Original description species: Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos annulatus, Rhinobatos (Acroteriobatus) annulatus, Rhinobatus annulatus, Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) annulatus
Common name: Lesser sandshark
Original description species: (Smith in Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos blochi, Rhinobatos blochii, Rhinobatos (Acroteriobatus) blochii, Rhinobatus blochi, Rhinobatus blochii, Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) blochii
Common name: Bluntnose guitarfish
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos leucospilus, Rhinobatos (Acroteriobatus) leucospilus, Rhinobatus leucospilus
Common name: Grayspottted guitarfish
Original description species: (Norman, 1926)
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos ocellatus, Rhinobatos (Acroteriobatus) ocellatus, Rhinobatus ocellatus
Original description species: (Norman, 1926)
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Oman Guitarfish
Original description species: Last, Henderson & Naylor, 2016
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos saladah, Rhinobatos salalah, Rhinobatos (Acroteriobatus) salalah
Common name: Salalah guitarfish
Original description species: (Randall & Compagno, 1995)
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Weigmann, Ebert & Séret, 2021
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Glaucostegus variegatus, Rhinobatos variegatus, Rhinobatos (Acroteriobatus) variegatus
Common name: Stripenose guitarfish
Original description species: (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973)
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Rhinobatos zanzibarensis, Rhinobatos (Acroteriobatus) zanzibarensis, Rhinobatus zanzibarensis
Common name: Zanzibar guitarfish
Original description species: (Norman, 1926)
Genus: Acroteriobatus Giltay, 1928
Family: Rhinobatidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Hooktooth dogfish
Original description species: De Buen, 1959
Genus: Aculeola De Buen, 1959
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetobates flagellum, Aetobatis flagellum, Aetobatus flagellus, Raja flagellum
Common name: Longheaded eagle ray
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetobatis laticeps, Stoasodon laticeps
Common name: Pacific whitespotted eagle ray
Original description species: (Gill, 1865)
Genus: Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetobates narinari, Aetobatis cf. narinari, Aetobatis latirostris, Aetobatis narinari, Aetobatus aff. narinari, Aetobatus cf. narinari, Aetobatus latirostris, Aetobatus narinae, Myliobatis narinari, Raja narinari, Stoasodon narinari
Common name: Spotted eagle ray
Original description species: (Euphrasen, 1790)
Genus: Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: White, Furumitsu & Yamaguchi, 2013
Genus: Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetobatis cf. ocellatus, Aetobatis guttata, Aetobatis indica, Aetobatis punctata, Aetobatus cf. ocellatus, Aetobatus guttatus, Aetobatus mula, Aetobatus punctatus, Goniobatis meleagris, Myliobatis eeltenkee, Myliobatis macroptera, Myliobatis ocellatus, Myliobatis punctatus, Myliobatus ocellatus, Pteromylaeus punctatus, Raia mula, Raia quinqueaculeata, Raia tajara, Raja edentula, Raja guttata*, Raja mula, Raja tajara, Stoasodon ocellatus, Stoasodon punctatus
Original description species: (Kuhl, 1823)
Genus: Aetobatus Blainville, 1816
Family: Aetobatidae Agassiz, 1958
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Myliobatis asperrimus, Pteromylaeus asperrimus
Common name: Rough eagle ray
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1898)
Genus: Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: White, Last & Baje, 2015
Genus: Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetobatus maculatus, Aetomylus maculatus, Myliobates maculata, Myliobates maculatus, Myliobates oculeus, Myliobatis maculata, Myliobatis maculatus, Myliobatus maculata, Myliobatus maculatus
Common name: Mottled eagle ray
Original description species: (Gray, 1834)
Genus: Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetomylaeus cf. milvus, Aetomylus milvus, Myliobatis milvus
Common name: Brown eagle-ray
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1841)
Genus: Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetomylaeus cf. nichofii, Aetomylaeus huletti, Aetomylaeus nichoffi, Aetomylaeus nichofi, Aetomylaeus nichofii cornifera, Aetomylaeus niehofii, Aetomylus nichofii, Myliobates nieuhofii, Myliobates vultur, Myliobatis nienhofii, Myliobatis nieuhofi, Myliobatis nieuhofii, Myliobatis nieuhofii cornifera, Myliobatis vultur, Myliobatis vulture, Raja fasciata, Raja nichofii, Raja niehofii
Common name: Banded eagle ray
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aetomylaeus reticulatus, Aetomylus vespertilio, Myliobatis vespertilio
Common name: Ornate eagle ray
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1852)
Genus: Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Jabado, Ebert & Al Dhaheri, 2022
Genus: Aetomylaeus Garman, 1908
Family: Myliobatidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Myliobatiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: White, Fahmi & Weigmann, 2019
Genus: Akheilos White, Fahmi & Weigmann, 2019
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Alopias aff. pelagicus, Alopias pelagios
Common name: Pelagic thresher
Original description species: Nakamura, 1935
Genus: Alopias Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Alopecias superciliosus, Alopias aff. superciliosus, Alopias cf. superciliosus, Alopias profundus, Alopias superciliousus
Common name: Bigeye thresher
Original description species: (Lowe, 1841)
Genus: Alopias Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Alopecias barrae, Alopecias chilensis, Alopecias longimana, Alopecias vulpes, Alopias aff. vulpinus, Alopias caudatus, Alopias cf. vulpinus, Alopias greyi, Alopias macrourus, Alopias vulpes, Alopias vulpines, Alopias vulpinnis, Carcharias vulpes, Galeus vulpecula, Squalus alopecias, Squalus vulpes, Squalus vulpinus, Vulpecula marina
Common name: Thintail thresher
Original description species: (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Genus: Alopias Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Alopiidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja doello-juradoi, Raja doellojuradoi, Raja (Amblyraja) doello-juradoi, Raja (Amblyraja) doellojuradoi
Common name: Southern thorny skate
Original description species: (Pozzi, 1935)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja frerichsi, Raja (Amblyraja) frerichsi
Common name: Thickbody skate
Original description species: (Krefft, 1968)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja georgiana, Raja (Amblyraja) georgiana
Common name: Antarctic starry skate
Original description species: (Norman, 1938)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Amblyraja badia, Amblyraja cf. hyperborea, Amblyraja robertsi, Raia badia, Raia borea, Raia hyperborea, Raja badia, Raja borea, Raja hyperborea, Raja robertsi, Raja (Amblyraja) badia, Raja (Amblyraja) hyperborea, Raja (Amblyraja) robertsi
Common name: Arctic skate
Original description species: (Collett, 1879)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja jenseni, Raja (Amblyraja) jenseni
Common name: Jensen's skate
Original description species: (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Amblyraja cf. radiata, Dasybatis radiata, Raia americana, Raia radiata, Raia scabrata, Raja americana, Raja radiata, Raja scabrata, Raja (Amblyraja) radiata, Raja (Raja) radiata
Common name: Thorny skate
Original description species: (Donovan, 1808)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia reversa, Raja reversa, Raja (Amblyraja) reversa
Common name: Reversed skate
Original description species: (Lloyd, 1906)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raja taaf, Raja (Amblyraja) taaf
Common name: Whiteleg skate
Original description species: (Meissner, 1987)
Genus: Amblyraja Malm, 1877
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Anacanthobatis dubius, Anacanthobatis marmoratus, Anacanthobatis (Anacanthobatis) marmoratus, Leiobatis dubius, Springeria dubia
Common name: Spotted legskate
Original description species: (Von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
Genus: Anacanthobatis Von Bonde & Swart, 1923
Family: Anacanthobatidae Von Bonde & Swart, 1924
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Anoxypristis cf. cuspidata, Anoxypristis cuspidatus, Oxypristis cuspidatus, Pristis cuspidata, Pristis cuspidatus, Pristis semisagittatus, Pristis (Anoxypristis) cuspidata, Squalus cuspidatus, Squalus semisagittatus
Common name: Knifetooth sawfish
Original description species: (Latham, 1794)
Genus: Anoxypristis White & Moy-Thomas, 1941
Family: Pristidae Bonaparte, 1838
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Nakaya & Séret, 1999
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Sasahara, Sato & Nakaya, 2008
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Nakaya & Stehmann, 1998
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus cf. australis, Pentanchus australis
Original description species: Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Kawauchi, Weigmann & Nakaya, 2014
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus brunneus, Scyliorhinus brunneus
Common name: Brown cat shark
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Bighead catshark
Original description species: White, Last & Pogonoski, 2008
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Hoary catshark
Original description species: Springer & Heemstra, 1979
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Sato, Nakaya & Stewart, 1999
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Dolganov, 1983
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Garrick’s Catshark
Original description species: Sato, Stewart & Nakaya, 2013
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Humpback cat shark
Original description species: Meng, Chu & Li, 1985
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus abbreviatus, Apristurus brevicaudatus, Apristurus longianalis, Apristurus longicaudatus, Apristurus xenolepis, Pentanchus herklotsi
Common name: Longfin catshark
Original description species: (Fowler, 1934)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Halaelurus indicus, Pentanchus indicus, Scyliorhinus indicus, Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) indicus, Scyliorhinus (Hemigaleus) indicus, Scylliorhinus indicus
Common name: Smallbelly catshark
Original description species: (Brauer, 1906)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1988
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pentanchus investigatoris, Pentanchus (Parapristurus) investigatoris
Common name: Broadnose catshark
Original description species: (Misra, 1962)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Japanese catshark
Original description species: Nakaya, 1975
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Longnose catshark
Original description species: Taylor, 1972
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus aff. laurussoni, Apristurus atlanticus, Apristurus laurussoni, Apristurus maderensis, Scylliorhinus atlanticus, Scyllium laurussonii, Scyllium spinacipellitum
Common name: Iceland catshark
Original description species: (Saemundsson, 1922)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pentanchus longicephalus
Common name: Longhead catshark
Original description species: Nakaya, 1975
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus macrorhinchus, Pentanchus macrorhynchus, Scyliorhinus macrorhynchus
Common name: Flathead catshark
Original description species: (Tanaka, 1909)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Broadmouth cat shark
Original description species: Chu, Meng & Li, 1985
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus cf. manis, Parmaturus manis, Pentanchus manis
Common name: Ghost catshark
Original description species: (Springer, 1979)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Cordova & Ebert, 2021
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus cf. melanoasper
Common name: Black roughscale catshark
Original description species: Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pentanchus microps, Scylliorhinus microps
Common name: Smalleye catshark
Original description species: (Gilchrist, 1922)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus micropterygius
Common name: Smalldorsal cat shark
Original description species: Meng, Chu & Li, 1986
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Milk-eye catshark
Original description species: Iglésias, 2012
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus cf. nasutus
Common name: Largenose catshark
Original description species: De Buen, 1959
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: White, O'Neill, Devloo-Delva, Nakaya & Iglésias, 2023
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Smallfin catshark
Original description species: Springer & Heemstra, 1979
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus acanutus, Apristurus verweyi, Pentanchus platyrhynchus, Pentanchus verweyi, Scyliorhinus platyrhynchus
Common name: Spatulasnout catshark
Original description species: (Tanaka, 1909)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus pofundorum, Scyliorhinus profundorum, Scylliorhinus profundorum
Common name: Deepwater catshark
Original description species: (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Broadgill catshark
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pentanchus saldanha, Scyliorhinus (Apristurus) saldanha, Scylliorhinus saldanha
Common name: Saldanha catshark
Original description species: (Barnard, 1925)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Pentanchus sibogae, Scyliorhinus sibogae
Common name: Pale catshark
Original description species: (Weber, 1913)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Apristurus cf. sinensis
Common name: South China catshark
Original description species: Chu & Hu, 1981
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus spongiceps, Parapristurus spongiceps, Pentanchus spongiceps, Pristiurus spongiceps, Scyliorhinus spongiceps
Common name: Spongehead catshark
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1905)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Parmaturus stenseni, Pentanchus stenseni
Common name: Panama ghost catshark
Original description species: (Springer, 1979)
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: White, Mana & Naylor, 2017
Genus: Apristurus Garman, 1913
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aptychotrema banksii, Aptychotrema bougainvillei, Aptychotrema bougainvillii, Raja rostrata, Raya rostrata, Rhinobates (Syrrhina) banksii, Rhinobatus banksii, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Rhinobatus bougainvillii, Rhinobatus tuberculatus, Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) banksii, Rhinobatus (Syrrhina) bougainvillii
Common name: East Australian shovelnose ray
Original description species: (Shaw, 1794)
Genus: Aptychotrema Norman, 1926
Family: Trygonorrhinidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Spotted shovelnose ray
Original description species: Last, 2004
Genus: Aptychotrema Norman, 1926
Family: Trygonorrhinidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Asterodermus vincentiana, Rhinobatus vincentianus
Common name: Western shovelnose ray
Original description species: (Haacke, 1885)
Genus: Aptychotrema Norman, 1926
Family: Trygonorrhinidae Last, Séret & Naylor, 2016
Order: Rhinopristiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Bathyraja sexoculata, Bathyraja (Arctoraja) sexoculata
Original description species: (Misawa, Orlov, Orlova, Gordeev & Ishihara, 2020)
Genus: Arctoraja
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Longtail skate
Original description species: Waite, 1909
Genus: Arhynchobatis Waite, 1909
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus analis, Halaelurus analis, Scyliorhinus analis, Scyllium anale
Common name: Australian spotted catshark
Original description species: (Ogilby, 1885)
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Blotched catshark
Original description species: Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Dwarf catshark (eng)
Original description species: Séret & Last, 2008
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Western spotted catshark
Original description species: Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Pale spotted catshark
Original description species: Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Dwarf catshark
Original description species: Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Orange spotted catshrak
Original description species: Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Variegated catshark
Original description species: Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Halaelurus vincenti, Juncrus vincenti, Scyliorhinus vincenti, Scyllium vincenti
Common name: Gulf catshark
Original description species: (Zietz, 1908)
Genus: Asymbolus Whitley, 1939
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Bali catshark
Original description species: White, Last & Dharmadi, 2005
Genus: Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Fahmi & White, 2015
Genus: Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Banded sand catshark
Original description species: Compagno & Stevens, 1993
Genus: Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Australian marbled catshark
Original description species: Whitley, 1939
Genus: Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Atelomycterus marmoratum, Catulus marmoratum, Scyliorhinus marmoratus, Scylliorhinus marmoratus, Scyllium maculatum, Scyllium marmoratum, Scyllium pardus
Common name: Coral catshark
Original description species: (Bennett, 1830)
Genus: Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Eastern banded catshark
Original description species: Jacobsen & Bennett, 2007
Genus: Atelomycterus Garman, 1913
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia castelnaui, Raja castelnaui, Raja (Atlantoraja) castelnaui, Rioraja castelnaui
Common name: Spotback skate
Original description species: (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)
Genus: Atlantoraja Menni, 1972
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Atlantoraja ciclophora, Raia cyclophora, Raja cyclophora, Raja (Atlantoraja) ciclophora, Raja (Atlantoraja) cyclophora, Rioraja cyclophora
Common name: Eyespot skate
Original description species: (Regan, 1903)
Genus: Atlantoraja Menni, 1972
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia platana, Raja platana, Rioraja platana
Common name: La Plata skate
Original description species: (Günther, 1880)
Genus: Atlantoraja Menni, 1972
Family: Arhynchobatidae Fowler, 1934
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: New Caledonia catshark
Original description species: Séret, 1990
Genus: Aulohalaelurus Fowler, 1934
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus labiosus, Halaelurus labiosus, Scyliorhinus labiosus, Scyliorhinus maculatus
Common name: Australian blackspotted catshark
Original description species: (Waite, 1905)
Genus: Aulohalaelurus Fowler, 1934
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii