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Scapanorhynchus dofleini (2)
Engelhardt, 1912
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Common name: Goblin shark
Original description species: Engelhardt, 1912
Genus: Scapanorhynchus Woodward, 1889
Family: Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scapanorhynchus jordani (2)
Hussakof, 1909
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Common name: Goblin shark
Original description species: Hussakof, 1909
Genus: Scapanorhynchus Woodward, 1889
Family: Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scapanorhynchus mitsukurii (1)
White, 1937
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Original description species: White, 1937
Genus: Scapanorhynchus Woodward, 1889
Family: Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scapanorhynchus owstoni (10)
(Jordan, 1898)
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Valid name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Common name: Goblin shark
Original description species: (Jordan, 1898)
Genus: Scapanorhynchus Woodward, 1889
Family: Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scapanorhynchus sp. (51)

Genus: Scapanorhynchus Woodward, 1889
Family: Mitsukurinidae Jordan, 1898
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederichthys bivius (92)
(Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Synonyms: Halaelurus bivius, Scyliorhinus bivius, Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) bivius, Scylliorhinus bivius, Scyllium bivium
Common name: Narrowmouthed catshark
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Schroederichthys Springer, 1966
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederichthys chilensis (67)
(Guichenot, 1848)
Synonyms: Halaelurus chilensis, Scyliorhinus chilensis, Scylliorhinus chilensis, Scyllium brevicolle, Scyllium chilense
Common name: Redspotted catshark
Original description species: (Guichenot, 1848)
Genus: Schroederichthys Springer, 1966
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederichthys maculata (1)
Springer, 1966
Valid name: Schroederichthys maculatus
Valid name: Schroederichthys maculatus
Original description species: Springer, 1966
Genus: Schroederichthys Springer, 1966
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederichthys maculatus (38)
Springer, 1966
Synonyms: Schroederichthys maculata
Common name: Narrowtail catshark
Original description species: Springer, 1966
Genus: Schroederichthys Springer, 1966
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederichthys saurisqualus (29)
Soto, 2001
Common name: Lizard catshark
Original description species: Soto, 2001
Genus: Schroederichthys Springer, 1966
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederichthys sp. (5)

Genus: Schroederichthys Springer, 1966
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederichthys tenuis (29)
Springer, 1966
Common name: Slender catshark
Original description species: Springer, 1966
Genus: Schroederichthys Springer, 1966
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Schroederobatis americana (34)
(Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)
Synonyms: Anacanthobatis americana, Anacanthobatis americanus, Anacanthobatis (Schroederobatis) americanus
Common name: American legskate
Original description species: (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962)
Genus: Schroederobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scimnus phillippsi (2)
(Whitley, 1931)
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: (Whitley, 1931)
Genus: Scimnus Wood, 1837
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon acutus (8)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon affinis (4)
Ogilby, 1912
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Common name: Sliteye shark
Original description species: Ogilby, 1912
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon ceylonensis (1)
Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Common name: Sliteye shark
Original description species: Setna & Sarangdhar, 1946
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon cf. laticaudus (2)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon dumerilii (3)
(Bleeker, 1856)
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1856)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon intermedius (2)
Garman, 1913
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Common name: Brazilian sharpnose shark
Original description species: Garman, 1913
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon jordani (9)
Ogilby, 1908
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Valid name: Loxodon macrorhinus
Common name: Sliteye shark
Original description species: Ogilby, 1908
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon lalandi (1)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Common name: Brazilian sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon lalandii (2)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Common name: Brazilian sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon laticaudus (245)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Synonyms: Carcharias laticauda, Carcharias laticaudus, Carcharias muelleri, Carcharias mülleri, Carcharias palasoora, Carcharias (Physodon) mülleri, Carcharias (Physodon) mulleri, Carcharias (Prionodon) palasorra, Carcharias (Scoliodon) laticaudus, Carcharias (Scoliodon) laticaudus, Physodon muelleri, Physodon mülleri, Physodon mulleri, Scoliodon cf. laticaudus, Scoliodon palasorrah, Squalus (Scoliodon) laticaudus, Squalus (Triglochis) mulleri
Common name: Spadenose shark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon longmani (5)
Ogilby, 1912
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: Ogilby, 1912
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon longurio (13)
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon longurio
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon longurio
Common name: Pacific sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon macrorhynchos (39)
(Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms: Carcharias macrorhynchos, Carcharias (Scoliodon) macrorhynchos
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1852)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon palasorrah (23)
(Bleeker, 1854)
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1854)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon porosus (4)
(Poey, 1861)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon porosus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon porosus
Original description species: (Poey, 1861)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon sorrakowa (1)
(Bleeker, 1854)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Spadenose shark
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1854)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon sorrakowah (22)
(Bleeker, 1854)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1854)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon sp. (7)

Synonyms: Carcharias (Physodon) sp.
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon terra-novae (7)
(Richardson, 1836)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Original description species: (Richardson, 1836)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon terrae novae (3)
(Richardson, 1836)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Original description species: (Richardson, 1836)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon terrae-novae (32)
(Richardson, 1836)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Original description species: (Richardson, 1836)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon terraenovae (11)
(Richardson, 1836)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Common name: Atlantic sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Richardson, 1836)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon terranovae (1)
(Richardson, 1836)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Original description species: (Richardson, 1836)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon vagatus (5)
Garman, 1913
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: Garman, 1913
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon wahlbeehmi (1)
(Bleeker, 1856)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1856)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon walbeehmi (24)
(Bleeker, 1856)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1856)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon walbeehmii (3)
(Bleeker, 1856)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1856)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scoliodon walbeemii (2)
(Bleeker, 1856)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1856)
Genus: Scoliodon Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus africanus (2)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus analis (5)
(Ogilby, 1885)
Valid name: Asymbolus analis
Valid name: Asymbolus analis
Common name: Australian spotted catshark
Original description species: (Ogilby, 1885)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus besnardi (18)
Springer & Sadowsky, 1970
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Common name: Polkadot catshark
Original description species: Springer & Sadowsky, 1970
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus bivius (2)
(Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus boa (54)
Goode & Bean, 1896
Synonyms: Catulus boa, Scyliorhinus fernandezi, Scyliorhinus retifer boa , Scylliorhinus boa
Common name: Boa catshark
Original description species: Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus brunneus (2)
(Gilbert, 1892)
Valid name: Apristurus brunneus
Valid name: Apristurus brunneus
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus buergeri (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus cabofriensis (11)
Soares, Gomes & De Carvalho, 2016
Common name: Cabo Frio's Catshark
Original description species: Soares, Gomes & De Carvalho, 2016
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus canescens (2)
(Günther, 1878)
Valid name: Bythaelurus canescens
Valid name: Bythaelurus canescens
Common name: Dusky catshark
Original description species: (Günther, 1878)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus canicula (1490)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Catulus caniculus, Galeus caniculus, Galeus catulus, Scyliorhinus aff. canicula, Scyliorhinus canicula albomaculata, Scyliorhinus caniculus, Scyliorhinus cf. canicula, Scyliorhinus (Scyllium) canicula, Scylliorhinus canicula, Scylliorhinus caniculus, Scylliorhinus (Scyllium) canicula, Scyllium acutidens, Scyllium canicula, Scyllium caniculum, Scyllium (Scyliorhinus) canicula, Squalus canicula, Squalus catulus, Squalus elegans
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus canicula albomaculata (1)
Pietschmann, 1906
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: Pietschmann, 1906
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus caniculus (48)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus capensis (75)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Synonyms: Catulus capensis, Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinus) capense, Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinus) capensis, Scylliorhinus capensis, Scyllium capense
Common name: Yellowspotted catshark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus cephalus (1)
(Gilbert, 1892)
Valid name: Cephalurus cephalus
Valid name: Cephalurus cephalus
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus cervigoni (31)
Maurin & Bonnet, 1970
Synonyms: Scylliorhinus cervigoni
Common name: West African catshark
Original description species: Maurin & Bonnet, 1970
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus cf. besnardi (1)
Springer & Sadowsky, 1970
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Common name: Polkadot catshark
Original description species: Springer & Sadowsky, 1970
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus chilensis (3)
(Guichenot, 1848)
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Common name: Redspotted catshark
Original description species: (Guichenot, 1848)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus comoroensis (18)
Compagno, 1988
Common name: Comoro cat shark
Original description species: Compagno, 1988
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus duhamelii (9)
(Garman, 1913)
Synonyms: Catulus duhamelii
Common name: Duhamel’s catshark.
Original description species: (Garman, 1913)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus edwardsii (2)
(Schinz, 1822)
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Common name: Puffadder shyshark
Original description species: (Schinz, 1822)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus fernandezi (2)
Weibezahn, 1953
Valid name: Scyliorhinus boa
Valid name: Scyliorhinus boa
Common name: Freckled catshark
Original description species: Weibezahn, 1953
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus garmani (21)
(Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms: Halaelurus garmani
Common name: Brownspotted catshark
Original description species: (Fowler, 1934)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus hachijoensis (1)
Ito, Fujii, Nohara & Tanaka, 2022
Original description species: Ito, Fujii, Nohara & Tanaka, 2022
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus haeckeli (7)
(Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Common name: Freckled catshark
Original description species: (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus haeckelii (82)
(Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Synonyms: Catulus haeckelii, Scyliorhinus besnardi, Scyliorhinus cf. besnardi, Scyliorhinus haeckeli, Scyliorhinus haeckelli, Scyliorhinus retifer besnardi , Scyliorhinus retifer haeckelii
Common name: Freckled catshark
Original description species: (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus haeckelli (6)
(Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Common name: Freckled catshark
Original description species: (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus hesperius (46)
Springer, 1966
Common name: Whitesaddled catshark
Original description species: Springer, 1966
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus hispidus (1)
(Alcock, 1891)
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Original description species: (Alcock, 1891)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus indicus (1)
(Brauer, 1906)
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Original description species: (Brauer, 1906)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus labiosus (1)
(Waite, 1905)
Valid name: Aulohalaelurus labiosus
Valid name: Aulohalaelurus labiosus
Common name: Australian blackspotted catshark
Original description species: (Waite, 1905)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus laticeps (1)
(Duméril, 1853)
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium laticeps
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium laticeps
Original description species: (Duméril, 1853)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus macrorhynchus (2)
Tanaka, 1909
Valid name: Apristurus macrorhynchus
Valid name: Apristurus macrorhynchus
Common name: Flathead catshark
Original description species: Tanaka, 1909
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus maculatus (2)

Valid name: Aulohalaelurus labiosus
Valid name: Aulohalaelurus labiosus
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus marmoratus (4)
(Bennett, 1830)
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Original description species: (Bennett, 1830)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus meadi (38)
Springer, 1966
Synonyms: Scyliorhinus retifer meadi
Common name: Blotched catshark
Original description species: Springer, 1966
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus natalensis (2)
(Regan, 1904)
Valid name: Halaelurus natalensis
Valid name: Halaelurus natalensis
Original description species: (Regan, 1904)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus pantherinus (1)
(Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus platyrhynchus (2)
Tanaka, 1909
Valid name: Apristurus platyrhynchus
Valid name: Apristurus platyrhynchus
Common name: Spatulasnout catshark
Original description species: Tanaka, 1909
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus profundorum (1)
Goode & Bean, 1896
Valid name: Apristurus profundorum
Valid name: Apristurus profundorum
Original description species: Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus quagga (2)
(Alcock, 1899)
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Common name: Quagga catshark
Original description species: (Alcock, 1899)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus regani (1)
Gilchrist, 1922
Valid name: Holohalaelurus regani
Valid name: Holohalaelurus regani
Original description species: Gilchrist, 1922
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus retifer (113)
(Garman, 1881)
Synonyms: Catulus retifer, Scyliorhinus retifer retifer , Scylliorhinus retifer, Scyllium retiferum
Common name: Chain catshark
Original description species: (Garman, 1881)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus retifer besnardi (3)
Springer & Sadowsky, 1970
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Common name: Polkadot catshark
Original description species: Springer & Sadowsky, 1970
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus retifer boa (1)
Goode & Bean, 1896
Valid name: Scyliorhinus boa
Valid name: Scyliorhinus boa
Common name: Boa catshark
Original description species: Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus retifer haeckelii (1)
(Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Valid name: Scyliorhinus haeckelii
Common name: Freckled catshark
Original description species: (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus retifer meadi (1)
Springer, 1966
Valid name: Scyliorhinus meadi
Valid name: Scyliorhinus meadi
Common name: Blotched catshark
Original description species: Springer, 1966
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus rudis (3)
Pietschmann, 1908
Valid name: Scyliorhinus torazame
Valid name: Scyliorhinus torazame
Common name: Cloudy catshark
Original description species: Pietschmann, 1908
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus sibogae (2)
Weber, 1913
Valid name: Apristurus sibogae
Valid name: Apristurus sibogae
Common name: Pale catshark
Original description species: Weber, 1913
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus sp. (29)

Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus spongiceps (2)
(Gilbert, 1905)
Valid name: Apristurus spongiceps
Valid name: Apristurus spongiceps
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1905)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus stellaris (467)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Catulus stellaris, Galeus stellaris, Poroderma stellare, Scylliorhinus catulus, Scylliorhinus stellare, Scylliorhinus stellaris, Scyllium acanthonotum, Scyllium catulus, Scyllium stellare, Scyllium stellaris, Scyllium stellarius, Squalus stellario, Squalus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus tokubee (11)
Shirai, Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992
Valid name: Scyliorhinus torazame
Valid name: Scyliorhinus torazame
Common name: Izu cat shark
Original description species: Shirai, Hagiwara & Nakaya, 1992
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus torazame (134)
(Tanaka, 1908)
Synonyms: Catulus torazame, Halaelurus rudis, Halaelurus torazame, Scyliorhinus rudis, Scyliorhinus tokubee
Common name: Cloudy catshark
Original description species: (Tanaka, 1908)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus torrei (30)
Howell Rivero, 1936
Common name: Dwarf catshark
Original description species: Howell Rivero, 1936
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus ugoi (12)
Soares, Gadig & Gomes, 2015
Common name: dark freckled catshark
Original description species: Soares, Gadig & Gomes, 2015
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus umbratilis (1)
(Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium umbratile
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium umbratile
Original description species: (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus variegatus (2)
Blainville, 1816
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Original description species: Blainville, 1816
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus ventriosus (2)
(Garman, 1880)
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Original description species: (Garman, 1880)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus vincenti (4)
(Zietz, 1908)
Valid name: Asymbolus vincenti
Valid name: Asymbolus vincenti
Common name: Gulf catshark
Original description species: (Zietz, 1908)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus xaniurus (1)
(Gilbert, 1892)
Valid name: Parmaturus xaniurus
Valid name: Parmaturus xaniurus
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Scyliorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Apristurus) saldanha (1)
Barnard, 1925
Valid name: Apristurus saldanha
Valid name: Apristurus saldanha
Original description species: Barnard, 1925
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Apristurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Cephaloscyllium) sufflans (2)
Regan, 1921
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium sufflans
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium sufflans
Common name: Balloon shark
Original description species: Regan, 1921
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Cephaloscyllium)
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) bivius (1)
(Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) bürgeri (2)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) hispidum (2)
(Alcock, 1891)
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Common name: Bristly catshark
Original description species: (Alcock, 1891)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) indicus (2)
(Brauer, 1906)
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Original description species: (Brauer, 1906)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) melanostigma (1)
Norman, 1939
Valid name: Holohalaelurus melanostigma
Valid name: Holohalaelurus melanostigma
Common name: Crying Izak
Original description species: Norman, 1939
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) polystigma (1)
Regan, 1921
Valid name: Holohalaelurus punctatus
Valid name: Holohalaelurus punctatus
Common name: African spotted catshark
Original description species: Regan, 1921
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) quagga (2)
(Alcock, 1899)
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Common name: Quagga catshark
Original description species: (Alcock, 1899)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) regani (1)
Gilchrist, 1922
Valid name: Holohalaelurus regani
Valid name: Holohalaelurus regani
Original description species: Gilchrist, 1922
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) silasi (1)
Talwar, 1974
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium silasi
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium silasi
Common name: Indian swellshark
Original description species: Talwar, 1974
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus)
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus) alcockii (1)
(Garman, 1913)
Valid name: Bythaelurus alcockii
Valid name: Bythaelurus alcockii
Common name: Arabian catshark
Original description species: (Garman, 1913)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus)
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus) burgeri (2)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Common name: Blackspotted catshark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus)
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus) hispidum (2)
(Alcock, 1891)
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Common name: Bristly catshark
Original description species: (Alcock, 1891)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus)
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus) indicus (1)
(Brauer, 1906)
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Original description species: (Brauer, 1906)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus)
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus) quagga (2)
(Alcock, 1899)
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Common name: Quagga catshark
Original description species: (Alcock, 1899)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus)
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinus) capense (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Common name: Yellowspotted catshark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinus)
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinus) capensis (4)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Common name: Yellowspotted catshark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Scyliorhinus)
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinus (Scyllium) canicula (1)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyliorhinus (Scyllium)
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllia griseum (2)
Van Hasselt, 1823 (nomen nudum)
Original description species: Van Hasselt, 1823 (nomen nudum)
Genus: Scyllia Van Hasselt, 1823
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllia quinquecornuatum (2)
Van Hasselt, 1823
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Original description species: Van Hasselt, 1823
Genus: Scyllia Van Hasselt, 1823
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliogaleus quecketti (45)
Boulenger, 1902
Synonyms: Scylliogaleus queketti
Common name: Flapnose houndshark
Original description species: Boulenger, 1902
Genus: Scylliogaleus Boulenger, 1902
Family: Triakidae Gray, 1851
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliogaleus queketti (6)
Boulenger, 1902
Valid name: Scylliogaleus quecketti
Valid name: Scylliogaleus quecketti
Common name: Flapnose houndshark
Original description species: Boulenger, 1902
Genus: Scylliogaleus Boulenger, 1902
Family: Triakidae Gray, 1851
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus africanus (2)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus atlanticus (2)
Koefoed, 1927
Valid name: Apristurus laurussonii
Valid name: Apristurus laurussonii
Common name: Iceland catshark
Original description species: Koefoed, 1927
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus bivius (1)
(Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus boa (1)
Goode & Bean, 1896
Valid name: Scyliorhinus boa
Valid name: Scyliorhinus boa
Common name: Boa catshark
Original description species: Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus bürgeri (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Common name: Blackspotted catshark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus canescens (1)
(Günther, 1878)
Valid name: Bythaelurus canescens
Valid name: Bythaelurus canescens
Common name: Dusky catshark
Original description species: (Günther, 1878)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus canicula (33)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus caniculus (29)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus capensis (2)
(Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Common name: Yellowspotted catshark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus catulus (3)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus cephalus (1)
(Gilbert, 1892)
Valid name: Cephalurus cephalus
Valid name: Cephalurus cephalus
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus cervigoni (1)
Maurin & Bonnet, 1970
Valid name: Scyliorhinus cervigoni
Valid name: Scyliorhinus cervigoni
Common name: West African catshark
Original description species: Maurin & Bonnet, 1970
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus chilensis (1)
(Guichenot, 1848)
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Common name: Redspotted catshark
Original description species: (Guichenot, 1848)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus edwardsi (1)
(Schinz, 1822)
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Common name: Puffadder shyshark
Original description species: (Schinz, 1822)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus hispidus (2)
(Alcock, 1891)
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Original description species: (Alcock, 1891)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus indicus (4)
Brauer, 1906
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Valid name: Apristurus indicus
Original description species: Brauer, 1906
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus marmoratus (1)
(Bennett, 1830)
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Common name: Coral catshark
Original description species: (Bennett, 1830)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus microps (2)
Gilchrist, 1922
Valid name: Apristurus microps
Valid name: Apristurus microps
Common name: Smalleye catshark
Original description species: Gilchrist, 1922
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus natalensis (3)
(Regan, 1904)
Valid name: Halaelurus natalensis
Valid name: Halaelurus natalensis
Original description species: (Regan, 1904)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus pantherinus (1)
(Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus profundorum (3)
Goode & Bean, 1896
Valid name: Apristurus profundorum
Valid name: Apristurus profundorum
Common name: Deepwater catshark
Original description species: Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus punctatus (3)
Gilchrist, 1914
Valid name: Holohalaelurus punctatus
Valid name: Holohalaelurus punctatus
Common name: African spotted catshark
Original description species: Gilchrist, 1914
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus regani (2)
Gilchrist, 1922
Valid name: Holohalaelurus regani
Valid name: Holohalaelurus regani
Original description species: Gilchrist, 1922
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus retifer (4)
(Garman, 1881)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus retifer
Valid name: Scyliorhinus retifer
Common name: Chain catshark
Original description species: (Garman, 1881)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus saldanha (1)
Barnard, 1925
Valid name: Apristurus saldanha
Valid name: Apristurus saldanha
Original description species: Barnard, 1925
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus stellare (2)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus stellaris (16)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus sufflans (2)
Regan, 1921
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium sufflans
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium sufflans
Common name: Balloon shark
Original description species: Regan, 1921
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus ventriosus (3)
(Garman, 1880)
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Original description species: (Garman, 1880)
Genus: Scylliorhinus
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus (Cephaloscyllium) umbratile (1)
(Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium umbratile
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium umbratile
Common name: Blotchy swell shark
Original description species: (Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
Genus: Scylliorhinus (Cephaloscyllium)
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scylliorhinus (Scyllium) canicula (2)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scylliorhinus (Scyllium)
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium acanthonotum (3)
De Filippi, 1857
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Original description species: De Filippi, 1857
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium acutidens (1)
Vaillant, 1888
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Original description species: Vaillant, 1888
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium africanum (5)
(Gmelin, 1789)
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Common name: Striped catshark
Original description species: (Gmelin, 1789)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium anale (3)
Ogilby, 1885
Valid name: Asymbolus analis
Valid name: Asymbolus analis
Common name: Australian spotted catshark
Original description species: Ogilby, 1885
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium artedi (2)
Risso, 1820
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Common name: Blackmouth catshark
Original description species: Risso, 1820
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium bivium (6)
Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Valid name: Schroederichthys bivius
Common name: Narrowmouthed catshark
Original description species: Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium brevicolle (2)
Philippi, 1887
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Common name: Redspotted catshark
Original description species: Philippi, 1887
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium buergeri (1)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Common name: Blackspotted catshark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium bürgeri (4)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium burgeri (4)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Valid name: Halaelurus buergeri
Common name: Blackspotted catshark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium canescens (3)
Günther, 1878
Valid name: Bythaelurus canescens
Valid name: Bythaelurus canescens
Common name: Dusky catshark
Original description species: Günther, 1878
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium canicula (111)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium caniculum (1)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium capense (10)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Valid name: Scyliorhinus capensis
Common name: Yellowspotted catshark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium catulus (32)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium chilense (10)
Guichenot, 1848
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Valid name: Schroederichthys chilensis
Common name: Redspotted catshark
Original description species: Guichenot, 1848
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium edwardsi (1)
(Schinz, 1822)
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Common name: Puffadder shyshark
Original description species: (Schinz, 1822)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium edwardsii (5)
(Schinz, 1822)
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Common name: Puffadder shyshark
Original description species: (Schinz, 1822)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium ferrugineum (1)
Lesson, 1831
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Common name: Tawny nurse shark
Original description species: Lesson, 1831
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium freycineti (2)
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Valid name: Hemiscyllium freycineti
Valid name: Hemiscyllium freycineti
Common name: Indonesian speckled carpetshark
Original description species: Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium gunneri (1)

Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium heptagonum (1)
Rüppell, 1837
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Rüppell, 1837
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium hispidum (3)
Alcock, 1891
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Valid name: Bythaelurus hispidus
Common name: Bristly catshark
Original description species: Alcock, 1891
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium laticeps (7)
Duméril, 1853
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium laticeps
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium laticeps
Common name: Australian swellshark
Original description species: Duméril, 1853
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium laurussonii (1)
Saemundsson, 1922
Valid name: Apristurus laurussonii
Valid name: Apristurus laurussonii
Common name: Iceland catshark
Original description species: Saemundsson, 1922
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium lima (1)
Richardson, 1843
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium isabellum
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium isabellum
Common name: Draughtsboard shark
Original description species: Richardson, 1843
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium livium (1)
Smith, 1831
Original description species: Smith, 1831
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium maculatum (15)
Gray, 1830
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Common name: Coral catshark
Original description species: Gray, 1830
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium malaisianum (2)
Lesson, 1831
Valid name: Hemiscyllium freycineti
Valid name: Hemiscyllium freycineti
Common name: Indonesian speckled carpetshark
Original description species: Lesson, 1831
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium marmoratum (9)
Bennett, 1830
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Common name: Coral catshark
Original description species: Bennett, 1830
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium melanostomum (6)
Bonaparte, 1834
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Common name: Blackmouth catshark
Original description species: Bonaparte, 1834
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium natalense (1)
Regan, 1904
Valid name: Halaelurus natalensis
Valid name: Halaelurus natalensis
Common name: Tiger catshark
Original description species: Regan, 1904
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium ornatum (2)
Gray, 1830
Valid name: Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Common name: Whitespotted bambooshark
Original description species: Gray, 1830
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium pantherinum (3)
Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Common name: Leopard catshark
Original description species: Smith in Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium pardus (1)
Temminck, 1838
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Valid name: Atelomycterus marmoratus
Common name: Coral catshark
Original description species: Temminck, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium pictum (2)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Haploblepharus pictus
Valid name: Haploblepharus pictus
Common name: Dark shyshark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium plagiosum (1)
Bennett, 1830
Valid name: Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Common name: Whitespotted bambooshark
Original description species: Bennett, 1830
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium quagga (1)
Alcock, 1899
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Valid name: Halaelurus quagga
Common name: Quagga catshark
Original description species: Alcock, 1899
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium retiferum (2)
Garman, 1881
Valid name: Scyliorhinus retifer
Valid name: Scyliorhinus retifer
Common name: Chain catshark
Original description species: Garman, 1881
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium sp. (1)

Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium spinacipellitum (2)
Vaillant, 1888
Valid name: Apristurus laurussonii
Valid name: Apristurus laurussonii
Original description species: Vaillant, 1888
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium stellare (37)
Risso, 1826
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: Risso, 1826
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium stellaris (3)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium stellarius (1)
Risso, 1826
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: Risso, 1826
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium thylacina (1)
Owen, 1853
Original description species: Owen, 1853
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium tigrinmum (1)
(Forster, 1781)
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: (Forster, 1781)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium tuberculatum (1)
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Common name: Slender bambooshark
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium variegatum (3)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Valid name: Poroderma pantherinum
Common name: Leopard catshark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium ventriosum (1)
Garman, 1880
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Common name: Swellshark
Original description species: Garman, 1880
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium vincenti (1)
Zietz, 1908
Valid name: Asymbolus vincenti
Valid name: Asymbolus vincenti
Common name: Gulf catshark
Original description species: Zietz, 1908
Genus: Scyllium Cuvier, 1816
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scyllium (Scyliorhinus) canicula (1)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Scyllium (Scyliorhinus)
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodalatias albicauda (37)
Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986
Common name: Whitetail dogfish
Original description species: Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986
Genus: Scymnodalatias Garrick, 1956
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodalatias cf. garricki (1)
Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Valid name: Scymnodalatias garricki
Valid name: Scymnodalatias garricki
Original description species: Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Genus: Scymnodalatias Garrick, 1956
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodalatias garricki (30)
Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Synonyms: Scymnodalatias aff. garricki, Scymnodalatias cf. garricki
Common name: Azores dogfish
Original description species: Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Genus: Scymnodalatias Garrick, 1956
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodalatias oligodon (16)
Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Common name: Sparsetooth dogfish
Original description species: Kukuev & Konovalenko, 1988
Genus: Scymnodalatias Garrick, 1956
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (34)
(Archey, 1921)
Synonyms: Scymnodon sherwoodi
Common name: Sherwood dogfish
Original description species: (Archey, 1921)
Genus: Scymnodalatias Garrick, 1956
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodalatias sp. (2)

Genus: Scymnodalatias Garrick, 1956
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon cf. ringens (1)
Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello, 1864
Valid name: Scymnodon ringens
Valid name: Scymnodon ringens
Original description species: Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello, 1864
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon cf. squamulosus (1)
(Günther, 1877)
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Common name: Velvet dogfish
Original description species: (Günther, 1877)
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon ichiharai (29)
Yano & Tanaka, 1984
Synonyms: Scymnodon ishiharai, Zameus ichiharai
Common name: Japanese velvet dogfish
Original description species: Yano & Tanaka, 1984
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon ishiharai (1)
Yano & Tanaka, 1984
Valid name: Scymnodon ichiharai
Valid name: Scymnodon ichiharai
Original description species: Yano & Tanaka, 1984
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon macracanthus (124)
(Regan, 1906)
Synonyms: Centrophorus plunketi, Centrophorus waitei, Centrophorus (Proscymnodon) plunketi, Centroscymnus macracanthus, Centroscymnus plunketi, Centroscymnus waitei, Etmopterus paessleri, Proscymnodon macracanthus, Proscymnodon plunketi, Proscymnodon waitei, Scymnodon plunketi, Spinax paessleri
Common name: Largespine velvet dogfish
Original description species: (Regan, 1906)
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon melas (1)
Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953
Valid name: Centroscymnus coelolepis
Valid name: Centroscymnus coelolepis
Common name: Portuguese dogfish
Original description species: Bigelow, Schroeder & Springer, 1953
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon niger (2)
Chu & Meng, 1982
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Original description species: Chu & Meng, 1982
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon obscurus (26)
(Vaillant, 1888)
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Common name: Smallmouth velvet dogfish
Original description species: (Vaillant, 1888)
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon plunketi (27)
(Waite, 1910)
Valid name: Scymnodon macracanthus
Valid name: Scymnodon macracanthus
Common name: Plunket shark
Original description species: (Waite, 1910)
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon ringens (107)
Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello, 1864
Synonyms: Centrophorus ringens, Scymnodon cf. ringens
Common name: Knifetooth dogfish
Original description species: Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello, 1864
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon sherwoodi (6)
Archey, 1921
Valid name: Scymnodalatias sherwoodi
Valid name: Scymnodalatias sherwoodi
Common name: Sherwood dogfish
Original description species: Archey, 1921
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon sp. (1)

Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnodon squamulosus (44)
(Günther, 1877)
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Valid name: Zameus squamulosus
Common name: Velvet dogfish
Original description species: (Günther, 1877)
Genus: Scymnodon Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnorhinus brevipinnis (1)
Smith, 1936
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Smith, 1936
Genus: Scymnorhinus Bonaparte, 1846
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnorhinus licha (30)
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Genus: Scymnorhinus Bonaparte, 1846
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnorhinus lichia (7)
Bonaparte, 1846
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Bonaparte, 1846
Genus: Scymnorhinus Bonaparte, 1846
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnorhinus phillippsi (2)
Whitley, 1931
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Whitley, 1931
Genus: Scymnorhinus Bonaparte, 1846
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus bispinatus (2)
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Valid name: Euprotomicrus bispinatus
Valid name: Euprotomicrus bispinatus
Common name: Pygmy shark
Original description species: Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus borealis (6)
(Scoresby, 1820)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: (Scoresby, 1820)
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus brasiliensis (2)
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Common name: Cookiecutter shark
Original description species: Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus brevipinna (5)
(Lesueur, 1818)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: (Lesueur, 1818)
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus circaeensis (1)

Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus glacialis (4)
Faber, 1829
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: Faber, 1829
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus gunneri (1)
Thienemann, 1828
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: Thienemann, 1828
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus licha (8)
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus lichia (23)
(Bonaparte, 1846)
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: (Bonaparte, 1846)
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus mauritianus (1)
Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Valid name: Euprotomicrus bispinatus
Valid name: Euprotomicrus bispinatus
Common name: Pygmy shark
Original description species: Quoy & Gaimard, 1830
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus microcephalus (1)
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus micropterus (2)
Valenciennes, 1832
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: Valenciennes, 1832
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus nicaeensis (1)
(Risso, 1810)
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: (Risso, 1810)
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus porosus (1)
Ehrenberg, 1871
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Common name: Tawny nurse shark
Original description species: Ehrenberg, 1871
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus rostratus (1)
Risso, 1827
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Common name: Little sleeper shark
Original description species: Risso, 1827
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus spinosus (1)
(Gmelin, 1789)
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Common name: Bramble shark
Original description species: (Gmelin, 1789)
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus unicolor (1)
Müller & Henle, 1839
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Common name: Cookiecutter shark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1839
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus vulgaris (1)
Cloquet, 1822
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Cloquet, 1822
Genus: Scymnus Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Laemargus) borealis (2)
(Scoresby, 1820)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: (Scoresby, 1820)
Genus: Scymnus (Laemargus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Laemargus) brevipinna (1)
(Lesueur, 1818)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: (Lesueur, 1818)
Genus: Scymnus (Laemargus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Laemargus) labordii (1)
Müller & Henle, 1839
Valid name: Euprotomicrus bispinatus
Valid name: Euprotomicrus bispinatus
Common name: Pygmy shark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1839
Genus: Scymnus (Laemargus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Laemargus) rostratus (2)
Risso, 1827
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Common name: Little sleeper shark
Original description species: Risso, 1827
Genus: Scymnus (Laemargus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Scymnus) brasiliensis (2)
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Common name: Cookiecutter shark
Original description species: Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Genus: Scymnus (Scymnus) Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Scymnus) brasiliensis torquatus (1)
Müller & Henle, 1839
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Common name: Cookiecutter shark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1839
Genus: Scymnus (Scymnus) Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Scymnus) brasiliensis unicolor (1)
Müller & Henle, 1839
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Common name: Cookiecutter shark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1839
Genus: Scymnus (Scymnus) Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Scymnus (Scymnus) lichia (2)
(Bonaparte, 1846)
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: (Bonaparte, 1846)
Genus: Scymnus (Scymnus) Cuvier, 1816
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Selache maxima (35)
(Gunnerus, 1765)
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: (Gunnerus, 1765)
Genus: Selache Cuvier, 1816
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Selache maximus (1)
(Gunnerus, 1765)
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: (Gunnerus, 1765)
Genus: Selache Cuvier, 1816
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Selachus maximus (12)
(Gunnerus, 1765)
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: (Gunnerus, 1765)
Genus: Selachus
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Selachus pennantii (1)
Cornish, 1885
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Original description species: Cornish, 1885
Genus: Selachus
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Selanonius walkeri (1)
Flemming, 1828
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Original description species: Flemming, 1828
Genus: Selanonius Flemming, 1828
Family: Lamnidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis andamanensis (7)
Last & Bussarawit, 2016
Original description species: Last & Bussarawit, 2016
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis borneensis (49)
(Chan, 1965)
Synonyms: Anacanthobatis borneensis, Anacanthobatis donghaiensis, Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis, Anacanthobatis (Sinobatis) borneensis, Springeria donghaiensis, Springeria nanhaiensis
Common name: Borneo leg skate
Original description species: (Chan, 1965)
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis brevicauda (5)
Weigmann & Stehmann, 2016
Common name: Shorttail Legskate
Original description species: Weigmann & Stehmann, 2016
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis bulbicauda (10)
Last & Séret, 2008
Common name: Western Australian Legskate
Original description species: Last & Séret, 2008
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis caerulea (7)
Last & Séret, 2008
Common name: Blue Legskate
Original description species: Last & Séret, 2008
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis filicauda (8)
Last & Séret, 2008
Common name: Eastern Australian legskate
Original description species: Last & Séret, 2008
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis kotlyari (4)
Stehmann & Weigmann, 2016
Original description species: Stehmann & Weigmann, 2016
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis melanosoma (17)
(Chan, 1965)
Synonyms: Anacanthobatis melanosoma, Anacanthobatis melanosomus, Springeria melanosoma
Common name: Blackbodied leg skate
Original description species: (Chan, 1965)
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis sp. (2)

Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sinobatis stenosoma (13)
(Li & Hu, 1982)
Synonyms: Anacanthobatis stenosoma, Anacanthobatis stenosomus, Springeria stenosoma
Common name: Narrow leg skate
Original description species: (Li & Hu, 1982)
Genus: Sinobatis Hulley, 1973
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus antarcticus (57)
Whitley, 1939
Synonyms: Somniosus (Somniosus) antarcticus
Common name: Southern sleeper shark
Original description species: Whitley, 1939
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus bauchotae (2)
Quéro, 1975
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Common name: Little sleeper shark
Original description species: Quéro, 1975
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus borealis (1)
(Scoresby, 1820)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: (Scoresby, 1820)
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus brevipinna (5)
Lesueur, 1818
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus carcharias (1)

Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus cf. microcephalus (3)
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus cf. pacificus (3)
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
Valid name: Somniosus pacificus
Valid name: Somniosus pacificus
Common name: Pacific sleeper shark
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus cf. rostratus (2)
(Risso, 1827)
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus longus (28)
(Tanaka, 1912)
Synonyms: Heteroscymnus longus, Rhinoscymnus longus, Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) longus
Common name: Little sleeper shark
Original description species: (Tanaka, 1912)
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus microcephalus (357)
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms: Acanthorhinus carcharias, Dalatias (Somniosus) borealis, Laemargus borealis, Laemargus brevipinna, Laemargus microcephalus, Leiodon echinatum, Scymnus borealis, Scymnus brevipinna, Scymnus glacialis, Scymnus gunneri, Scymnus microcephalus, Scymnus micropterus, Scymnus (Laemargus) borealis, Scymnus (Laemargus) brevipinna, Somniosus aff. microcephalus, Somniosus borealis, Somniosus brevipinna, Somniosus carcharias, Somniosus cf. microcephalus, Somniosus (Somniosus) microcephalus, Squalus borealis, Squalus microcephalus, Squalus norvegianus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus pacificus (145)
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
Synonyms: Somniosus cf. pacificus, Somniosus (Somniosus) pacificus
Common name: Pacific sleeper shark
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus rostratus (140)
(Risso, 1827)
Synonyms: Delatias (Somniosus) rostratus, Laemargus rostratus, Rhinoscymnus rostratus, Scymnus rostratus, Scymnus (Laemargus) rostratus, Somniosus bauchotae, Somniosus cf. rostratus, Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) cf. rostratus, Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) rostratus
Common name: Little sleeper shark
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus sp. (9)

Synonyms: Rhinoscymnus sp., Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) sp., Somniosus (Somniosus) sp.
Genus: Somniosus Lesueur, 1818
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) cheni (1)
Hsu, Lin & Joung, 2020
Original description species: Hsu, Lin & Joung, 2020
Genus: Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) longus (4)
(Tanaka, 1912)
Valid name: Somniosus longus
Valid name: Somniosus longus
Common name: Little sleeper shark
Original description species: (Tanaka, 1912)
Genus: Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus) rostratus (3)
(Risso, 1827)
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Valid name: Somniosus rostratus
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Somniosus (Rhinoscymnus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus (Somniosus) antarcticus (4)
Whitley, 1939
Valid name: Somniosus antarcticus
Valid name: Somniosus antarcticus
Common name: Southern sleeper shark
Original description species: Whitley, 1939
Genus: Somniosus (Somniosus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus (Somniosus) microcephalus (3)
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Somniosus (Somniosus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus (Somniosus) pacificus (4)
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
Valid name: Somniosus pacificus
Valid name: Somniosus pacificus
Common name: Pacific sleeper shark
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
Genus: Somniosus (Somniosus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Somniosus (Somniosus) sp. (2)

Valid name: Somniosus sp.
Valid name: Somniosus sp.
Genus: Somniosus (Somniosus)
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna aff. tiburo (2)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Common name: Bonnethead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna alleni (1)
Gonzalez, Postaire, Driggers, Caballero & Chapman, 2024
Original description species: Gonzalez, Postaire, Driggers, Caballero & Chapman, 2024
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna bigelowi (4)
Springer, 1944
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Common name: Smalleye hammerhead
Original description species: Springer, 1944
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna blochi (1)
(Cuvier, 1816)
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Common name: Winghead shark
Original description species: (Cuvier, 1816)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna blochii (37)
(Cuvier, 1816)
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Common name: Winghead shark
Original description species: (Cuvier, 1816)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna cf. lewini (2)
(Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Common name: Scalloped hammerhead
Original description species: (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna cf. media (1)
Springer, 1940
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna cf. tiburo (3)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna cf. zygaena (1)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna chiereghini (1)
(Nardo, 1841)
Original description species: (Nardo, 1841)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna corona (76)
Springer, 1940
Synonyms: Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) corona, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) corona
Common name: Scalloped bonnethead
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna couardi (11)
Cadenat, 1951
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Common name: Whitefin hammerhead
Original description species: Cadenat, 1951
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna diplana (14)
Springer, 1941
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Common name: Scalloped hammerhead
Original description species: Springer, 1941
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna gilberti (14)
Quattro, Driggers, Grady, Ulrich & Roberts, 2013
Original description species: Quattro, Driggers, Grady, Ulrich & Roberts, 2013
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna leweni (3)
(Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Common name: Scalloped hammerhead
Original description species: (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna lewini (1322)
(Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Synonyms: Cestracion lewini, Cestracion oceanica, Cestracion (Zygaena) leeuwenii, Sphyrna aff. lewini, Sphyrna cf. lewini, Sphyrna couardi, Sphyrna diplana, Sphyrna leweni, Sphyrna lewinii, Sphyrna (Sphyrna) couardi, Sphyrna (Sphyrna) lewini, Zygaena erythraea, Zygaena indica, Zygaena leeuwenii, Zygaena lewini
Common name: Scalloped hammerhead
Original description species: (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna lewinii (1)
(Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Common name: Scalloped hammerhead
Original description species: (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna ligo (2)
Fraser-Brunner, 1950
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Common name: Great hammerhead
Original description species: Fraser-Brunner, 1950
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna malleus (1)
(Valenciennes, 1822)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Original description species: (Valenciennes, 1822)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna media (102)
Springer, 1940
Synonyms: Sphyrna cf. media, Sphyrna nana, Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) media, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) media
Common name: Scoophead
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna mokarran (687)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Synonyms: Cestracion mokarran, Cestracion (Zygaena) mokarran, Sphyrna aff. mokarran, Sphyrna cf. mokarran, Sphyrna ligo, Sphyrna mokorran, Sphyrna (Sphyrna) mokarran, Sphyrnias mokarran, Zygaena dissimilis, Zygaena mokarran
Common name: Great hammerhead
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna mokorran (1)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Common name: Great hammerhead
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna nana (4)
Sadowsky, 1965
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Common name: Scoophead
Original description species: Sadowsky, 1965
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna peruana (1)
(Philippi, 1887)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Original description species: (Philippi, 1887)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna sp. (103)

Synonyms: Zygaena sp.
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna tiburo (596)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Cestracion tiburo, Cestracion (Zygaena) tiburo, Reniceps tiburo, Sphyrna aff. tiburo, Sphyrna cf. tiburo, Sphyrna tiburo tiburo , Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo tiburo, Sphyrnias tiburo, Squalus tiburio, Squalus tiburo, Zygaena tiburo
Common name: Bonnethead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna tiburo tiburo (2)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Common name: Bonnethead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna tiburo vespertina (3)
Springer, 1940
Valid name: Sphyrna vespertina
Valid name: Sphyrna vespertina
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna tudes (208)
(Valenciennes, 1822)
Synonyms: Cestracion tudes, Cestracion (Zygaena) tudes, Platysqualus tudes, Sphyrna bigelowi, Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) tudes, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tudes, Sphyrnias tudes, Zygaena tudes
Common name: Smalleye hammerhead
Original description species: (Valenciennes, 1822)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna vespertina (12)
Springer, 1940
Synonyms: Sphyrna tiburo vespertina, Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo vespertina
Common name: Bonnethead
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna zigaena (6)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna zygaena (993)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Cestracion subarcuatus, Cestracion zygaena, Sphyrna aff. zygaena, Sphyrna cf. zygaena, Sphyrna malleus, Sphyrna peruana, Sphyrna zigaena, Sphyrna zygena, Sphyrna (Sphyrna) zygaena, Sphyrna (Zygaena) malleus, Sphyrnias zygaena, Squalus malleus, Squalus zygaena, Squalus zygena, Zigaena malleus, Zygaena malleus, Zygaena peruana, Zygaena subarcuata, Zygaena vulgaris, Zygaena zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna zygena (4)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Eusphyra) blochii (3)
(Cuvier, 1816)
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Common name: Winghead shark
Original description species: (Cuvier, 1816)
Genus: Sphyrna (Eusphyra)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) corona (1)
Springer, 1940
Valid name: Sphyrna corona
Valid name: Sphyrna corona
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna (Mesozygaena)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) media (2)
Springer, 1940
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna (Mesozygaena)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Mesozygaena) tudes (5)
(Valenciennes, 1822)
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Original description species: (Valenciennes, 1822)
Genus: Sphyrna (Mesozygaena)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Platysqualus) corona (1)
Springer, 1940
Valid name: Sphyrna corona
Valid name: Sphyrna corona
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna (Platysqualus)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Platysqualus) media (1)
Springer, 1940
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Valid name: Sphyrna media
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna (Platysqualus)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo (3)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna (Platysqualus)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo tiburo (1)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna (Platysqualus)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tiburo vespertina (1)
Springer, 1940
Valid name: Sphyrna vespertina
Valid name: Sphyrna vespertina
Original description species: Springer, 1940
Genus: Sphyrna (Platysqualus)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Platysqualus) tudes (3)
(Valenciennes, 1822)
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Original description species: (Valenciennes, 1822)
Genus: Sphyrna (Platysqualus)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Sphyrna) couardi (1)
Cadenat, 1951
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Original description species: Cadenat, 1951
Genus: Sphyrna (Sphyrna)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Sphyrna) lewini (9)
(Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Valid name: Sphyrna lewini
Original description species: (Griffith & Smith, 1834)
Genus: Sphyrna (Sphyrna)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Sphyrna) mokarran (5)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Common name: Great hammerhead
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Sphyrna (Sphyrna)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Sphyrna) zygaena (8)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrna (Sphyrna)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrna (Zygaena) malleus (1)
(Valenciennes, 1822)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Original description species: (Valenciennes, 1822)
Genus: Sphyrna (Zygaena)
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrnias blochii (2)
(Cuvier, 1816)
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Valid name: Eusphyra blochii
Common name: Winghead shark
Original description species: (Cuvier, 1816)
Genus: Sphyrnias Rafinesque, 1815
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrnias mokarran (1)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Valid name: Sphyrna mokarran
Common name: Great hammerhead
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Sphyrnias Rafinesque, 1815
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrnias tiburo (1)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrnias Rafinesque, 1815
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrnias tudes (1)
(Valenciennes, 1822)
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Valid name: Sphyrna tudes
Original description species: (Valenciennes, 1822)
Genus: Sphyrnias Rafinesque, 1815
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sphyrnias zygaena (1)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Sphyrnias Rafinesque, 1815
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax acanthias (19)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax blainvillii (1)
(Risso, 1827)
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Common name: Longnose spurdog
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax fabricii (1)
Reinhardt, 1825
Valid name: Centroscyllium fabricii
Valid name: Centroscyllium fabricii
Common name: Black dogfish
Original description species: Reinhardt, 1825
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax fernandezianus (2)
Guichenot, 1848
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Original description species: Guichenot, 1848
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax granulosus (7)
Günther, 1880
Valid name: Etmopterus granulosus
Valid name: Etmopterus granulosus
Common name: Southern lanternshark
Original description species: Günther, 1880
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax gunneri (2)
Reinhardt, 1825
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Common name: Velvet belly lantern shark
Original description species: Reinhardt, 1825
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax hillianus (3)
Poey, 1861
Valid name: Etmopterus hillianus
Valid name: Etmopterus hillianus
Common name: Caribbean lanternshark
Original description species: Poey, 1861
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax linnei (2)
Malm, 1877
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Common name: Velvet belly lantern shark
Original description species: Malm, 1877
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax lucifer (5)
(Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Valid name: Etmopterus lucifer
Valid name: Etmopterus lucifer
Common name: Blackbelly lanternshark
Original description species: (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax mediterraneus (1)
Gistel, 1848
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Gistel, 1848
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax niger (43)
Cloquet, 1816
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Original description species: Cloquet, 1816
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax paessleri (2)
(Lönnberg, 1907)
Valid name: Scymnodon macracanthus
Valid name: Scymnodon macracanthus
Original description species: (Lönnberg, 1907)
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax princeps (2)
(Collett, 1904)
Valid name: Etmopterus princeps
Valid name: Etmopterus princeps
Original description species: (Collett, 1904)
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax pusillus (5)
(Lowe, 1839)
Valid name: Etmopterus pusillus
Valid name: Etmopterus pusillus
Original description species: (Lowe, 1839)
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax sp. (2)

Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax spinax (5)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Common name: Velvet belly lantern shark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax unicolor (2)
Engelhardt, 1912
Valid name: Etmopterus unicolor
Valid name: Etmopterus unicolor
Common name: Brown lanternshark
Original description species: Engelhardt, 1912
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax uyatus (2)
Bonaparte, 1834
Valid name: Centrophorus uyato
Valid name: Centrophorus uyato
Original description species: Bonaparte, 1834
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax vitulinus (1)
De La Pylaie, 1835
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Original description species: De La Pylaie, 1835
Genus: Spinax Cuvier, 1816
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinax (Acanthias) suckleyi (1)
Girard, 1855
Valid name: Squalus suckleyi
Valid name: Squalus suckleyi
Original description species: Girard, 1855
Genus: Spinax (Acanthias)
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spinilophus armatus (27)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1841)
Synonyms: Trygonobatus armatus, Urolophus armatus
Common name: New Ireland stingaree
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Spinilophus Yearsley & Last, 2016
Family: Urolophidae Müller & Henle, 1841
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spiniraja ogilbyi (1)
Whitley, 1939
Valid name: Spiniraja whitleyi
Valid name: Spiniraja whitleyi
Common name: Wedgenose skate
Original description species: Whitley, 1939
Genus: Spiniraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spiniraja richardsoni (1)
(Garrick, 1961)
Valid name: Bathyraja richardsoni
Valid name: Bathyraja richardsoni
Common name: Richardson's ray
Original description species: (Garrick, 1961)
Genus: Spiniraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Spiniraja whitleyi (49)
(Iredale, 1938)
Synonyms: Dipturus whitleyi, Raia scabra, Raja scabra, Raja whitleyi, Raja (Spiniraja) ogilbyi, Spiniraja ogilbyi
Common name: Wedgenose skate
Original description species: (Iredale, 1938)
Genus: Spiniraja Whitley, 1939
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria donghaiensis (1)
Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983
Valid name: Sinobatis borneensis
Valid name: Sinobatis borneensis
Common name: East China leg skate
Original description species: Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria foliorostris (1)
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Valid name: Springeria folirostris
Valid name: Springeria folirostris
Common name: Leaf-nose leg skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria folirostris (26)
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Synonyms: Anacanthobatis foliorostris, Anacanthobatis folirostris, Anacanthobatis (Springeria) folirostris, Springeria foliorostris
Common name: Leaf-nose leg skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria longirostris (26)
Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962
Synonyms: Anacanthobatis longirostris, Anacanthobatis (Springeria) longirostris
Common name: Longnose leg skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria melanosoma (1)
Chan, 1965
Valid name: Sinobatis melanosoma
Valid name: Sinobatis melanosoma
Common name: Blackbodied leg skate
Original description species: Chan, 1965
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria nanhaiensis (2)
Meng & Li, 1981
Valid name: Sinobatis borneensis
Valid name: Sinobatis borneensis
Common name: South China leg skate
Original description species: Meng & Li, 1981
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria ori (2)
Wallace, 1967
Valid name: Indobatis ori
Valid name: Indobatis ori
Common name: Black legskate
Original description species: Wallace, 1967
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Springeria stenosoma (2)
Li & Hu, 1982
Valid name: Sinobatis stenosoma
Valid name: Sinobatis stenosoma
Common name: Narrow leg skate
Original description species: Li & Hu, 1982
Genus: Springeria Bigelow & Schroeder, 1951
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squaliolus aliae (51)
Teng, 1959
Synonyms: Squaliolus alii
Common name: Smalleye pygmy shark
Original description species: Teng, 1959
Genus: Squaliolus Smith & Radcliffe In Smith, 1912
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squaliolus alii (4)
Teng, 1959
Valid name: Squaliolus aliae
Valid name: Squaliolus aliae
Common name: Smalleye pygmy shark
Original description species: Teng, 1959
Genus: Squaliolus Smith & Radcliffe In Smith, 1912
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squaliolus laticaudus (123)
Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Synonyms: Euprotomicrus laticaudus, Euprotomicrus sarmenti, Squaliolus sarmenti
Common name: Spined pygmy shark
Original description species: Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genus: Squaliolus Smith & Radcliffe In Smith, 1912
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squaliolus sarmenti (4)
Noronha, 1926
Valid name: Squaliolus laticaudus
Valid name: Squaliolus laticaudus
Common name: Spined pygmy shark
Original description species: Noronha, 1926
Genus: Squaliolus Smith & Radcliffe In Smith, 1912
Family: Dalatiidae Gray, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acanthias (1874)
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms: Acanthias acanthias, Acanthias americanus, Acanthias commun, Acanthias lebruni, Acanthias linnei, Acanthias vulgaris, Acanthias vulgaris., Flakeus tasmaniensis, Koinga kirki, Koinga lebruni, Koinga whitleyi, Spinax acanthias, Spinax fernandinus, Spinax mediterraneus, Squalus acanthias acanthias, Squalus acanthias africana, Squalus acanthias chilensis, Squalus acanthias ponticus, Squalus acanthius, Squalus aff. acanthias, Squalus barbouri, Squalus cf. acanthias, Squalus cf. fernandinus, Squalus fernandinus, Squalus kirki, Squalus lebruni, Squalus tasmaniensis, Squalus wakiyae, Squalus whitleyi, Squalus (Spinax) acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acanthias acanthias (1)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acanthias africana (1)
Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acanthias chilensis (1)
Suckow, 1799
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Original description species: Suckow, 1799
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acanthias ponticus (1)
Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acanthias suckleyi (10)
(Girard, 1855)
Valid name: Squalus suckleyi
Valid name: Squalus suckleyi
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: (Girard, 1855)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acanthius (5)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acronotus (1)
Poey, 1860
Valid name: Carcharhinus acronotus
Valid name: Carcharhinus acronotus
Common name: Blacknose shark
Original description species: Poey, 1860
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acutidens (1)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Valid name: Negaprion acutidens
Valid name: Negaprion acutidens
Common name: Sicklefin lemon shark
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acutipinna (4)
Regan, 1908
Valid name: Squalus megalops
Valid name: Squalus megalops
Common name: Shortnose spurdog
Original description species: Regan, 1908
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acutipinnis (21)
Regan, 1908
Common name: Bluntnose spiny dogfish
Original description species: Regan, 1908
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus acutirostris (7)
Chu, Meng & Li, 1984
Common name: Shortspine spurdog
Original description species: Chu, Meng & Li, 1984
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus africanus (6)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Common name: Striped catshark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus albicaudus (17)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Synonyms: Squalus cf. albicaudus
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus albifrons (20)
Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Synonyms: Squalus cf. albifrons
Common name: Eastern highfin spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus albomaculatus (1)
Plucàr, 1846
Valid name: Mustelus asterias
Valid name: Mustelus asterias
Common name: Starry smooth-hound
Original description species: Plucàr, 1846
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus alopecias (1)
Gronow, 1854
Valid name: Alopias vulpinus
Valid name: Alopias vulpinus
Common name: Thintail thresher
Original description species: Gronow, 1854
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus altipinnis (13)
Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Common name: Western highfin spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus americanus (9)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus americanus. (4)
Mitchill, 1815
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Common name: Sand tiger shark
Original description species: Mitchill, 1815
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus anisodon (1)
Lacepède, 1802
Valid name: Pristiophorus cirratus
Valid name: Pristiophorus cirratus
Common name: Longnose sawshark
Original description species: Lacepède, 1802
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus annulatus (1)
Nilsson, 1832
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Common name: Blackmouth catshark
Original description species: Nilsson, 1832
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus appendiculatus (2)
Shaw, 1806
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Common name: Spotted wobbegong
Original description species: Shaw, 1806
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus arcticus (2)
Faber, 1829
Valid name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Valid name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Common name: Tiger shark
Original description species: Faber, 1829
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus argus (1)
Bancroft, 1832
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Common name: Nurse shark
Original description species: Bancroft, 1832
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus asper (22)
Merrett, 1973
Valid name: Cirrhigaleus asper
Valid name: Cirrhigaleus asper
Common name: Roughskin spurdog
Original description species: Merrett, 1973
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus bahiensis (8)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus barbatus (8)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Common name: Spotted wobbegong
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus barbifer (3)
(Tanaka, 1912)
Valid name: Cirrhigaleus barbifer
Valid name: Cirrhigaleus barbifer
Original description species: (Tanaka, 1912)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus barbouri (1)
Howell Rivero, 1936
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Howell Rivero, 1936
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus bassi (8)
Viana, De Carvalho & Ebert, 2017
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Ebert, 2017
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus blainville (320)
(Risso, 1827)
Synonyms: Acanthias blainville, Acanthias blainvillei, Acanthias blainvilli, Acanthias blainvillii, Acanthias fernandezianus, Spinax blainvillii, Spinax fernandezianus, Squalus aff. blainvillei, Squalus blainvilii, Squalus blainvillei, Squalus blainvillii, Squalus cf. blainvillei
Common name: Longnose spurdog
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus blainvillei (154)
(Risso, 1827)
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Common name: Longnose spurdog
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus blainvillii (2)
(Risso, 1827)
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus borealis (1)
Scoresby, 1820
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: Scoresby, 1820
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus boretzi (1)
Dolganov, 2019
Original description species: Dolganov, 2019
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus brevirostris (48)
Tanaka, 1917
Common name: Shortnose dogfish
Original description species: Tanaka, 1917
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus brucus (1)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Common name: Bramble shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus bucephalus (10)
Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007
Common name: Bighead spurdog
Original description species: Last, Séret & Pogonoski, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cambricus (1)
Turton, 1802
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Original description species: Turton, 1802
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus canicula (16)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus caninus (1)
Osbeck, 1765
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Original description species: Osbeck, 1765
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus canis (1)
Mitchill, 1815
Valid name: Mustelus canis
Valid name: Mustelus canis
Common name: Dusky smooth-hound
Original description species: Mitchill, 1815
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus carcharias (26)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Common name: Great white shark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus carcharias minor (1)
Forsskål, 1775
Valid name: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Valid name: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Common name: Blacktip reef shark
Original description species: Forsskål, 1775
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus catulus (19)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus caudatus (1)
Gronow, 1854
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Common name: Slender bambooshark
Original description species: Gronow, 1854
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus centrina (17)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Oxynotus centrina
Valid name: Oxynotus centrina
Common name: Angular roughshark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cepedianus (1)
Péron, 1807
Valid name: Notorynchus cepedianus
Valid name: Notorynchus cepedianus
Common name: Broadnose sevengill shark
Original description species: Péron, 1807
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus ceruleus (1)
(Dekay, 1842)
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Common name: Sandbar shark
Original description species: (Dekay, 1842)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cetaceus (1)
Gronow, 1854
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Gronow, 1854
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. albicaudus (1)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Valid name: Squalus albicaudus
Valid name: Squalus albicaudus
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. albifrons (1)
Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Valid name: Squalus albifrons
Valid name: Squalus albifrons
Common name: Eastern highfin spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. blainvillei (4)
(Risso, 1827)
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Valid name: Squalus blainville
Common name: Longnose spurdog
Original description species: (Risso, 1827)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. cubensis (2)
Howell Rivero, 1936
Valid name: Squalus cubensis
Valid name: Squalus cubensis
Common name: Cuban dogfish
Original description species: Howell Rivero, 1936
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. edmundsi (3)
White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Valid name: Squalus edmundsi
Valid name: Squalus edmundsi
Original description species: White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. fernandinus (1)
Molina, 1782
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Molina, 1782
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. lalannei (1)
Baranes, 2003
Valid name: Squalus lalannei
Valid name: Squalus lalannei
Original description species: Baranes, 2003
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. megalops (9)
(Macleay, 1881)
Valid name: Squalus megalops
Valid name: Squalus megalops
Original description species: (Macleay, 1881)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. mitsukurii (17)
Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Valid name: Squalus mitsukurii
Valid name: Squalus mitsukurii
Original description species: Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. montalbani (1)
Whitley, 1931
Valid name: Squalus montalbani
Valid name: Squalus montalbani
Original description species: Whitley, 1931
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. nasutus (1)
Last, Marshall & White, 2007
Valid name: Squalus nasutus
Valid name: Squalus nasutus
Common name: Western longnose spurdog
Original description species: Last, Marshall & White, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cf. quasimodo (1)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Valid name: Squalus quasimodo
Valid name: Squalus quasimodo
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus chloroculus (25)
Last, White & Motomura, 2007
Common name: Greeneye spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Motomura, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus ciliaris (1)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cinereus (9)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Heptranchias perlo
Valid name: Heptranchias perlo
Common name: Sharpnose sevengill shark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cirratus (8)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Common name: Nurse shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cirrhatus (1)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Common name: Nurse shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cirrosus (1)
Gronow, 1854
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Gronow, 1854
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus clarkae (13)
Pfleger, Grubbs, Cotton & Daly-Engel, 2018
Original description species: Pfleger, Grubbs, Cotton & Daly-Engel, 2018
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus colax (1)
Meuschen, 1781
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Common name: Slender bambooshark
Original description species: Meuschen, 1781
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cornubicus (12)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Common name: Porbeagle
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cornubiensis (2)
Pennant, 1812
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Common name: Porbeagle
Original description species: Pennant, 1812
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus crassispinus (19)
Last, Edmunds & Yearsley, 2007
Common name: Fatspine spurdog
Original description species: Last, Edmunds & Yearsley, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cubensis (133)
Howell Rivero, 1936
Synonyms: Squalus aff. cubensis, Squalus cf. cubensis
Common name: Cuban dogfish
Original description species: Howell Rivero, 1936
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cuspidatus (1)
(Latham, 1794)
Valid name: Anoxypristis cuspidata
Valid name: Anoxypristis cuspidata
Common name: Knifetooth sawfish
Original description species: (Latham, 1794)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus cuvier (1)
Péron & Lesueur, 1822
Valid name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Valid name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Common name: Tiger shark
Original description species: Péron & Lesueur, 1822
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus denticulatus (1)
Shaw, 1804
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Original description species: Shaw, 1804
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus edentulus (5)
Brünnich, 1768
Valid name: Mobula mobular
Valid name: Mobula mobular
Original description species: Brünnich, 1768
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus edmundsi (27)
White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Synonyms: Squalus cf. edmundsi
Common name: Edmund's spurdog
Original description species: White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus edwardsii (1)
Schinz, 1822
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Valid name: Haploblepharus edwardsii
Common name: Puffadder shyshark
Original description species: Schinz, 1822
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus elegans (1)
Blainville, 1825
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Valid name: Scyliorhinus canicula
Common name: Small-spotted catshark
Original description species: Blainville, 1825
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus elephas (1)
Lesueur, 1822
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Lesueur, 1822
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus fasciata (1)
Hermann, 1783
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Hermann, 1783
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus fasciatus (10)
Hermann, 1783
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Hermann, 1783
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus fernandinus (51)
Molina, 1782
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Molina, 1782
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus ferox (1)
Risso, 1810
Valid name: Odontaspis ferox
Valid name: Odontaspis ferox
Common name: Smalltooth sand tiger
Original description species: Risso, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus formosus (13)
White & Iglésias, 2011
Original description species: White & Iglésias, 2011
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus fulgens (1)
Bennett, 1840
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Valid name: Isistius brasiliensis
Common name: Cookiecutter shark
Original description species: Bennett, 1840
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus fullonicus (2)
Walbaum, 1792
Original description species: Walbaum, 1792
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus galeus (20)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Galeorhinus galeus
Valid name: Galeorhinus galeus
Common name: Tope shark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus glaucus (21)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Common name: Blue shark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus grahami (21)
White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Common name: Eastern longnose spurdog
Original description species: White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus granulosus (2)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Centrophorus granulosus
Valid name: Centrophorus granulosus
Common name: Gulper shark
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus griffini (33)
Phillipps, 1931
Synonyms: Flakeus griffini
Common name: Northern spiny dogfish
Original description species: Phillipps, 1931
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus griseus (14)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Hexanchus griseus
Valid name: Hexanchus griseus
Common name: Bluntnose sixgill shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus gronovianus (1)
Shaw, 1804
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Common name: Slender bambooshark
Original description species: Shaw, 1804
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus gunneri (1)
Blainville, 1810
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Blainville, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus gunnerianus (1)
Blainville, 1810
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Blainville, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus hawaiiensis (3)
Daly-Engel, Koch, Anderson, Cotton & Grubbs, 2018
Original description species: Daly-Engel, Koch, Anderson, Cotton & Grubbs, 2018
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus hemipinnis (26)
White, Last & Yearsley, 2007
Common name: Indonesian shortsnout spurdog
Original description species: White, Last & Yearsley, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus hima (1)
Sweta & Bineesh, 2024
Original description species: Sweta & Bineesh, 2024
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus hinnulus (2)
Blainville, 1825
Valid name: Mustelus asterias
Valid name: Mustelus asterias
Common name: Starry smooth-hound
Original description species: Blainville, 1825
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus homianus (1)
Blainville, 1810
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Blainville, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus indicus (6)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Common name: Slender bambooshark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus infernus (2)
Blainville, 1825
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Common name: Velvet belly lantern shark
Original description species: Blainville, 1825
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus isabella (7)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium isabellum
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium isabellum
Common name: Draughtsboard shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus isabella* (1)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium isabellum
Valid name: Cephaloscyllium isabellum
Common name: Draughtsboard shark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus isodus (1)
Macri, 1819
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Macri, 1819
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus jacksoni (1)
Suckow, 1799
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Common name: Port Jackson shark
Original description species: Suckow, 1799
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus jacksonii (1)
Suckow, 1799
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Common name: Port Jackson shark
Original description species: Suckow, 1799
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus japonicus (58)
Ishikawa, 1908
Common name: Japanese spurdog
Original description species: Ishikawa, 1908
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus kamul (1)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus kirki (4)
Phillipps, 1931
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Phillipps, 1931
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus kumal (5)
Forsskål, 1775
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Valid name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Original description species: Forsskål, 1775
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lalannei (11)
Baranes, 2003
Synonyms: Squalus cf. lalannei
Original description species: Baranes, 2003
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lamia (1)
Rafinesque, 1810
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Common name: Great white shark
Original description species: Rafinesque, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lassier (1)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lebruni (7)
(Vaillant, 1888)
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Original description species: (Vaillant, 1888)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lelanonius (1)
Leach, 1818
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Common name: Porbeagle
Original description species: Leach, 1818
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus licha (1)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus littoralis (1)
Lesueur, 1818
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Common name: Sand tiger shark
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus littoralis. (1)
Mitchill, 1818
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Common name: Sand tiger shark
Original description species: Mitchill, 1818
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lobatus (2)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Common name: Spotted wobbegong
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus lobularis (8)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus longicaudus (2)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus longimanus (1)
Poey, 1861
Valid name: Carcharhinus longimanus
Valid name: Carcharhinus longimanus
Common name: Oceanic whitetip shark
Original description species: Poey, 1861
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus longispinis (1)
Fricke, Durville, Potin & Mulochau, 2023
Original description species: Fricke, Durville, Potin & Mulochau, 2023
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus macrodus (1)
Mitchill, 1818
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Common name: Sand tiger shark
Original description species: Mitchill, 1818
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus maculatus (2)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Common name: Spotted wobbegong
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus mahia (8)
Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Original description species: Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus malleus (1)
(Valenciennes, 1822)
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: (Valenciennes, 1822)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus margaretsmithae (3)
Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Original description species: Viana, Lisher & De Carvalho, 2017
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus massasa (4)
Forsskål, 1775
Original description species: Forsskål, 1775
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus maximus (27)
Gunnerus, 1765
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Gunnerus, 1765
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus megalops (249)
(Macleay, 1881)
Synonyms: Acanthias megalops, Flakeus megalops, Squalus acutipinna, Squalus cf. megalops
Common name: Shortnose spurdog
Original description species: (Macleay, 1881)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus melanurus (42)
Fourmanoir, 1979
Synonyms: Squalus rancureli
Common name: Blacktailed spurdog
Original description species: Fourmanoir, 1979
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus messasa (1)
Forsskål, 1775
Original description species: Forsskål, 1775
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus microcephalus (1)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus milberti (2)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Common name: Sandbar shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus mitsukuri (2)
Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Valid name: Squalus mitsukurii
Valid name: Squalus mitsukurii
Common name: Shortspine spurdog
Original description species: Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus mitsukurii (204)
Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Synonyms: Acanthias mitsukurii, Squalus cf. mitsukurii, Squalus mitsukuri, Squalus sucklii mitsukurii
Common name: Shortspine spurdog
Original description species: Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus monensis (1)
Shaw, 1804
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Common name: Porbeagle
Original description species: Shaw, 1804
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus montalbani (42)
Whitley, 1931
Synonyms: Squalus cf. montalbani, Squalus philippinus
Common name: Indonesian greeneye spurdog
Original description species: Whitley, 1931
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus mustellus (3)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Mustelus mustelus
Valid name: Mustelus mustelus
Common name: Smooth-hound
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus mustelus (18)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Mustelus mustelus
Valid name: Mustelus mustelus
Common name: Smooth-hound
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus nasus (2)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Common name: Porbeagle
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus nasutus (22)
Last, Marshall & White, 2007
Synonyms: Squalus cf. nasutus
Common name: Western longnose spurdog
Original description species: Last, Marshall & White, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus nicaeensis (1)
Risso, 1810
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Risso, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus nicensis (1)
Risso, 1810
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Risso, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus norvegianus (1)
Blainville, 1825
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Valid name: Somniosus microcephalus
Common name: Greenland shark
Original description species: Blainville, 1825
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus norvegicus (1)
Gronow, 1854
Original description species: Gronow, 1854
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus notocaudatus (12)
Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Common name: Bartail spurdog
Original description species: Last, White & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus obscurus (2)
Lesueur, 1818
Valid name: Carcharhinus obscurus
Valid name: Carcharhinus obscurus
Common name: Dusky shark
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus obtusus (1)
Poey, 1861
Valid name: Carcharhinus leucas
Valid name: Carcharhinus leucas
Common name: Bull shark
Original description species: Poey, 1861
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus ocellatus (8)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Valid name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Common name: Epaulette shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus oculatus (1)
Banks & Solander, 1827
Valid name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Valid name: Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Common name: Epaulette shark
Original description species: Banks & Solander, 1827
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus pectinatus (1)
(Latham, 1794)
Valid name: Pristis pectinata
Valid name: Pristis pectinata
Common name: Smalltooth sawfish
Original description species: (Latham, 1794)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus pelegrinus (4)
Blainville, 1810
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Blainville, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus pennanti (1)
Walbaum, 1792
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Common name: Porbeagle
Original description species: Walbaum, 1792
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus perlo (1)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Heptranchias perlo
Valid name: Heptranchias perlo
Common name: Sharpnose sevengill shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus philippi (4)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Common name: Port Jackson shark
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus philippinus (2)
Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Valid name: Squalus montalbani
Valid name: Squalus montalbani
Common name: Indonesian greeneye spurdog
Original description species: Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus philippinus. (1)
Shaw, 1804
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Common name: Port Jackson shark
Original description species: Shaw, 1804
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus platycephalus (1)
Tenore, 1809
Valid name: Notorynchus cepedianus
Valid name: Notorynchus cepedianus
Common name: Broadnose sevengill shark
Original description species: Tenore, 1809
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus platyodon (1)
(Poey, 1860)
Valid name: Carcharhinus leucas
Valid name: Carcharhinus leucas
Common name: Bull shark
Original description species: (Poey, 1860)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus platyrhynchus (1)
Walbaum, 1792
Valid name: Triakis sp.
Valid name: Triakis sp.
Original description species: Walbaum, 1792
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus platyrynchus (1)
Walbaum, 1792
Valid name: Triakis sp.
Valid name: Triakis sp.
Original description species: Walbaum, 1792
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus plumbeus (2)
Nardo, 1827
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Common name: Sandbar shark
Original description species: Nardo, 1827
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus porosus (1)
Poey, 1861
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon porosus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon porosus
Common name: Caribbean sharpnose shark
Original description species: Poey, 1861
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus portusjacksoni (3)
Meyer, 1793
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Valid name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Common name: Port Jackson shark
Original description species: Meyer, 1793
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus prionurus (1)
Otto, 1821
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Valid name: Galeus melastomus
Common name: Blackmouth catshark
Original description species: Otto, 1821
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus pristis (12)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Pristis pristis
Valid name: Pristis pristis
Common name: Common sawfish
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus probatovi (4)
Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Original description species: Myagkov & Kondyurin, 1986
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus punctatus (2)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Common name: Nurse shark
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus punctatus. (1)
Mitchill, 1815 (nomen nudum)
Original description species: Mitchill, 1815 (nomen nudum)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus punctulatus (3)
Lacepède, 1800
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Valid name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Common name: Nurse shark
Original description species: Lacepède, 1800
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus quasimodo (10)
Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Synonyms: Squalus cf. quasimodo
Original description species: Viana, De Carvalho & Gomes, 2016
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus rancureli (18)
Fourmanoir, 1979
Valid name: Squalus melanurus
Valid name: Squalus melanurus
Common name: Cyrano spurdog
Original description species: Fourmanoir, 1979
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus raoulensis (16)
Duffy & Last, 2007
Common name: Kermadec spiny dogfish
Original description species: Duffy & Last, 2007
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus rashleighanus (1)
Couch, 1838
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Couch, 1838
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus rhinoceros (1)
Dekay, 1842
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Original description species: Dekay, 1842
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus rhinophanes (1)
Péron, 1807
Valid name: Galeorhinus galeus
Valid name: Galeorhinus galeus
Original description species: Péron, 1807
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus rondeletii (1)
Risso, 1810
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Original description species: Risso, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus rostratus (1)
Macri, 1819
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: Macri, 1819
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus scymnus (1)
Voigt, 1832
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Valid name: Dalatias licha
Common name: Kitefin shark
Original description species: Voigt, 1832
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus selanonus (1)
Leach, 1818
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Valid name: Lamna nasus
Common name: Porbeagle
Original description species: Leach, 1818
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus semisagittatus (1)
Shaw, 1804
Valid name: Anoxypristis cuspidata
Valid name: Anoxypristis cuspidata
Common name: Knifetooth sawfish
Original description species: Shaw, 1804
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus shiraii (2)
Viana & De Carvalho, 2020
Common name: Shirai’s spurdog
Original description species: Viana & De Carvalho, 2020
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus sp. (98)

Synonyms: Acanthias sp.
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus spallanzani (1)
Péron & Lesueur, 1822
Valid name: Carcharhinus sorrah
Valid name: Carcharhinus sorrah
Common name: Spottail shark
Original description species: Péron & Lesueur, 1822
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus spathula (2)
Walbaum, 1792 (no Chondrichthyes)
Common name: Mississippi paddlefish
Original description species: Walbaum, 1792 (no Chondrichthyes)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus spinax (13)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Valid name: Etmopterus spinax
Common name: Velvet belly lantern shark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus spinay (1)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Common name: Bramble shark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus spinosus (11)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Valid name: Echinorhinus brucus
Common name: Bramble shark
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus squamosus (11)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Centrophorus squamosus
Valid name: Centrophorus squamosus
Common name: Leafscale gulper shark
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus squatina (20)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus stellario (1)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus stellaris (11)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Valid name: Scyliorhinus stellaris
Common name: Nursehound
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus striatus (1)
Forster, 1844
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Common name: Striped catshark
Original description species: Forster, 1844
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus suckleyi (159)
(Girard, 1855)
Synonyms: Acanthias suckleyi, Spinax suckleyi, Spinax (Acanthias) suckleyi, Squalus acanthias suckleyi, Squalus sucklii
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: (Girard, 1855)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus sucklii (16)
(Girard, 1855)
Valid name: Squalus suckleyi
Valid name: Squalus suckleyi
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: (Girard, 1855)
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus sucklii mitsukurii (1)
Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Valid name: Squalus mitsukurii
Valid name: Squalus mitsukurii
Common name: Shortspine spurdog
Original description species: Jordan & Snyder, 1903
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tasmaniensis (2)
Howell Rivero, 1936
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Howell Rivero, 1936
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tentaculatus (1)
Shaw, 1804
Valid name: Pristiophorus cirratus
Valid name: Pristiophorus cirratus
Common name: Longnose sawshark
Original description species: Shaw, 1804
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tiburio (1)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Common name: Bonnethead
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tiburo (11)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Valid name: Sphyrna tiburo
Common name: Bonnethead
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tiburo. (1)
Poey, 1860
Valid name: Carcharhinus falciformis
Valid name: Carcharhinus falciformis
Common name: Silky shark
Original description species: Poey, 1860
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tigrinum (1)
Forster, 1781
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Forster, 1781
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tigrinus (8)
Forster, 1781
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Forster, 1781
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tuberculatus (1)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Valid name: Chiloscyllium indicum
Common name: Slender bambooshark
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus tygrinus (1)
Forster, 1781
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Forster, 1781
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus uyato (2)
Rafinesque, 1810
Valid name: Centrophorus uyato
Valid name: Centrophorus uyato
Common name: Little gulper shark
Original description species: Rafinesque, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus uyatus (3)
Rafinesque, 1810
Valid name: Centrophorus uyato
Valid name: Centrophorus uyato
Original description species: Rafinesque, 1810
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus vacca (1)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Hexanchus griseus
Valid name: Hexanchus griseus
Common name: Bluntnose sixgill shark
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus vanduffeli (3)
Walbaum, 1792
Original description species: Walbaum, 1792
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus varius (2)
Seba, 1759
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Seba, 1759
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus vittatus (1)
Shaw, 1798
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Valid name: Poroderma africanum
Common name: Striped catshark
Original description species: Shaw, 1798
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus vulgaris (1)
Richardson, 1836
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Common name: Great white shark
Original description species: Richardson, 1836
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus vulpes (16)
Gmelin, 1789
Valid name: Alopias vulpinus
Valid name: Alopias vulpinus
Common name: Thintail thresher
Original description species: Gmelin, 1789
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus vulpinus (1)
Bonnaterre, 1788
Valid name: Alopias vulpinus
Valid name: Alopias vulpinus
Common name: Thintail thresher
Original description species: Bonnaterre, 1788
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus waddi (1)
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Valid name: Brachaelurus waddi
Valid name: Brachaelurus waddi
Common name: Blind shark
Original description species: Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus wakiyae (2)
Tanaka, 1918
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Tanaka, 1918
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus wattsii (3)
Meyer, 1793
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Original description species: Meyer, 1793
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus whitleyi (2)
Phillipps, 1931
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Phillipps, 1931
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus zebra (1)
Shaw, 1804
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Original description species: Shaw, 1804
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus zygaena (19)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus zygena (2)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Valid name: Sphyrna zygaena
Common name: Smooth hammerhead
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus Linné, 1758
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Acanthias) sp. (1)

Genus: Squalus (Acanthias)
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Aprion) brevipinna (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus brevipinna
Valid name: Carcharhinus brevipinna
Common name: Spinner shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Aprion)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Aprion) isodon (1)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus isodon
Valid name: Carcharhinus isodon
Common name: Finetooth shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Aprion)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharias) maou (1)
Lesson, 1831
Valid name: Carcharhinus longimanus
Valid name: Carcharhinus longimanus
Original description species: Lesson, 1831
Genus: Squalus (Carcharias)
Family: Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharias) terraenovae (1)
Richardson, 1836
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Common name: Atlantic sharpnose shark
Original description species: Richardson, 1836
Genus: Squalus (Carcharias)
Family: Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharias) vulgaris (1)
Richardson, 1836
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Common name: Great white shark
Original description species: Richardson, 1836
Genus: Squalus (Carcharias)
Family: Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) albimarginatus (1)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Valid name: Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Valid name: Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Common name: Silvertip shark
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) amboinensis (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus amboinensis
Valid name: Carcharhinus amboinensis
Common name: Pigeye shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) caudata (1)
(Dekay, 1842)
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Common name: Sandbar shark
Original description species: (Dekay, 1842)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) ceruleus (1)
(Dekay, 1842)
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Common name: Sandbar shark
Original description species: (Dekay, 1842)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) dussumieri (1)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus dussumieri
Valid name: Carcharhinus dussumieri
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) falciformis (1)
(Bibron in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus falciformis
Valid name: Carcharhinus falciformis
Original description species: (Bibron in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) gangeticus (2)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Glyphis gangeticus
Valid name: Glyphis gangeticus
Common name: Ganges shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) glaucus (1)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Valid name: Prionace glauca
Common name: Blue shark
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) glyphis (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Glyphis glyphis
Valid name: Glyphis glyphis
Common name: Speartooth shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) henlei (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus porosus
Valid name: Carcharhinus porosus
Common name: Smalltail shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) lamia (1)
Rafinesque, 1810
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Valid name: Carcharodon carcharias
Common name: Great white shark
Original description species: Rafinesque, 1810
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) leucas (1)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus leucas
Valid name: Carcharhinus leucas
Common name: Bull shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) limbatus (1)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus limbatus
Valid name: Carcharhinus limbatus
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) maou (1)
Lesson, 1831
Valid name: Carcharhinus longimanus
Valid name: Carcharhinus longimanus
Original description species: Lesson, 1831
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) melanopterus (2)
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Valid name: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Valid name: Carcharhinus melanopterus
Common name: Blacktip reef shark
Original description species: (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) menisorrah (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus falciformis
Valid name: Carcharhinus falciformis
Common name: Silky shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) milberti (2)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Valid name: Carcharhinus plumbeus
Common name: Sandbar shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) obscurus (1)
Lesueur, 1818
Valid name: Carcharhinus obscurus
Valid name: Carcharhinus obscurus
Common name: Dusky shark
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) oxyrhynchus (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus oxyrhynchus
Valid name: Carcharhinus oxyrhynchus
Common name: Daggernose shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) sorrah (1)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus sorrah
Valid name: Carcharhinus sorrah
Common name: Spottail shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Carcharinus) temminckii (2)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Lamiopsis temminckii
Valid name: Lamiopsis temminckii
Common name: Broadfin shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Carcharinus)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Cetorhinus) gunneri (1)
Blainville, 1816
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Original description species: Blainville, 1816
Genus: Squalus (Cetorhinus) Blainville, 1816
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Cetorhinus) shavianus (1)
Blainville, 1816
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Original description species: Blainville, 1816
Genus: Squalus (Cetorhinus) Blainville, 1816
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Hypoprion) hemiodon (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus hemiodon
Valid name: Carcharhinus hemiodon
Common name: Pondicherry shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Hypoprion) Müller & Henle, 1838
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Hypoprion) macloti (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Carcharhinus macloti
Valid name: Carcharhinus macloti
Common name: Hardnose shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Hypoprion) Müller & Henle, 1838
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Lamna) cepedii (1)
Lesson, 1831
Valid name: Isurus oxyrinchus
Valid name: Isurus oxyrinchus
Common name: Shortfin mako
Original description species: Lesson, 1831
Genus: Squalus (Lamna)
Family: Lamnidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Scoliodon) acutus (1)
(Rüppell, 1837)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon acutus
Common name: Milk shark
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Squalus (Scoliodon)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Scoliodon) lalandii (1)
(Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Valid name: Rhizoprionodon lalandii
Common name: Brazilian sharpnose shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Scoliodon)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Scoliodon) laticaudus (2)
Müller & Henle, 1838
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Common name: Spined pygmy shark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Squalus (Scoliodon)
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Selache) maximus (1)
(Gunnerus, 1765)
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Valid name: Cetorhinus maximus
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: (Gunnerus, 1765)
Genus: Squalus (Selache)
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Spinax) acanthias (1)
Linnaeus, 1758
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Valid name: Squalus acanthias
Common name: Piked dogfish
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Squalus (Spinax)
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squalus (Triglochis) mulleri (1)
(Müller & Henle, 1839)
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Valid name: Scoliodon laticaudus
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Squalus (Triglochis)
Family: Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina aculata (1)
Cuvier, 1829
Valid name: Squatina aculeata
Valid name: Squatina aculeata
Original description species: Cuvier, 1829
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina aculeata (132)
Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms: Raia machuelo, Raja osbeckii, Rhina aculeata, Rhina (Squatina) aculeata, Squatina aculata, Squatina fimbriata
Common name: Sawback angelshark
Original description species: Cuvier, 1829
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina africana (67)
Regan, 1908
Synonyms: Squatina cf. africana
Common name: African angelshark
Original description species: Regan, 1908
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina albipunctata (18)
Last & White, 2008
Common name: Eastern Angel Shark
Original description species: Last & White, 2008
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina angelina (1)
Blainville, 1825
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Blainville, 1825
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina angelus (30)
Blainville, 1825
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Blainville, 1825
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina angelus. (1)
Gronow, 1854
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Gronow, 1854
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina argentina (55)
(Marini, 1930)
Synonyms: Rhina argentina
Common name: Argentine angelshark
Original description species: (Marini, 1930)
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina armata (38)
(Philippi, 1887)
Synonyms: Rhina armata
Original description species: (Philippi, 1887)
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina australis (59)
Regan, 1906
Synonyms: Rhina australis
Common name: Australian angelshark
Original description species: Regan, 1906
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina caillieti (7)
Walsh, Ebert & Compagno, 2011
Original description species: Walsh, Ebert & Compagno, 2011
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina californica (159)
Ayres, 1859
Synonyms: Rhina philippi
Common name: Pacific angelshark
Original description species: Ayres, 1859
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina cf. africana (1)
Regan, 1908
Valid name: Squatina africana
Valid name: Squatina africana
Original description species: Regan, 1908
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina cf. dumeril (1)
Lesueur, 1818
Valid name: Squatina dumeril
Valid name: Squatina dumeril
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina cf. legnota (1)
Last & White, 2008
Valid name: Squatina legnota
Valid name: Squatina legnota
Original description species: Last & White, 2008
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina david (11)
Acero, Tavera, Anguila & Hernández, 2016
Common name: David’s Angel Shark
Original description species: Acero, Tavera, Anguila & Hernández, 2016
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina dumeriil (2)
Lesueur, 1818
Valid name: Squatina dumeril
Valid name: Squatina dumeril
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina dumeril (125)
Lesueur, 1818
Synonyms: Rhina dumeril, Rhina dumerili, Rhina dumerilii, Squatina aff. dumerili, Squatina cf. dumeril, Squatina dumeriil, Squatina dumerili
Common name: Sand devil
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina dumerili (20)
Lesueur, 1818
Valid name: Squatina dumeril
Valid name: Squatina dumeril
Original description species: Lesueur, 1818
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina europaea (1)
Swainson, 1839
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Swainson, 1839
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina fimbriata (5)
Müller & Henle, 1841
Valid name: Squatina aculeata
Valid name: Squatina aculeata
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1841
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina formosa (27)
Shen & Ting, 1972
Common name: Taiwan angleshark
Original description species: Shen & Ting, 1972
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina guggenheim (123)
Marini, 1936
Synonyms: Squatina punctata
Common name: Angular angel shark
Original description species: Marini, 1936
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina heteroptera (7)
Castro-Aguirre, Espinosa Pérez & Huidobro Campos, 2007
Original description species: Castro-Aguirre, Espinosa Pérez & Huidobro Campos, 2007
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina japonica (71)
Bleeker, 1858
Synonyms: Rhina japonica, Squatina cf. japonica
Common name: Japanese angelshark
Original description species: Bleeker, 1858
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina laevis (6)
Cuvier, 1816
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Cuvier, 1816
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina leae (1)
Weigmann, Vaz, Akhilesh, Leeney & Naylor, 2023
Original description species: Weigmann, Vaz, Akhilesh, Leeney & Naylor, 2023
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina legnota (13)
Last & White, 2008
Synonyms: Squatina cf. legnota
Common name: Indonesian Angel Shark
Original description species: Last & White, 2008
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina lewis (1)
Couch, 1825
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Couch, 1825
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina mapama (2)
Long, Ebert, Tavera, Arturo Acero & Robertson, 2021
Original description species: Long, Ebert, Tavera, Arturo Acero & Robertson, 2021
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina mexicana (7)
Castro-Aguirre, Espinosa Pérez & Huidobro Campos, 2007
Original description species: Castro-Aguirre, Espinosa Pérez & Huidobro Campos, 2007
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina nebulosa (49)
Regan, 1906
Synonyms: Rhina nebulosa
Common name: Clouded angelshark
Original description species: Regan, 1906
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina occulta (45)
Vooren & Da Silva, 1991
Common name: Hidden angel shark
Original description species: Vooren & Da Silva, 1991
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina oculata (138)
Bonaparte, 1840
Common name: Smoothback angelshark
Original description species: Bonaparte, 1840
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina pseudocellata (12)
Last & White, 2008
Common name: Western Angel Shark
Original description species: Last & White, 2008
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina punctata (11)
Marini, 1936
Valid name: Squatina guggenheim
Valid name: Squatina guggenheim
Original description species: Marini, 1936
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina sp. (49)

Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina squatina (389)
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms: Rhina squatina, Squalus squatina, Squatina angelina, Squatina angelus, Squatina angelus., Squatina europaea, Squatina laevis, Squatina lewis, Squatina vulgaris
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina squatina angelus (1)

Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina tergocellata (32)
Mcculloch, 1914
Common name: Ornate angelshark
Original description species: Mcculloch, 1914
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina tergocellatoides (28)
Chen, 1963
Common name: Ocellated angelshark
Original description species: Chen, 1963
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina varii (7)
Vaz & De Carvalho, 2018
Original description species: Vaz & De Carvalho, 2018
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Squatina vulgaris (17)
Risso, 1810
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Valid name: Squatina squatina
Common name: Angelshark
Original description species: Risso, 1810
Genus: Squatina Dumeril, 1805
Family: Squatinidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Squatiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegastoma fasciatum (3)
(Hermann, 1783)
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: (Hermann, 1783)
Genus: Stegastoma
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma carinatum (1)
Blyth, 1847
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Blyth, 1847
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma fasciata (3)
(Hermann, 1783)
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: (Hermann, 1783)
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma fasciatum (303)
(Hermann, 1783)
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: (Hermann, 1783)
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma fasciatus (3)
(Hermann, 1783)
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: (Hermann, 1783)
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma maculatus (2)
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Valid name: Orectolobus maculatus
Common name: Spotted wobbegong
Original description species: (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma sp. (1)

Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma tigrinum (447)
(Forster, 1781)
Synonyms: Ginglymostoma gata, Scyllia quinquecornuatum, Scyllium heptagonum, Scyllium tigrinmum, Squalus cirrosus, Squalus fasciata, Squalus fasciatus, Squalus gata, Squalus longicaudus, Squalus pantherinus, Squalus tigrinum, Squalus tigrinus, Squalus tygrinus, Squalus varius, Squalus zebra, Stegastoma fasciatum, Stegostoma carinatum, Stegostoma cf. fasciatum, Stegostoma fasciata, Stegostoma fasciatum, Stegostoma fasciaturn, Stegostoma fasciatus, Stegostoma tigrinum naucum , Stegostoma tygrinum, Stegostoma varium, Stegostoma varius
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: (Forster, 1781)
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma tigrinum naucum (1)
Whitley, 1939
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Whitley, 1939
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma tygrinum (5)
(Bonnaterre, 1788)
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stegostoma varium (21)
Garman, 1913
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Valid name: Stegostoma tigrinum
Common name: Zebra shark
Original description species: Garman, 1913
Genus: Stegostoma Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Stegostomatidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stoasodon laticeps (2)
(Gill, 1865)
Valid name: Aetobatus laticeps
Valid name: Aetobatus laticeps
Original description species: (Gill, 1865)
Genus: Stoasodon Cantor, 1849
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stoasodon narinari (17)
(Euphrasen, 1790)
Valid name: Aetobatus narinari
Valid name: Aetobatus narinari
Original description species: (Euphrasen, 1790)
Genus: Stoasodon Cantor, 1849
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stoasodon ocellatus (1)
(Kuhl, 1823)
Valid name: Aetobatus ocellatus
Valid name: Aetobatus ocellatus
Original description species: (Kuhl, 1823)
Genus: Stoasodon Cantor, 1849
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Stoasodon punctatus (1)
(Miklukho-Maclay & Macleay, 1885)
Valid name: Aetobatus ocellatus
Valid name: Aetobatus ocellatus
Original description species: (Miklukho-Maclay & Macleay, 1885)
Genus: Stoasodon Cantor, 1849
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Styracura cf. schmardae (1)
(Werner, 1904)
Valid name: Styracura schmardae
Valid name: Styracura schmardae
Common name: Chupare stingray
Original description species: (Werner, 1904)
Genus: Styracura De Carvalho, Loboda & Da Silva, 2016
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Styracura pacifica (51)
(Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941)
Synonyms: Dasyatis pacificus, Hemitrygon pacifica, Himantura pacifica
Common name: Pacific chupare
Original description species: (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941)
Genus: Styracura De Carvalho, Loboda & Da Silva, 2016
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Styracura schmardae (100)
(Werner, 1904)
Synonyms: Dasyatis schmardae, Dasybatus schmardae, Himantura cf. schmardae, Himantura schmardae, Himantura schmarde, Pastinachus schmardae, Styracura cf. schmardae, Trygon schmardae
Common name: Chupare stingray
Original description species: (Werner, 1904)
Genus: Styracura De Carvalho, Loboda & Da Silva, 2016
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Styracura sp. (1)

Genus: Styracura De Carvalho, Loboda & Da Silva, 2016
Family: Potamotrygonidae Garman, 1877
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sutorectus tentaculatus (47)
(Peters, 1864)
Synonyms: Crossorhinus tentacularis, Crossorhinus tentaculatus, Orectolobus tentaculatus
Common name: Cobbler wobbegong
Original description species: (Peters, 1864)
Genus: Sutorectus Whitley, 1939
Family: Orectolobidae Gill, 1896
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sympterygia acuta (91)
Garman, 1877
Synonyms: Raja echinorhyncha
Common name: Bignose fanskate
Original description species: Garman, 1877
Genus: Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sympterygia bonapartei (31)
Müller & Henle, 1841
Valid name: Sympterygia bonapartii
Valid name: Sympterygia bonapartii
Common name: Smallnose fanskate
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1841
Genus: Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sympterygia bonaparti (1)
Müller & Henle, 1841
Valid name: Sympterygia bonapartii
Valid name: Sympterygia bonapartii
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1841
Genus: Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sympterygia bonapartii (136)
Müller & Henle, 1841
Synonyms: Psammobatis microps, Raia marplatensis, Raia microps, Raja microps, Sympterygia bonapartei, Sympterygia bonaparti, Sympterygia microps
Common name: Smallnose fanskate
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1841
Genus: Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sympterygia brevicaudata (69)
(Cope, 1877)
Synonyms: Psammobatis asper, Psammobatis brevicaudatus, Psammobatis caudispina, Psammobatis chilcae, Psammobatis maculatus, Sympterygia brevicaudatus
Common name: Shorttail fanskate
Original description species: (Cope, 1877)
Genus: Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sympterygia lima (47)
(Poeppig, 1835)
Synonyms: Psammobatis lima, Raia lima, Raja acanthostyla, Raja buergeri, Raja chilensis., Raja lima, Raja steindachneri, Raja steindachneri*
Common name: Filetail fanskate
Original description species: (Poeppig, 1835)
Genus: Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Sympterygia microps (1)
(Günther, 1880)
Valid name: Sympterygia bonapartii
Valid name: Sympterygia bonapartii
Common name: Smallnose fanskate
Original description species: (Günther, 1880)
Genus: Sympterygia Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Synodontaspis aff. taurus (1)
(Rafinesque, 1810)
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Valid name: Carcharias taurus
Common name: Sand tiger shark
Original description species: (Rafinesque, 1810)
Genus: Synodontaspis White, 1931
Family: Odontaspididae Müller & Henle, 1839
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Syrrhina brevirostris (3)
Müller & Henle, 1841
Valid name: Zapteryx brevirostris
Valid name: Zapteryx brevirostris
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1841
Genus: Syrrhina Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Syrrhina exasperata (4)
(Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Valid name: Zapteryx exasperata
Valid name: Zapteryx exasperata
Common name: Banded guitarfish
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Genus: Syrrhina Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Syrrhina xyster (1)
(Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
Valid name: Zapteryx xyster
Valid name: Zapteryx xyster
Original description species: (Jordan & Evermann, 1896)
Genus: Syrrhina Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii