulatum'' Albert Günther, Günther, 1887 (Granular dogfish) *** ''Centroscyllium kamoharai'' Tokiharu Abe, T. Abe, 1966 (Bare-skin dogfish) *** ''Centroscyllium nigrum''

, 1899 (Comb-tooth dogfish) *** ''Centroscyllium ornatum'' (Alfred William Alcock, Alcock, 1889) (Ornate dogfish) *** ''Centroscyllium ritteri'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (White-fin dogfish) ** Genus ''Etmopterus'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Etmopterus baxteri'' Jack Garrick, Garrick, 1957 (New Zealand lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus benchleyi'' Victoria Elena Vásquez, V. E. Vásquez, Ebert &

, 2015 (Ninja lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus bigelowi'' Shirai Shigeru, Shirai & Hiroyuki Tachikawa, Tachikawa, 1993 (Blurred lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus brachyurus'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith &

, 1912 (Short-tail lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus bullisi'' Bigelow &

, 1957 (Lined lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus burgessi'' Jayna Ann Schaaf-Da Silva, Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert, 2006 (Broad-snout lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus carteri'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess, 1985 (Cylindrical lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus caudistigmus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Tail-spot lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus compagnoi'' Ronald Fricke, R. Fricke & Isabel Koch, Koch, 1990 (Brown lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus decacuspidatus'' Chan William Lai-Yee, W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (Comb-tooth lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus dianthus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Pink lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus dislineatus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Lined lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus evansi'' Peter Robert Last, Last, George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Black-mouth lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus fusus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (Pygmy lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus gracilispinis'' G. Krefft, 1968 (Broad-banded lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus granulosus'' (Albert C. L. G. Günther, Günther, 1880) (Southern lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus hillianus'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1861) (Caribbean lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus joungi'' James D. S. Knuckey, Knuckey, Ebert & George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess, 2011 (Short-fin smooth lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus litvinovi'' Nikolai Vasilyevich Parin, Parin & Aleksandr Nicholaevich Kotlyar, Kotlyar, 1990 (Small-eye lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus lucifer'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902 (Black-belly lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus molleri'' ( Whitley, 1939) (Moller's lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus perryi'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess, 1985 (Dwarf lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus polli'' Bigelow,

& Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1953 (African lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus princeps'' Collett, 1904 (Great lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess & Séret, 2002 (False lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus pusillus'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Smooth lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus pycnolepis'' Aleksandr Nicholaevich Kotlyar, Kotlyar, 1990 (Dense-scale lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus robinsi'' Pamela J. Schofield, Schofield & George H. Burgess, G. H. Burgess, 1997 (West Indian lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus schultzi'' Bigelow,

& Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1953 (Fringe-fin lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus sculptus'' Ebert, Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & Marlee J. De Vries, De Vries, 2011 (Sculpted lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus sentosus'' A. John Bass, Bass, Jeanette D. D'Aubrey, D'Aubrey & Nadaraj (Nat) Kistnasamy, Kistnasamy, 1976 (Thorny lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus sheikoi'' (Vladimir Nikolaevich Dolganov, Dolganov, 1986) (Rasp-tooth dogfish) *** ''Etmopterus spinax'' (

, 1758) (Velvet-belly lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus splendidus'' Kazunari Yano, Ka. Yano, 1988 (Splendid lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus unicolor'' (Robert Engelhardt, Engelhardt, 1912) (Bristled lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus viator'' Nicolas Straube, Straube, 2011 (Traveller lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus villosus'' Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Hawaiian lanternshark) *** ''Etmopterus virens'' Bigelow,

& Stewart Springer, 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'' Kenji Mochizuki, Mochizuki & Fumio Ohe, F. Ohe, 1990 *** ''Trigonognathus kabeyai'' Kenji Mochizuki, Mochizuki & Fumio Ohe, F. Ohe, 1990 (Viper dogfish) * Family Oxynotidae Gill 1863 (Rough sharks) ** Genus ''Oxynotus'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Oxynotus bruniensis'' (James Douglas Ogilby, J. D. Ogilby, 1893) (Prickly dogfish) *** ''Oxynotus caribbaeus'' Fernando Cervigón, Cervigón, 1961 (Caribbean roughshark) *** ''Oxynotus centrina'' (

, 1758) (Angular roughshark) *** ''Oxynotus japonicus'' Kazunari Yano, Ka. Yano & Makoto Murofushi, Murofushi, 1985 (Japanese roughshark) *** ''Oxynotus paradoxus'' Fernando Frade, Frade, 1929 (Sail-fin roughshark) * Family Somniosidae Jordan 1888 (sleeper sharks) ** Genus ''Centroscymnus'' José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, Barbosa du Bocage & Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1864 *** ''Centroscymnus coelolepis'' José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, Barbosa du Bocage & Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1864 (Portuguese dogfish) *** ''Centroscymnus owstonii''

, 1906 (Rough-skin dogfish) ** Genus ''Centroselachus''

, 1913 *** ''Centroselachus crepidater'' (José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, Barbosa du Bocage & Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1864) (Long-nose velvet dogfish) ** Genus ''Scymnodalatias'' Jack Garrick, Garrick, 1956 *** ''Scymnodalatias albicauda'' Toru Taniuchi, Taniuchi & Jack Garrick, Garrick, 1986 (White-tail dogfish) *** ''Scymnodalatias garricki'' Yefim Izrailevich Kukuev, Kukuev & Ivan Ivanovich Konovalenko, Konovalenko, 1988 (Azores dogfish) **** ''Scymnodalatias oligodon'' Yefim Izrailevich Kukuev, Kukuev & Ivan Ivanovich Konovalenko, Konovalenko, 1988 (Sparse-tooth dogfish) *** ''Scymnodalatias sherwoodi'' (Gilbert Edward Archey, Archey, 1921) (Sherwood's dogfish) ** Genus ''Scymnodon'' José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, Barbosa du Bocage & Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1864 *** ''Scymnodon ichiharai'' Kazunari Yano, Ka. Yano & Shigeho "Sho" Tanaka, S. Tanaka (II), 1984 (Japanese velvet dogfish) *** ''Scymnodon macracanthus'' (

, 1906) (Large-spine velvet dogfish) *** ''Scymnodon plunketi'' ( Waite, 1910) (Plunket's shark) *** ''Scymnodon ringens'' José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, Barbosa du Bocage & Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1864 (Knife-tooth dogfish) ** Genus ''Somniosus'' Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Lesueur, 1818 *** ''Somniosus antarcticus'' Whitley, 1939 (Southern sleeper shark) *** ''Somniosus longus'' (Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1912) (Frog shark) *** ''Somniosus microcephalus'' ( Bloch & Johann Gottlob Schneider, J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Greenland shark) *** ''Somniosus pacificus'' Bigelow &

, 1944 (Pacific sleeper shark) *** ''Somniosus rostratus'' (Antoine Risso, A. Risso, 1827) (Little sleeper shark) *** ''Somniosus sp. A'' Not yet described (Longnose sleeper shark) ** Genus ''Zameus'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 *** ''Zameus squamulosus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1877) (Velvet dogfish) * Family Dalatiidae Gray 1851 (Kitefin sharks) ** Genus ''Dalatias'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Dalatias licha'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Kitefin shark) ** Genus ''Euprotomicroides'' P. Alexander Hulley, Hulley & M. John Penrith, M. J. Penrith, 1966 *** ''Euprotomicroides zantedeschia'' P. Alexander Hulley, Hulley & M. John Penrith, M. J. Penrith, 1966 (Tail-light shark) ** Genus ''Euprotomicrus'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1865 *** ''Euprotomicrus bispinatus'' (Jean René Constant Quoy, Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard, Gaimard, 1824) (Pygmy shark) ** Genus ''Heteroscymnoides'' Fowler, 1934 *** ''Heteroscymnoides marleyi'' Fowler, 1934 (Long-nose pygmy shark) ** Genus ''Isistius'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1865 *** ''Isistius brasiliensis'' (Jean René Constant Quoy, Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard, Gaimard, 1824) (Cookie-cutter shark) *** ''Isistius plutodus'' Jack Garrick, Garrick & Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1964 (Large-tooth cookiecutter shark) ** Genus ''Mollisquama'' Vladimir Nikolaevich Dolganov, Dolganov, 1984 *** ''Mollisquama parini'' Vladimir Nikolaevich Dolganov, Dolganov, 1984 (Pocket shark) ** Genus ''Squaliolus'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith &

, 1912 *** ''Squaliolus aliae'' Teng Huo-Tu, Teng, 1959 (Small-eye pygmy shark) *** ''Squaliolus laticaudus'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith &

, 1912 (Spined pygmy shark) * Family Squalidae de Blainville 1816 (dogfish sharks) ** Genus ''Cirrhigaleus'' Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1912 *** ''Cirrhigaleus asper'' (Nigel Merrett, Merrett, 1973) (Rough-skin spurdog) *** ''Cirrhigaleus australis'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Southern mandarin dogfish) *** ''Cirrhigaleus barbifer'' Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1912 (Mandarin dogfish) ** Genus ''Squalus''

, 1758 *** ''Squalus acanthias''

, 1758 (Spiny dogfish) *** ''Squalus acutipinnis''

, 1908 (Blunt-nose spiny dogfish) *** ''Squalus albifrons'' Peter Robert Last, Last, William Toby White, W. T. White & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Eastern highfin spurdog) *** ''Squalus altipinnis'' Peter Robert Last, Last, William Toby White, W. T. White & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Western highfin spurdog) *** ''Squalus blainville'' (Antoine Risso, A. Risso, 1827) (Long-nose spurdog) *** ''Squalus brevirostris'' Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1917 (Japanese shortnose spurdog) *** ''Squalus bucephalus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Séret & John James Pogonoski, Pogonoski, 2007 (Big-head spurdog) *** ''Squalus chloroculus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, William Toby White, W. T. White & Hiroyuki Motomura, Motomura, 2007 (Green-eye spurdog) *** ''Squalus crassispinus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Matt Edmunds, Edmunds & Gordon K. Yearsley, Yearsley, 2007 (Fat-spine spurdog) *** ''Squalus cubensis'' Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Cuban dogfish) *** ''Squalus edmundsi'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Edmund's spurdog) *** ''Squalus formosus'' William Toby White, W. T. White & Iglésias, 2011 (Taiwan spurdog) *** ''Squalus grahami'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Eastern longnose spurdog) *** ''Squalus griffini'' William John Phillipps, Phillipps, 1931 (Northern spiny dogfish) *** ''Squalus hemipinnis'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & Gordon K. Yearsley, Yearsley, 2007 (Indonesian shortsnout spurdog) *** ''Squalus japonicus'' Chiyomatsu Ishikawa, Ishikawa, 1908 (Japanese spurdog) *** ''Squalus lalannei'' Albert Baranes, Baranes, 2003 (Seychelles spurdog) *** ''Squalus megalops'' (William John Macleay, W. J. Macleay, 1881) (Short-nose spurdog) *** ''Squalus melanurus'' Pierre Fourmanoir, Fourmanoir & Jacques Rivaton, Rivaton, 1979 (Black-tailed spurdog) *** ''Squalus mitsukurii'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1903 (Short-spine spurdog) *** ''Squalus montalbani'' Whitley, 1931 (Indonesian greeneye spurdog) *** ''Squalus nasutus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Lindsay J. Marshall, L. J. Marshall & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2007 (Western longnose spurdog) *** ''Squalus notocaudatus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, William Toby White, W. T. White & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Bar-tail spurdog) *** ''Squalus rancureli'' Pierre Fourmanoir, Fourmanoir & Jacques Rivaton, Rivaton, 1979 (Cyrano spurdog) *** ''Squalus raoulensis'' Clinton Anthony John Duffy, C. A. J. Duffy & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2007 (Kermadec spiny dogfish) *** ''Squalus suckleyi'' (Charles Frédéric Girard, Girard, 1854) (Pacific spiny dogfish) *** ''Squalus sp.'' Not yet described (Lombok highfin spurdog)

Order Squatiniformes

* Family Squatinidae de Blainville 1816 (angel sharks) ** Genus ''Squatina'' André Marie Constant Duméril, A. M. C. Duméril, 1806 *** ''Squatina aculeata'' Georges Cuvier, G. Cuvier, 1829 (Saw-back angelshark) *** ''Squatina africana''

, 1908 (African angelshark) *** ''Squatina albipunctata'' Peter Robert Last, Last & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Eastern angelshark) *** ''Squatina argentina'' (Tomás Leonardo Marini, Marini, 1930) (Argentine angelshark) *** ''Squatina armata'' (Rodolfo Amando Philippi, Philippi , 1887) (Chilean angelshark) *** ''Squatina australis''

, 1906 (Australian angelshark) *** ''Squatina caillieti'' Jonathan H. Walsh, J. H. Walsh, Ebert & Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 2011 (Philippines angelshark) *** ''Squatina californica'' William Orville Ayres, Ayres, 1859 (Pacific angelshark) *** ''Squatina dumeril'' Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Lesueur, 1818 (Atlantic angelshark) *** ''Squatina formosa'' Shen Shih-Chieh, S. C. Shen & Ting Wai-Hwa, W. H. Ting, 1972 (Taiwan angelshark) *** ''Squatina guggenheim'' Tomás Leonardo Marini, Marini, 1936 (Angular angelshark) *** ''Squatina heteroptera'' José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Castro-Aguirre, Héctor Salvador Espinosa-Pérez, Espinoza-Pérez & Leticia Huidobro-Campos, Huidobro-Campos, 2007 (Disparate angelshark) *** ''Squatina japonica'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1858 (Japanese angelshark) *** ''Squatina legnota'' Peter Robert Last, Last & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Indonesian angelshark) *** ''Squatina mexicana'' José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Castro-Aguirre, Héctor Salvador Espinosa-Pérez, Espinoza-Pérez & Leticia Huidobro-Campos, Huidobro-Campos, 2007 (Mexican angelshark) *** ''Squatina nebulosa''

, 1906 (Clouded angelshark) *** ''Squatina occulta'' Vooren & Kleber Grübel da Silva, K. G. da Silva, 1992 (Hidden angelshark) *** ''Squatina oculata'' Bonaparte, 1840 (Smooth-back angelshark) *** ''Squatina pseudocellata'' Peter Robert Last, Last & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Western angelshark) *** ''Squatina squatina'' (

, 1758) (Angelshark) *** ''Squatina tergocellata'' Allan Riverstone McCulloch, McCulloch, 1914 (Ornate angelshark) *** ''Squatina tergocellatoides'' Johnson T. F. Chen, J. S. T. F. Chen, 1963 (Ocellated angelshark)

Order Pristiophoriformes

* Family Pristiophoridae Bleeker 1859 (saw sharks) ** Genus ''Pliotrema''

, 1906 *** ''Pliotrema warreni''

, 1906 (Six-gill sawshark) ** Genus ''Pristiophorus'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Pristiophorus cirratus'' (John Latham (ornithologist), Latham, 1794) (Long-nose sawshark) *** ''Pristiophorus delicatus'' Gordon K. Yearsley, Yearsley, Peter Robert Last, Last & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Tropical sawshark) *** ''Pristiophorus japonicus'' Albert Günther, Günther, 1870 (Japanese sawshark) *** ''Pristiophorus lanae'' Ebert & Hana A. Wilms, Wilms, 2013 (Lana's sawshark) *** ''Pristiophorus nancyae'' Ebert & Gregor M. Cailliet, Cailliet, 2011 (African dwarf sawshark) *** ''Pristiophorus nudipinnis'' Albert Günther, Günther, 1870 (Short-nose sawshark) *** ''Pristiophorus schroederi'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & Bullis, 1960 (Bahamas sawshark)

Superorder Galeomorphi

Order Heterodontiformes

* Family Heterodontidae Gray 1851 (bullhead sharks, horn sharks, Port Jackson sharks) ** Genus ''Heterodontus'' Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Blainville, 1816 *** ''Heterodontus francisci'' (Charles Frédéric Girard, Girard, 1855) (Horn shark) *** ''Heterodontus galeatus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1870) (Crested bullhead shark) *** ''Heterodontus japonicus'' Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, Maclay & William John Macleay, W. J. Macleay, 1884 (Japanese bullhead shark) *** ''Heterodontus mexicanus'' Leighton R. Taylor Jr., L. R. Taylor & José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Castro-Aguirre, 1972 (Mexican hornshark) *** ''Heterodontus omanensis'' Zachary Hayward Baldwin, Z. H. Baldwin, 2005 (Oman bullhead shark) *** ''Heterodontus portusjacksoni'' (Friedrich Albrecht Anton Meyer, F. A. A. Meyer, 1793) (Port Jackson shark) *** ''Heterodontus quoyi'' (Christophe Paulin de la Poix de Fréminville, Fréminville, 1840) (Galapagos bullhead shark) *** ''Heterodontus ramalheira'' (James Leonard Brierley Smith, J. L. B. Smith, 1949) (White-spotted bullhead shark) *** ''Heterodontus zebra'' (John Edward Gray, J. E. Gray, 1831) (Zebra bullhead shark) *** ''Heterodontus sp. X'' Not yet described (Cryptic hornshark)

Order Orectolobiformes

* Family Parascylliidae Gill 1962 (collared carpet sharks) ** Genus ''Cirrhoscyllium'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith &

, 1913 *** ''Cirrhoscyllium expolitum'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith &

, 1913 (Barbel-throat carpetshark) *** ''Cirrhoscyllium formosanum'' Teng Huo-Tu, Teng, 1959 (Taiwan saddled carpetshark) *** ''Cirrhoscyllium japonicum'' Toshiji Kamohara, Kamohara, 1943 (Saddle carpetshark) ** Genus ''Parascyllium'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1862 *** ''Parascyllium collare'' Edward Pierson Ramsay, E. P. Ramsay & James Douglas Ogilby, J. D. Ogilby, 1888 (Collared carpetshark) *** ''Parascyllium elongatum'' Peter Robert Last, Last & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2008 (Elongate carpetshark) *** ''Parascyllium ferrugineum'' Allan Riverstone McCulloch, McCulloch, 1911 (Rusty carpetshark) *** ''Parascyllium sparsimaculatum'' Tomoaki Goto, T. Goto & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2002 (Ginger carpetshark) *** ''Parascyllium variolatum'' (Auguste Henri André Duméril, A. H. A. Duméril, 1853) (Necklace carpetshark) * Family Brachaeluridae Applegate 1974 (blind sharks) ** Genus ''Brachaelurus'' James Douglas Ogilby, J. D. Ogilby, 1908 *** ''Brachaelurus colcloughi'' James Douglas Ogilby, J. D. Ogilby, 1908 (Blue-grey carpetshark) *** ''Brachaelurus waddi'' ( Bloch & Johann Gottlob Schneider, J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Blind shark) * Family Orectolobidae Gill 1896 [Crossorhinidae] (wobbegons) ** Genus ''Eucrossorhinus''

, 1908 *** ''Eucrossorhinus dasypogon'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1867) (Tasselled wobbegong) ** Genus ''Orectolobus'' Bonaparte, 1834 *** ''Orectolobus floridus'' Peter Robert Last, Last & Justin A. Chidlow, Chidlow, 2008 (Floral banded wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus halei'' Whitley, 1940 (Banded wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus hutchinsi'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Justin A. Chidlow, Chidlow & Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 2006 (Western wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus japonicus''

, 1906 (Japanese wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus leptolineatus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, John James Pogonoski, Pogonoski & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2010 (Indonesian wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus maculatus'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Spotted wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus ornatus'' (Charles Walter De Vis, De Vis, 1883) (Ornate wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus parvimaculatus'' Peter Robert Last, Last & Justin A. Chidlow, Chidlow, 2008 (Dwarf-spotted wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus reticulatus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, John James Pogonoski, Pogonoski & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Network wobbegong) *** ''Orectolobus wardi'' Whitley, 1939 (Northern wobbegong) ** Genus ''Sutorectus'' Whitley, 1939 *** ''Sutorectus tentaculatus'' (Wilhelm Peters, W. K. H. Peters, 1864) (Cobbler wobbegong) * Family Hemiscylliidae Gill 1862 (bamboo sharks) ** Genus ''Chiloscyllium'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Chiloscyllium arabicum'' Evhen P. Gubanov, Gubanov, 1980 (Arabian carpetshark) *** ''Chiloscyllium burmensis'' Guido Dingerkus, Dingerkus & Terry C. DeFino, DeFino, 1983 (Burmese bamboo shark) *** ''Chiloscyllium griseum'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838 (Grey bamboo shark) *** ''Chiloscyllium hasselti'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852 (Hasselt's bamboo shark) *** ''Chiloscyllium indicum'' (Johann Friedrich Gmelin, J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Slender bamboo shark) *** ''Chiloscyllium plagiosum'' (Anonymous, referred to Edward Turner Bennett, E. T. Bennett, 1830) (White-spotted bamboo shark) *** ''Chiloscyllium punctatum'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838 (Brown-banded bamboo shark) ** Genus ''Hemiscyllium'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Hemiscyllium freycineti'' (Jean René Constant Quoy, Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard, Gaimard, 1824) (Indonesian speckled carpetshark) *** ''Hemiscyllium galei'' Gerald R. Allen, G. R. Allen & Mark van Nydeck Erdmann, Erdmann, 2008 (Cenderawasih epaulette shark) *** ''Hemiscyllium hallstromi'' Whitley, 1967 (Papuan epaulette shark) *** ''Hemiscyllium halmahera'' Gerald R. Allen, G. R. Allen, Mark van Nydeck Erdmann, Erdmann & Christine L. Dudgeon, Dudgeon, 2013 (Halmahera epaulette shark) *** ''Hemiscyllium henryi'' Gerald R. Allen, G. R. Allen & Mark van Nydeck Erdmann, Erdmann, 2008 (Triton epaulette shark) *** ''Hemiscyllium michaeli'' Gerald R. Allen, G. R. Allen & Christine L. Dudgeon, Dudgeon, 2010 (Leopard epaulette shark) *** ''Hemiscyllium ocellatum'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Epaulette shark) *** ''Hemiscyllium strahani'' Whitley, 1967 (Hooded carpetshark) *** ''Hemiscyllium trispeculare'' John Richardson (naturalist), J. Richardson, 1843 (Speckled carpetshark) *** ''Hemiscyllium sp.'' Not yet described (Seychelles carpetshark) * Family Ginglymostomatidae Gill 1862 (nurse sharks) ** Genus ''Ginglymostoma'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Ginglymostoma cirratum'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) *** ''Ginglymostoma unami'' Luis Fernando Del-Moral-Flores, Del-Moral-Flores, Emmanuel Ramírez-Antonio, Ramírez-Antonio, Arturo Angulo Sibaja, Angulo & Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León, Pérez-Ponce de León, 2015 (Pacific nurse shark) ** Genus ''Nebrius'' Eduard Rüppell, Rüppell, 1837 *** ''Nebrius ferrugineus'' (René Primevère Lesson, Lesson, 1831) (Tawny nurse shark) ** Genus ''Pseudoginglymostoma'' Guido Dingerkus, Dingerkus, 1986 *** ''Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum'' (Albert C. L. G. Günther, Günther, 1867) (Short-tail nurse shark) * Family Rhincodontidae Müller & Henle 1841 (whale sharks) ** Genus ''Rhincodon'' Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1828 *** ''Rhincodon typus'' Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1828 (Whale shark) * Family Stegostomatidae Gill 1862 (zebra sharks) ** Genus ''Stegostoma'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Stegostoma fasciatum'' (Johann Hermann, Hermann, 1783) (Zebra shark)

Order Lamniformes

* Family Mitsukurinidae Jordan 1898 (goblin sharks) ** Genus ''Mitsukurina'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan, 1898 *** ''Mitsukurina owstoni'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan, 1898 (Goblin shark) * Family Odontaspididae Müller & Henle 1839 (sand tigers) ** Genus ''Carcharias'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Carcharias taurus'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 (Sand-tiger shark) ** Genus ''Odontaspis'' Louis Agassiz, Agassiz, 1838 *** ''Odontaspis ferox'' (Antoine Risso, A. Risso, 1810) (Small-tooth sandtiger shark) *** ''Odontaspis noronhai'' (Günther Maul, Maul, 1955) (Big-eye sandtiger shark) * Family Alopiidae (Thresher sharks) ** Genus ''Alopias'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Alopias pelagicus'' Hiroshi Nakamura (ichthyologist), Nakamura, 1935 (Pelagic thresher shark) *** ''Alopias superciliosus'' R. T. Lowe, 1841 (Big-eye thresher shark) *** ''Alopias vulpinus'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Thresher shark) * Family Pseudocarchariidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker (crocodile shark) ** Genus ''Pseudocarcharias'' Jean Cadenat, Cadenat, 1963 *** ''Pseudocarcharias kamoharai'' (Kiymatsu Matsubara, Matsubara, 1936) (Crocodile shark) * Family Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 megamouth sharks) ** Genus ''Megachasma'' Leighton R. Taylor Jr., L. R. Taylor, Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & Paul J. Struhsaker, Struhsaker, 1983 *** ''Megachasma pelagios'' Leighton R. Taylor Jr., L. R. Taylor, Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & Paul J. Struhsaker, Struhsaker, 1983 (Megamouth shark) * Family Cetorhinidae Gill 1862 (basking sharks) ** Genus ''Cetorhinus'' Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Blainville, 1816 *** ''Cetorhinus maximus'' (Johann Ernst Gunnerus, Gunnerus, 1765) (Basking shark) * Family Lamnidae Müller & Henle 1838 (blue sharks) ** Genus ''Carcharodon'' Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1838 *** ''Carcharodon carcharias'' (

, 1758) (Great white shark) ** Genus ''Isurus'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 *** ''Isurus oxyrinchus'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 (Short-fin mako) *** ''Isurus paucus'' Darío Guitart-Manday, Guitart-Manday, 1966 (Long-fin mako) ** Genus ''Lamna'' Georges Cuvier, G. Cuvier, 1816 *** ''Lamna ditropis'' Carl Leavitt Hubbs, C. L. Hubbs & William Irving Follett, Follett, 1947 (Salmon shark) *** ''Lamna nasus'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Porbeagle shark)

Order Carcharhiniformes

* Family Scyliorhinidae Gill 1862 (catsharks) ** Genus ''Apristurus''

, 1913 *** ''Apristurus albisoma'' Nakaya & Séret, 1999 (White-bodied catshark) *** ''Apristurus ampliceps'' Ryohei Sasahara, Sasahara, Keiichi Sato (ichthyologist), K. Sato & Nakaya, 2008 (Rough-skin catshark) *** ''Apristurus aphyodes'' Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998 (White ghost catshark) *** ''Apristurus australis'' Keiichi Sato (ichthyologist), K. Sato, Nakaya & Michikazu Yorozu, Yorozu, 2008 (Pinocchio catshark) *** ''Apristurus breviventralis'' Junro Kawauchi, Kawauchi, Simon Weigmann, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014 (Short-belly catshark) *** ''Apristurus brunneus'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (Brown catshark) *** ''Apristurus bucephalus'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & John James Pogonoski, Pogonoski, 2008 (Big-head catshark) *** ''Apristurus canutus'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & Phillip C. Heemstra, Heemstra, 1979 (Hoary catshark) *** ''Apristurus exsanguis'' Keiichi Sato (ichthyologist), K. Sato, Nakaya & Andrew L. Stewart, A. L. Stewart, 1999 (Flaccid catshark) *** ''Apristurus fedorovi'' Vladimir Nikolaevich Dolganov, Dolganov, 1985 (Fedorov's catshark) *** ''Apristurus garricki'' Keiichi Sato (ichthyologist), K. Sato, Andrew L. Stewart, A. L. Stewart & Nakaya, 2013 (Garrick's catshark) *** ''Apristurus gibbosus'' Meng Qing-Wen, Q. W. Meng, Chu Yuan-Ting, Y. T. Chu & Li Sheng (ichthyologist), S. Li, 1985 (Humpback catshark) *** ''Apristurus herklotsi'' ( Fowler, 1934) (Long-fin catshark) *** ''Apristurus indicus'' (August Bernhard Brauer, A. B. Brauer, 1906) (Small-belly catshark) *** ''Apristurus internatus'' Deng Si-Ming, S. M. Deng, Xiong Guo-Qiang, G. Q. Xiong & Zhan Hong-Xi, H. X. Zhan, 1988 (Short-nose demon catshark) *** ''Apristurus investigatoris'' (Kamla Sankar Misra, Misra, 1962) (Broad-nose catshark) *** ''Apristurus japonicus'' Nakaya, 1975 (Japanese catshark) *** ''Apristurus kampae'' Leighton R. Taylor Jr., L. R. Taylor, 1972 (Long-nose catshark) *** ''Apristurus laurussonii'' (Bjarni Sæmundsson, Sæmundsson, 1922) (Iceland catshark) *** ''Apristurus longicephalus'' Nakaya, 1975 (Long-head catshark) *** ''Apristurus macrorhynchus'' (Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1909) (Flat-head catshark) *** ''Apristurus macrostomus'' Meng Qing-Wen, Q. W. Meng, Chu Yuan-Ting, Y. T. Chu & Li Sheng (ichthyologist), S. Li, 1985 (Broad-mouth catshark) *** ''Apristurus manis'' (Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1979) (Ghost catshark) *** ''Apristurus melanoasper'' Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004 (Black roughscale catshark) *** ''Apristurus microps'' ( Gilchrist, 1922) (Small-eye catshark) *** ''Apristurus micropterygeus'' Meng Qing-Wen, Q. W. Meng, Chu Yuan-Ting, Y. T. Chu & Li Sheng (ichthyologist), S. Li, 1986 (Small-dorsal catshark) *** ''Apristurus nakayai'' Iglésias, 2013 (Milk-eye catshark) *** ''Apristurus nasutus'' Don Fernando de Buen y Lozano, F. de Buen, 1959 (Large-nose catshark) *** ''Apristurus parvipinnis'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & Phillip C. Heemstra, Heemstra, 1979 (Small-fin catshark) *** ''Apristurus pinguis'' Deng Si-Ming, S. M. Deng, Xiong Guo-Qiang, G. Q. Xiong & Zhan Hong-Xi, H. X. Zhan, 1983 (Fat catshark) *** ''Apristurus platyrhynchus'' (Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1909) (Borneo catshark) *** ''Apristurus profundorum'' ( Goode & Tarleton Hoffman Bean, T. H. Bean, 1896) (Deep-water catshark) *** ''Apristurus riveri'' Bigelow &

, 1944 (Broad-gill catshark) *** ''Apristurus saldanha'' (Keppel Harcourt Barnard, Barnard, 1925) (Saldanha catshark) *** ''Apristurus sibogae'' (Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Pale catshark) *** ''Apristurus sinensis'' Chu Yuan-Ting, Y. T. Chu & Hu Ai-Sun, A. S. Hu, 1981 (South China catshark) *** ''Apristurus spongiceps'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (Sponge-head catshark) *** ''Apristurus stenseni'' (Stewart Springer, 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'' (James Douglas Ogilby, J. D. Ogilby, 1885) (Australian spotted catshark) *** ''Asymbolus funebris'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens & Peter Robert Last, Last, 1999 (Blotched catshark) *** ''Asymbolus galacticus'' Séret & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2008 (Starry catshark) *** ''Asymbolus occiduus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Martin Fellows Gomon, M. F. Gomon & Daniel Coen Gledhill, Gledhill, 1999 (Western spotted catshark) *** ''Asymbolus pallidus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Martin Fellows Gomon, M. F. Gomon & Daniel Coen Gledhill, Gledhill, 1999 (Pale spotted catshark) *** ''Asymbolus parvus'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), Stevens & Peter Robert Last, Last, 1999 (Dwarf catshark) *** ''Asymbolus rubiginosus'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Martin Fellows Gomon, M. F. Gomon & Daniel Coen Gledhill, Gledhill, 1999 (Orange spotted catshark) *** ''Asymbolus submaculatus'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens & Peter Robert Last, Last, 1999 (Variegated catshark) *** ''Asymbolus vincenti'' (Amandus Heinrich Christian Zietz, Zietz (:fi:Amandus Heinrich Christian Zietz, fi), 1908) (Gulf catshark) ** Genus ''Atelomycterus''

, 1913 *** ''Atelomycterus baliensis'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & Dharmadi (ichthyologist), Dharmadi, 2005 (Bali catshark) *** ''Atelomycterus erdmanni'' Fahmi (ichthyologist), Fahmi & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2015 (Spotted-belly catshark) *** ''Atelomycterus fasciatus'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 1993 (Banded sand catshark) *** ''Atelomycterus macleayi'' Whitley, 1939 (Australian marbled catshark) *** ''Atelomycterus marmoratus'' (Anonymous, referred to Edward Turner Bennett, E. T. Bennett, 1830) (Coral catshark) *** ''Atelomycterus marnkalha'' Ian P. Jacobsen, Jacobsen & Michael B. Bennett, M. B. Bennett, 2007 (Eastern banded catshark) ** Genus ''Aulohalaelurus'' Fowler, 1934 *** ''Aulohalaelurus kanakorum'' Séret, 1990 (Kanakorum catshark) *** ''Aulohalaelurus labiosus'' ( Waite, 1905) (Australian black-spotted catshark) ** Genus ''Bythaelurus'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 1988 *** ''Bythaelurus alcockii'' (

, 1913) (Arabian catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus canescens'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1878) (Dusky catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus clevai'' ( Séret, 1987) (Broad-head catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus dawsoni'' (Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1971) (New Zealand catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus giddingsi'' John E. McCosker, J. E. McCosker,

& Carole C. Baldwin, C. C. Baldwin, 2012 (Galápagos catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus hispidus'' (Alfred William Alcock, Alcock, 1891) (Bristly catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus immaculatus'' (Chu Yuan-Ting, Y. T. Chu & Meng Qing-Wen, Q. W. Meng, 1982) (Spot-less catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus incanus'' Peter Robert Last, Last & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2008 (Sombre catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus lutarius'' (Stewart Springer, S. Springer & Jeanette D. D'Aubrey, D'Aubrey, 1972) (Mud catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus naylori'' Ebert & Paul J. Clerkin, Clerkin, 2015 (Dusky-snout catshark) *** ''Bythaelurus tenuicephalus'' Carina Julia Kaschner, Kaschner, Simon Weigmann, Weigmann & Ralf Thiel, Thiel, 2015 (Narrow-head catshark) ** Genus ''Cephaloscyllium'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1862 *** ''Cephaloscyllium albipinnum'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Hiroyuki Motomura, Motomura & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (White-fin swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium cooki'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Séret & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Cook's swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium fasciatum'' Chan William Lai-Yee, W. L. Y. Chan, 1966 (Reticulated swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium formosanum'' Teng Huo-Tu, Teng, 1962 (Formosa swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum'' William Toby White, W. T. White & Ebert, 2008 (Australian reticulate swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium isabellum'' (Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1788) (Draughtsboard shark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium laticeps'' (Auguste Henri André Duméril, A. H. A. Duméril, 1853) (Australian swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium pictum'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Séret & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Painted swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis'' Kazunari Yano, Ka. Yano, Amirudin Ahmad, A. Ahmad & Albert Chuan Gambang, Gambang, 2005 (Sarawak pygmy swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium signourum'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Séret & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Flag-tail swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium silasi'' (Purnesh Kumar Talwar, Talwar, 1974) (Indian swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium speccum'' Peter Robert Last, Last, Séret & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Speckled swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium stevensi'' Eugenie Clark, E. Clark & John Ernest Randall, J. E. Randall, 2011 (Steven's swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium sufflans'' (

, 1921) (Balloon shark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium umbratile'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (Blotchy swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium variegatum'' Peter Robert Last, Last & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Saddled swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium ventriosum'' (

, 1880) (Swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium zebrum'' Peter Robert Last, Last & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Narrow-bar swellshark) *** ''Cephaloscyllium sp. 1'' Not yet described (Philippines swellshark) ** Genus ''Cephalurus'' Bigelow &

, 1941 *** ''Cephalurus cephalus'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (Lollipop catshark) *** ''Cephalurus sp. A'' Not yet described (Southern lollipop catshark) ** Genus ''Figaro (genus), Figaro'' Whitley, 1928 *** ''Figaro boardmani'' ( Whitley, 1928) (Australian sawtail catshark) *** ''Figaro striatus'' Daniel Coen Gledhill, Gledhill, Peter Robert Last, Last & William Toby White, W. T. White, 2008 (Northern sawtail catshark) ** Genus ''Galeus'' Georges Cuvier, G. Cuvier, 1816 *** ''Galeus antillensis'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1979 (Antilles catshark) *** ''Galeus arae'' (John Treadwell Nichols, Nichols, 1927) (Rough-tail catshark) *** ''Galeus atlanticus'' (Leon Louis Vaillant, Vaillant, 1888) (Atlantic sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus cadenati'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1966 (Long-fin sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus eastmani'' (David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1904) (Gecko catshark) *** ''Galeus gracilis'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 1993 (Slender sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus longirostris'' Hiroyuki Tachikawa, Tachikawa & Toru Taniuchi, Taniuchi, 1987 (Long-nose sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus melastomus'' Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Rafinesque, 1810 (Black-mouth catshark) *** ''Galeus mincaronei'' Soto, 2001 (Southern sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus murinus'' ( Collett, 1904) (Mouse catshark) *** ''Galeus nipponensis'' Nakaya, 1975 (Broad-fin sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus piperatus'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & Mary Hayes Wagner, M. H. Wagner, 1966 (Peppered catshark) *** ''Galeus polli'' Jean Cadenat, Cadenat, 1959 (African sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus priapus'' Séret & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2008 (Phallic catshark) *** ''Galeus sauteri'' (David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Robert Earl Richardson, R. E. Richardson, 1909) (Black-tip sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus schultzi'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1979 (Dwarf sawtail catshark) *** ''Galeus springeri'' Hera Konstantinou, Konstantinou & Joseph R. Cozzi, Cozzi, 1998 (Springer's sawtail catshark) ** Genus ''Halaelurus'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1862 *** ''Halaelurus boesemani'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & Jeanette D. D'Aubrey, D'Aubrey, 1972 (Speckled catshark) *** ''Halaelurus buergeri'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838) (Black-spotted catshark) *** ''Halaelurus lineatus'' A. John Bass, Bass, Jeanette D. D'Aubrey, D'Aubrey & Nadaraj (Nat) Kistnasamy, Kistnasamy, 1975 (Lined catshark) *** ''Halaelurus maculosus'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Indonesian speckled catshark) *** ''Halaelurus natalensis'' (

, 1904) (Tiger catshark) *** ''Halaelurus quagga'' (Alfred William Alcock, Alcock, 1899) (Quagga catshark) *** ''Halaelurus sellus'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 2007 (Rusty catshark) ** Genus ''Haploblepharus''

, 1913 *** ''Haploblepharus edwardsii'' (Heinrich Rudolf Schinz, Schinz, 1822) (Puffadder shyshark) *** ''Haploblepharus fuscus'' James Smith (ichthyologist), J. L. B. Smith, 1950 (Brown shyshark) ***''Haploblepharus kistnasamyi'' Brett A. Human, Human & Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 2006 (Natal shyshark) *** ''Haploblepharus pictus'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838) (Dark shyshark) ** Genus ''Holohalaelurus'' Fowler, 1934 *** ''Holohalaelurus favus'' Brett A. Human, Human, 2006 (Honey-comb catshark) *** ''Holohalaelurus grennian'' Brett A. Human, Human, 2006 (Grinning catshark) *** ''Holohalaelurus melanostigma'' (John Roxborough Norman, Norman, 1939) (Crying catshark) *** ''Holohalaelurus punctatus'' ( Gilchrist, 1914) (White-spotted catshark) *** ''Holohalaelurus regani'' ( Gilchrist, 1922) (Izak catshark) ** Genus ''Parmaturus''

, 1906 *** ''Parmaturus albimarginatus'' Séret & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2007 (White-tip catshark) *** ''Parmaturus albipenis'' Séret & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2007 (White-clasper catshark) *** ''Parmaturus bigus'' Séret & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2007 (Beige catshark) *** ''Parmaturus campechiensis'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1979 (Campeche catshark) *** ''Parmaturus lanatus'' Séret & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2007 (Velvet catshark) *** ''Parmaturus macmillani'' Hardy, 1985 (McMillan's catshark) *** ''Parmaturus melanobranchius'' (Chan William Lai-Yee, W. L. Y. Chan, 1966) (Black-gill catshark) *** ''Parmaturus pilosus''

, 1906 (Salamander catshark) *** ''Parmaturus xaniurus'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1892) (File-tail catshark) *** ''Parmaturus sp.'' Not yet described (Rough-back catshark) *** ''Parmaturus sp.'' Not yet described (Indonesian filetail catshark) *** ''Parmaturus sp.'' Not yet described (Gulf of Mexico filetail catshark) ** Genus ''Poroderma'' Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1838 *** ''Poroderma africanum'' (Johann Friedrich Gmelin, J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Striped catshark) *** ''Poroderma pantherinum'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838) (Leopard catshark) ** Genus ''Schroederichthys'' Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1838 *** ''Schroederichthys bivius'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838) (Narrow-mouthed catshark) *** ''Schroederichthys chilensis'' (Alphone Guichenot, Guichenot, 1848) (Red-spotted catshark) *** ''Schroederichthys maculatus'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1966 (Narrow-tail catshark) *** ''Schroederichthys saurisqualus'' Soto, 2001 (Lizard catshark) *** ''Schroederichthys tenuis'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1966 (Slender catshark) ** Genus ''Scyliorhinus'' Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Blainville, 1816 *** ''Scyliorhinus boa'' Goode & Tarleton Hoffman Bean, T. H. Bean, 1896 (Boa catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus cabofriensis'' Karla Diamantina de Araújo Soares, K. D. A. Soares, Ulisses Leite Gomes, U. L. Gomes & Marcelo Rodrigues de Carvalho, M. R. de Carvalho, 2016 *** ''Scyliorhinus canicula'' (

, 1758) (Lesser-spotted catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus capensis'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838) (Yellow-spotted catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus cervigoni'' Claude Maurin, Maurin & Marc Bonnet, M. Bonnet, 1970 (West African catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus comoroensis'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 1988 (Comoro catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus garmani'' ( Fowler, 1934) (Brown-spotted catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus haeckelii'' (Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro, A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907) (Freckled catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus hesperius'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1966 (White-saddled catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus meadi'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1966 (Blotched catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus retifer'' (

, 1881) (Chain catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus stellaris'' (

, 1758) (Nursehound) *** ''Scyliorhinus tokubee'' Shirai Shigeru, Shirai, Souichi Hagiwara, S. Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992 (Izu catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus torazame'' (Shigeho Tanaka, S. Tanaka (I), 1908) (Cloudy catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus torrei'' Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Dwarf catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus ugoi'' Karla Diamantina de Araújo Soares, K. D. A. Soares, Otto Bismarck Fazzano Gadig, Gadig & Ulisses Leite Gomes, U. L. Gomes, 2015 (Dark freckled catshark) *** ''Scyliorhinus sp. X'' Not yet described (Oakley's catshark) * Family Proscylliidae Fowler 1941 (finback catsharks) ** Genus ''Ctenacis'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 *** ''Ctenacis fehlmanni'' (Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1968) (Harlequin catshark) ** Genus ''Eridacnis'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith, 1913 *** ''Eridacnis barbouri'' ( Bigelow &

, 1944) (Cuban ribbontail catshark) *** ''Eridacnis radcliffei'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith, 1913 (Pygmy ribbontail catshark) *** ''Eridacnis sinuans'' (James Smith (ichthyologist), J. L. B. Smith, 1957) (African ribbontail catshark) *** ''Eridacnis sp. 1'' Not yet described (Philippines ribbontail catshark) ** Genus ''Proscyllium'' Franz Martin Hilgendorf, Hilgendorf, 1904 *** ''Proscyllium habereri'' Franz Martin Hilgendorf, Hilgendorf, 1904 (Graceful catshark) *** ''Proscyllium magnificum'' Peter Robert Last, Last & Vararin Vongpanich, Vongpanich, 2004 (Magnificent catshark) * Family Pentanchidae Smith 1912 (deepwater catsharks) ** Genus ''Pentanchus'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith &

, 1912 *** ''Pentanchus profundicolus'' Hugh McCormick Smith, H. M. Smith &

, 1912 (One-fin catshark) * Family Pseudotriakidae Gill 1893 (false cat sharks) ** Genus ''Gollum (genus), Gollum'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 *** ''Gollum attenuatus'' (Jack Garrick, Garrick, 1954) (Slender smooth-hound) *** ''Gollum suluensis'' Peter Robert Last, Last & Joe Pres A. Gaudiano, Gaudiano, 2011 (Sulu gollumshark) *** ''Gollum sp. B'' Not yet described (White-marked gollumshark) ** Genus ''Planonasus'' Simon Weigmann, Weigmann, Stehmann & Ralf Thiel, Thiel, 2013 *** ''Planonasus parini'' Simon Weigmann, Weigmann, Stehmann & Ralf Thiel, Thiel, 2013 (Dwarf false catshark) ** Genus ''Pseudotriakis'' Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1868 *** ''Pseudotriakis microdon'' Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capello, 1868 (False catshark) * Family Triakidae Gray 1851 (hound sharks) ** Genus ''Furgaleus'' Whitley, 1951 *** ''Furgaleus macki'' ( Whitley, 1943) (Whiskery shark) ** Genus ''Galeorhinus'' Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Blainville, 1816 *** ''Galeorhinus galeus'' (

, 1758) (Tope shark) ** Genus ''Gogolia'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 *** ''Gogolia filewoodi'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 1973 (Sail-back houndshark) ** Genus ''Hemitriakis'' Albert William Herre, Herre, 1923 *** ''Hemitriakis abdita'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 1993 (Deep-water sicklefin houndshark) *** ''Hemitriakis complicofasciata'' Tetsumi Takahashi, T. Takahashi & Nakaya, 2004 (Ocellate topeshark) *** ''Hemitriakis falcata'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & John D. Stevens (ichthyologist), J. D. Stevens, 1993 (Sickle-fin houndshark) *** ''Hemitriakis indroyonoi'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & Dharmadi (ichthyologist), Dharmadi, 2009 (Indonesian houndshark) *** ''Hemitriakis japanica'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Japanese topeshark) *** ''Hemitriakis leucoperiptera'' Albert William Herre, Herre, 1923 (White-fin topeshark) ** Genus ''Hypogaleus'' James Leonard Brierley Smith, J. L. B. Smith, 1957 *** ''Hypogaleus hyugaensis'' (Yasunori Miyosi, Miyosi, 1939) (Black-tip tope) ** Genus ''Iago (genus), Iago'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1971 *** ''Iago garricki'' Pierre Fourmanoir, Fourmanoir & Jacques Rivaton, Rivaton, 1979 (Long-nose houndshark) *** ''Iago omanensis'' (John Roxborough Norman, Norman, 1939) (Big-eye houndshark) ** Genus ''Mustelus'' Heinrich Friedrich Linck, H. F. Linck, 1790 *** ''Mustelus albipinnis'' José Luis Castro-Aguirre, Castro-Aguirre, Alberto Antuna-Mendiola, Antuna-Mendiola, Adrián Felipe González-Acosta, González-Acosta & José De La Cruz-Agüero, De La Cruz-Agüero, 2005 (White-margin fin houndshark) *** ''Mustelus antarcticus'' Albert Günther, Günther, 1870 (Gummy shark) *** ''Mustelus asterias'' Hippolyte Cloquet, Cloquet, 1821 (Starry smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus californicus'' Theodore Gill, T. N. Gill, 1864 (Grey smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus canis'' (Samuel L. Mitchill, Mitchill, 1815) **** ''Mustelus canis canis, M. c. canis'' (Samuel L. Mitchill, Mitchill, 1815) (Dusky smooth-hound) **** ''Mustelus canis insularis, M. c. insularis'' Phillip C. Heemstra, Heemstra, 1997 (Caribbean smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus dorsalis'' Theodore Gill, T. N. Gill, 1864 (Sharp-tooth smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus fasciatus'' (

, 1913) (Striped smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus griseus'' Viktor Pietschmann, Pietschmann, 1908 (Spot-less smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus henlei'' (Theodore Gill, T. N. Gill, 1863) (Brown smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus higmani'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer & Rosemary Helen Lowe-McConnell, R. H. Lowe, 1963 (Small-eye smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus lenticulatus'' William John Phillipps, Phillipps, 1932 (Spotted estuary smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus lunulatus'' David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Sickle-fin smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus manazo'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1854 (Star-spotted smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus mangalorensis'' Sherine Sonia Cubelio, Cubelio, Remya R & B. Madhusoodana Kurup, Kurup, 2011 (Mangalore houndshark) *** ''Mustelus mento'' Edward Drinker Cope, Cope, 1877 (Speckled smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus minicanis'' Phillip C. Heemstra, Heemstra, 1997 (Dwarf smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus mosis'' Wilhelm Hemprich, Hemprich & Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Ehrenberg, 1899 (Arabian smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus mustelus'' (

, 1758) (Common smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus norrisi'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1939 (Narrow-fin smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus palumbes'' James Smith (ichthyologist), J. L. B. Smith, 1957 (White-spotted smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus punctulatus'' Antoine Risso, A. Risso, 1827 (Black-spotted smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus ravidus'' William Toby White, W. T. White & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2006 (Australian grey smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus schmitti'' Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1939 (Narrow-nose smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus sinusmexicanus'' Phillip C. Heemstra, Heemstra, 1997 (Gulf smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus stevensi'' William Toby White, W. T. White & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2008 (Western spotted gummy shark) *** ''Mustelus walkeri'' William Toby White, W. T. White & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2008 (Eastern spotted gummy shark) *** ''Mustelus whitneyi'' Norma Victoria Chirichigno Fonseca, Chirichigno F., 1973 (Humpback smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus widodoi'' William Toby White, W. T. White & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2006 (White-fin smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus sp.'' Not yet described (Sarawak smooth-hound) *** ''Mustelus sp.'' Not yet described (Kermadec smooth-hound) ** Genus ''Scylliogaleus'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1902 *** ''Scylliogaleus quecketti'' George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1902 (Flap-nose houndshark) ** Genus ''Triakis'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838 *** ''Triakis acutipinna'' Susumu Kato, Kato, 1968 (Sharp-fin houndshark) *** ''Triakis maculata'' Rudolf Kner, Kner & Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1867 (Spotted houndshark) *** ''Triakis megalopterus'' (Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1839) (Sharp-tooth houndshark) *** ''Triakis scyllium'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839 (Banded houndshark) *** ''Triakis semifasciata'' Charles Frédéric Girard, Girard, 1855 (Leopard shark) * Family Leptochariidae Gray 1851 (barbeled houndsharks) ** Genus ''Leptocharias'' Andrew Smith (zoologist), A. Smith, 1838 *** ''Leptocharias smithii'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Barbeled houndshark) * Family Hemigaleidae Hasse 1878 (weasel sharks) ** Genus ''Chaenogaleus'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1862 *** ''Chaenogaleus macrostoma'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852) (Hook-tooth shark) ** Genus ''Hemigaleus'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852 *** ''Hemigaleus australiensis'' William Toby White, W. T. White, Peter Robert Last, Last & Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, 2005 (Australian weasel shark) *** ''Hemigaleus microstoma'' Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852 (Sickle-fin weasel shark) ** Genus ''Hemipristis'' Louis Agassiz, Agassiz, 1843 *** ''Hemipristis elongata'' (Carl Benjamin Klunzinger, Klunzinger, 1871) (Snaggle-tooth shark) ** Genus ''Paragaleus'' Paul Budker, Budker, 1935 *** ''Paragaleus leucolomatus'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & Malcolm John Smale, Smale, 1985 (White-tip weasel shark) *** ''Paragaleus pectoralis'' (

, 1906) (Atlantic weasel shark) *** ''Paragaleus randalli'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, Friedhelm Krupp, Krupp & Kent E. Carpenter, K. E. Carpenter, 1996 (Slender weasel shark) ***''Paragaleus tengi'' (Johnson T. F. Chen, J. S. T. F. Chen, 1963) (Straight-tooth weasel shark) * Family Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann 1896 (requiem sharks) ** Genus ''Carcharhinus'' Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, Blainville, 1816 *** ''Carcharhinus acronotus'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1860) (Black-nose shark) *** ''Carcharhinus albimarginatus'' (Eduard Rüppell, Rüppell, 1837) (Silver-tip shark) *** ''Carcharhinus altimus'' (Stewart Springer, S. Springer, 1950) (Big-nose shark) *** ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides'' ( Whitley, 1934) (Graceful shark) *** ''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1856) (Black-tail reef shark) *** ''Carcharhinus amboinensis'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Pig-eye shark) *** ''Carcharhinus borneensis'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1858) (Borneo shark) *** ''Carcharhinus brachyurus'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1870) (Copper shark) *** ''Carcharhinus brevipinna'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Spinner shark) *** ''Carcharhinus cautus'' ( Whitley, 1945) (Nervous shark) *** ''Carcharhinus cerdale'' Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Pacific smalltail shark) *** ''Carcharhinus coatesi'' ( Whitley, 1939) (Coates' shark) *** ''Carcharhinus dussumieri'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (White-cheek shark) *** ''Carcharhinus falciformis'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Silky shark) *** ''Carcharhinus fitzroyensis'' ( Whitley, 1943) (Creek whaler) *** ''Carcharhinus galapagensis'' (Robert Evans Snodgrass, Snodgrass & Edmund Heller, Heller, 1905) (Galapagos shark) *** ''Carcharhinus hemiodon'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Pondicherry shark) *** ''Carcharhinus humani'' William Toby White, W. T. White & Simon Weigmann, Weigmann, 2014 (Human's whaler shark) *** ''Carcharhinus isodon'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Fine-tooth shark) *** ''Carcharhinus leiodon'' Jack Garrick, Garrick, 1985 (Smooth-tooth blacktip shark) *** ''Carcharhinus leucas'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Bull shark) *** ''Carcharhinus limbatus'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Black-tip shark) *** ''Carcharhinus longimanus'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1861) (Oceanic whitetip shark) *** ''Carcharhinus macloti'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Hard-nose shark) *** ''Carcharhinus melanopterus'' (Jean René Constant Quoy, Quoy & Joseph Paul Gaimard, Gaimard, 1824) (Black-tip reef shark) *** ''Carcharhinus obscurus'' (Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Lesueur, 1818) (Dusky shark) *** ''Carcharhinus perezi'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1876) (Caribbean reef shark) *** ''Carcharhinus plumbeus'' (Giovanni Domenico Nardo, Nardo, 1827) (Sandbar shark) *** ''Carcharhinus porosus'' (Camillo Ranzani, Ranzani, 1839) (Small-tail shark) *** ''Carcharhinus sealei'' (Viktor Pietschmann, Pietschmann, 1913) (Black-spot shark) *** ''Carcharhinus signatus'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1868) (Night shark) *** ''Carcharhinus sorrah'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Spot-tail shark) *** ''Carcharhinus tilstoni'' ( Whitley, 1950) (Australian blacktip shark) *** ''Carcharhinus tjutjot'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852) (Indonesian whaler shark) *** ''Carcharhinus sp. A'' Not yet described (False smalltail shark) ** Genus ''Galeocerdo'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Galeocerdo cuvier'' (François Péron, Péron & Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Lesueur, 1822) (Tiger shark) ** Genus ''Glyphis (shark), Glyphis'' Louis Agassiz, Agassiz, 1843 *** ''Glyphis gangeticus'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Ganges shark) *** ''Glyphis garricki'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno, William Toby White, W. T. White & Peter Robert Last, Last, 2008 (Northern river shark) *** ''Glyphis glyphis'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Spear-tooth shark) *** ''Glyphis sp.'' Not yet described (Mukah river shark) ** Genus ''Isogomphodon'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1862 *** ''Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Dagger-nose shark) ** Genus ''Lamiopsis'' Theodore Nicholas Gill, T. N. Gill, 1862 *** ''Lamiopsis temmincki'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Broad-fin shark) *** ''Lamiopsis tephrodes'' ( Fowler, 1905) (Borneo broadfin shark) ** Genus ''Loxodon'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839 *** ''Loxodon macrorhinus'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839 (Slit-eye shark) ** Genus ''Nasolamia'' Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno, L. J. V. Compagno & Jack Garrick, Garrick, 1983 *** ''Nasolamia velox'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (White-nose shark) ** Genus ''Negaprion'' Whitley, 1940 *** ''Negaprion acutidens'' (Eduard Rüppell, Rüppell, 1837) (Sickle-fin lemon shark) *** ''Negaprion brevirostris'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1868) (Lemon shark) ** Genus ''Prionace'' Theodore Edward Cantor, Cantor, 1849 *** ''Prionace glauca'' (

, 1758) (Blue shark) ** Genus ''Rhizoprionodon'' Whitley, 1929 *** ''Rhizoprionodon acutus'' (Eduard Rüppell, Rüppell, 1837) (Milk shark) *** ''Rhizoprionodon lalandii'' (Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1839) (Brazilian sharpnose shark) *** ''Rhizoprionodon longurio'' (David Starr Jordan, D. S. Jordan & Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Pacific sharpnose shark) *** ''Rhizoprionodon oligolinx'' Victor Gruschka Springer, V. G. Springer, 1964 (Grey sharpnose shark) *** ''Rhizoprionodon porosus'' (Felipe Poey y Aloy, Poey, 1861) (Caribbean sharpnose shark) *** ''Rhizoprionodon taylori'' (James Douglas Ogilby, J. D. Ogilby, 1915) (Australian sharpnose shark) *** ''Rhizoprionodon terraenovae'' (John Richardson (naturalist), J. Richardson, 1836) (Atlantic sharpnose shark) ** Genus ''Scoliodon'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838 *** ''Scoliodon laticaudus'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1838 (Spade-nose shark) *** ''Scoliodon macrorhynchos'' (Pieter Bleeker, Bleeker, 1852) (Pacific spadenose shark) ** Genus ''Triaenodon'' Johannes Peter Müller, J. P. Müller &

, 1837 *** ''Triaenodon obesus'' (Eduard Rüppell, Rüppell, 1837) (White-tip reef shark)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartilaginous fish Lists of fishes Cartilaginous fish, *

Subclass Holocephali Holocephali ("complete heads"), sometimes given the term Euchondrocephali, is a subclass of cartilaginous fish in the class Chondrichthyes. The earliest fossils are of teeth and come from the Devonian period. Little is known about these primitiv ...

Order Chimaeriformes

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

Superorder Batoidea Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks, comprise the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 fa ...

Order Torpediniformes Fernando de Buen y Lozano was a Spanish ichthyologist and oceanographer Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ...

Order Rhinopristiformes Rhinopristiformes is an order of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks, containing shovelnose rays and allied groups. Families * Family Glaucostegidae (giant guitarfishes) * Family Pristidae (sawfishes) * Family Rhinidae (wedgefishes) * ...

Order Rajiformes Rajiformes is one of the four orders in the superorder Batoidea, flattened cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. Rajiforms are distinguished by the presence of greatly enlarged pectoral fins, which reach as far forward as the sides of the hea ...

Order Myliobatiformes Myliobatiformes () is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They were formerly included in the order Rajiformes, but more recent phylogenetic studies have shown the myliobatiforms to be a monophyletic grou ...

Superorder Squalomorphii

Order Hexanchiformes

Order Squaliformes

Order Squatiniformes

Order Pristiophoriformes

Superorder Galeomorphi

Order Heterodontiformes

Order Orectolobiformes

Order Lamniformes

Order Carcharhiniformes

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References

Subclass
Holocephali Holocephali ("complete heads"), sometimes given the term Euchondrocephali, is a subclass of cartilaginous fish in the class Chondrichthyes. The earliest fossils are of teeth and come from the Devonian period. Little is known about these primitiv ...

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

Superorder
Batoidea Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks, comprise the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 fa ...

Order
Torpediniformes Fernando de Buen y Lozano was a Spanish ichthyologist and oceanographer Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ...

Order
Rhinopristiformes Rhinopristiformes is an order of rays, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks, containing shovelnose rays and allied groups. Families * Family Glaucostegidae (giant guitarfishes) * Family Pristidae (sawfishes) * Family Rhinidae (wedgefishes) * ...

Order
Rajiformes Rajiformes is one of the four orders in the superorder Batoidea, flattened cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. Rajiforms are distinguished by the presence of greatly enlarged pectoral fins, which reach as far forward as the sides of the hea ...

Order
Myliobatiformes Myliobatiformes () is one of the four orders of batoids, cartilaginous fishes related to sharks. They were formerly included in the order Rajiformes, but more recent phylogenetic studies have shown the myliobatiforms to be a monophyletic grou ...