Synonyms: Carcharhinus kamoharai, Carcharias kamoharai, Carcharias yangi, Carcharias (Pseudocarcharias) pelagicus, Odontaspis kamoharai, Pseudocarcharias cf. kamoharai, Pseudocarcharias pelagicus, Pseudocarcharias yangi
Common name: Crocodile shark
Original description species: (Matsubara, 1936)
Genus: Pseudocarcharias Cadenat, 1963
Family: Pseudocarchariidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii