Synonyms: Beringraja cortezensis, Dipturus corteziensis, Raja cortezensis
Common name: Cortez' ray
Original description species: (Mceachran & Miyake, 1988)
Genus: Caliraja Ebert, 2022
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Beringraja inornata, Dipturus inornatus, Raia inornata, Raia inornata inermis , Raja binoculata inermis, Raja inornata, Raja jordani, Raja (Raja) inornata
Common name: California ray
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)
Genus: Caliraja Ebert, 2022
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Beringraja rhina, Dipturus rhina, Raia rhina, Raja rhina, Raja (Dipturus) rhina
Common name: Longnose skate
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Genus: Caliraja Ebert, 2022
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Bathyraja stellulata, Beringraja stellulata, Raia stellulata, Raja montereyensis, Raja stellulata, Raja (Raja) stellulata
Common name: Starry skate
Original description species: (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)
Genus: Caliraja Ebert, 2022
Family: Rajidae De Blainville, 1816
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Callorhinchus callorhynchus, Callorhinchus smythii, Callorhynchus antarctica, Callorhynchus antarcticus, Callorhynchus argenteus, Callorhynchus callorhynchus, Callorhynchus callorynchus, Callorhynchus cf. callorhynchus, Callorhynchus elephantinus, Callorhynchus peronii, Callorhynchus smythi, Callorhynchus smythii, Callorhynchus tritoris, Callorynchus antarcticus, Callorynchus callorynchus, Callorynchus elephantinus, Callorynchus smythii, Callorynchus tritoris, Chimaera callorhinchus, Chimaera callorhynchus, Chimaera callorynchus, Chimaera collorhynchus, Chimaera collorinchus
Common name: Elephantfish
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Callorhinchus Lacepède (Ex Gronow) 1798
Family: Callorhinchidae Garman, 1901
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Callorhynchus capensis, Callorynchus capensis
Common name: Cape elephantfish
Original description species: Duméril, 1865
Genus: Callorhinchus Lacepède (Ex Gronow) 1798
Family: Callorhinchidae Garman, 1901
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Callorhynchus australis, Callorhynchus dasycaudatus, Callorhynchus milii, Callorhynchus milli, Callorhynchus millii, Callorhynchus tasmanius, Callorynchus milii, Callorynchus milli, Chimaera australis
Common name: Ghost shark
Original description species: Bory De Saint-Vincent, 1823
Genus: Callorhinchus Lacepède (Ex Gronow) 1798
Family: Callorhinchidae Garman, 1901
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Copper shark
Original description species: Moreno & Hoyos, 1983
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. acronotus, Carcharhinus cf. acronotus, Carcharhinus remotus, Carcharias acronotus, Carcharias remotus, Carcharias (Prionodon) remotus, Carcharinus acronotus, Carcharinus remotus, Platypodon acronotus, Prionodon cucuri, Squalus acronotus
Common name: Blacknose shark
Original description species: (Poey, 1860)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus cf. albimarginatus, Carcharhinus platyrhynchus, Carcharias albimarginatus, Carcharias albomarginatus, Carcharias platyrhynchus, Carcharias (Prionodon) albimarginatus, Carcharinus albimarginatus, Eulamia albimarginata, Eulamia albimarginatus, Eulamia platyrhynchus, Eulamia (Platypodon) platyrhynchus, Squalus (Carcharinus) albimarginatus
Common name: Silvertip shark
Original description species: (Rüppell, 1837)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. altimus, Carcharhinus cf. altimus, Carcharhinus radamae, Carcharinus altimus, Carcharinus radamae, Eulamia altima
Common name: Bignose shark
Original description species: (Springer, 1950)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus amblyrhinchoides, Gillisqualus amblyrhynchoides
Common name: Graceful shark
Original description species: (Whitley, 1934)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amblyrhinchos, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchus, Carcharhinus cf. amblyrhynchos, Carcharias amblyrhynchos, Carcharias nesiotes, Carcharias (Prionodon) amblyrhynchos, Carcharinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharinus amblyrhynchus, Carcharinus cf. amblyrhynchus, Eulamia amblyrhynchos, Galeolamna coongoola, Galeolamna fowleri, Galeolamna tufiensis
Common name: Grey reef shark
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1856)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus ambioensis, Carcharhinus cf. amboinensis, Carcharias amboinensis, Carcharias brachyrhynchos, Carcharias (Prionodon) amboinensis, Carcharias (Prionodon) brachyrhynchos, Carcharinus amboinensis, Eulamia philippi, Squalus (Carcharinus) amboinensis, Triaenodon obtusus
Common name: Pigeye shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharias borneensis, Carcharias (Prionodon) borneensis, Carcharinus borneensis
Common name: Borneo shark
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1858)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. brachyurus, Carcharhinus ahenea, Carcharhinus cf. brachiurus, Carcharhinus cf. brachyurus, Carcharhinus greyi greyi, Carcharhinus improvisus, Carcharhinus lamiella, Carcharhinus remotoides, Carcharhinus rochensis, Carcharias brachyurus, Carcharias lamiella, Carcharinus aff. brachyurus, Carcharinus brachyurus, Carcharinus improvisus, Eulamia ahenea, Eulamia brachyura, Eulamia brachyurus, Eulamia lamiella, Galeolamna ahenea, Galeolamna brachyurus, Galeolamna greyi
Common name: Copper shark
Original description species: (Günther, 1870)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aprionodon brevipinna, Aprionodon caparti, Carcharhinus aff. maculipinnis, Carcharhinus brevipina, Carcharhinus brevipinna, Carcharhinus brevipinna brevipinna, Carcharhinus cf. brevipinna, Carcharhinus johnsoni, Carcharhinus maculipinnis, Carcharias brevipinna, Carcharias maculipinnis, Carcharias (Aprion) brevipinna, Carcharias (Aprionodon) brevipinna, Carcharias (Prionodon) brevipinna, Carcharinus brevipinna, Carcharinus johnsoni, Isogomphodon maculipinnis, Longmania brevipinna, Longmania calamaria, Platypodon maculipinnis, Squalus brevipinna, Squalus (Aprion) brevipinna, Uranga nasuta
Common name: Spinner shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Galeolamna cauta , Galeolamna greyi cauta
Common name: Nervous shark
Original description species: (Whitley, 1945)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharias cerdale, Carcharinus cerdale, Eulamia cerdale
Common name: Smalltail shark
Original description species: Gilbert, 1898
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Platypodon coatesi
Original description species: (Whitley, 1939)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus cf. dussumieri, Carcharias dussumieri, Carcharias malabaricus, Carcharias (Prionodon) dussumieri, Carcharinus dussumieri, Eulamia dussumieri, Squalus (Carcharinus) dussumieri
Common name: Whitecheek shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aprionodon sitankaiensis, Carcharhinus aff. falciformis, Carcharhinus atrodorsus, Carcharhinus cf. falciformis, Carcharhinus falciformes, Carcharhinus floridanus, Carcharhinus malpeloensis, Carcharhinus menisorrah, Carcharias falciformis, Carcharias falcipinnis, Carcharias menisorrah, Carcharias (Prionodon) falciformis, Carcharias (Prionodon) menisorrah, Carcharinus falciformis, Carcharinus floridanus, Carcharinus menisorrah, Carcharius falcipinnis, Eulamia falciformis, Eulamia floridanus, Eulamia malpeloensis, Eulamia menisorrah, Platypodon falciformis, Platypodon menisorrah, Platypodon tiburo, Squalus tiburo., Squalus (Carcharinus) falciformis, Squalus (Carcharinus) menisorrah
Common name: Silky shark
Original description species: (Bibron in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Galeolamna fitzroyensis, Galeolamna (Uranganops) fitzroyensis
Common name: Creek whaler
Original description species: (Whitley, 1943)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus cf. galapagensis, Carcharias galapagensis, Carcharinus galapagensis, Eulamia galapagensis
Common name: Galapagos shark
Original description species: (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus watu, Carcharias hemiodon, Carcharias watu, Carcharias (Hypoprion) hemiodon, Carcharinus watu, Hypoprion atripinnis, Hypoprion hemiodon, Squalus (Hypoprion) hemiodon
Common name: Pondicherry shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Human’s Whaler Shark
Original description species: White & Weigmann, 2014
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Aprionodon isodon, Aprionodon punctatus, Carcharias isodon, Carcharias (Aprion) isodon, Carcharias (Aprionodon) isodon, Squalus (Aprion) isodon
Common name: Finetooth shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Smooth tooth blacktip shark
Original description species: Garrick, 1985
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. leucas, Carcharhinus azureus, Carcharhinus cf. leucas, Carcharhinus leucas leucas, Carcharhinus leucas nicaraguensis, Carcharhinus leucos, Carcharhinus nicaraguensis, Carcharhinus nicaraquensis, Carcharhinus platyodon, Carcharhinus spenceri, Carcharhinus vanrooyeni, Carcharhinus zambezensis, Carcharias azureus, Carcharias leucas, Carcharias nicaraguensis, Carcharias platyodon, Carcharias spenceri, Carcharias zambezensis, Carcharias (Prionodon) leucas, Carcharias (Prionodon) zambezensis, Carcharinus azureus, Carcharinus leucas, Carcharinus platyodon, Carcharinus zambezensis, Eulamia azureus, Eulamia leucas, Eulamia nicaraguensis, Galeolamna bogimba, Galeolamna greyi mckaili , Galeolamna leucas, Galeolamna mckaili, Galeolamna spenceri, Galeolamna (Bogimba) bogimba, Galeolamna (Lamnarius) spenceri, Prionodon platyodon, Squalus obtusus, Squalus platyodon, Squalus (Carcharinus) leucas
Common name: Bull shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aethalorus, Carcharhinus aff. limbatus, Carcharhinus cf. limbatus, Carcharhinus natator, Carcharhinus pleurotaenia, Carcharias aethalorus, Carcharias ehrenbergi, Carcharias limbatus, Carcharias microps, Carcharias natator, Carcharias phorcys, Carcharias pleurotaenia, Carcharias (Prionodon) limbatus, Carcharias (Prionodon) mülleri, Carcharias (Prionodon) pleurotaenia, Carcharinus aethalorus, Carcharinus limbatus, Carcharinus pleurotaenia, Eulamia aethalorus, Eulamia aetholorus, Eulamia limbata, Eulamia limbatus, Eulamia pleurotaenia, Galeolamna pleurotaenia, Isogomphodon limbatus, Squalus (Carcharinus) limbatus
Common name: Blacktip shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. longimanus, Carcharhinus cf. longimanus, Carcharhinus maou, Carcharias insularum, Carcharias longimanus, Carcharias maou, Carcharias obtusus, Carcharias (Prionodon) cf. lamia, Carcharias (Prionodon) lamia, Carcharias (Prionodon) maou, Carcharias (Prionodon) obtusus, Carcharinus longimanus, Carcharinus maou, Eulamia longimana, Eulamia longimanus, Prionodon lamia, Pterolamiops budkeri, Pterolamiops insularum, Pterolamiops longimanus, Pterolamiops magnipinnis, Pterolamiops (Carcharhinus) longimanus, Squalus longimanus, Squalus (Carcharias) maou, Squalus (Carcharinus) maou
Common name: Oceanic whitetip shark
Original description species: (Poey, 1861)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus cf. macloti, Carcharias macloti, Carcharias (Hypoprion) macloti, Carcharinus aff. macloti, Hypoprion macloti, Hypoprionodon macloti, Squalus (Hypoprion) macloti
Common name: Hardnose shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. melanopterus, Carcharhinus cf. melanopterus, Carcharhinus melanoptera, Carcharhinus melanoptures, Carcharias elegans, Carcharias marianensis, Carcharias melanopterus, Carcharias playfairii, Carcharias (Prionace) melanopterus, Carcharias (Prionodon) melanopterus, Carcharinus melanoptera, Carcharinus melanopterus, Eulamia melanoptera, Eulamia melanopterus, Hypoprion playfairi, Hypoprion playfairii, Squalus carcharias minor, Squalus (Carcharinus) melanopterus
Common name: Blacktip reef shark
Original description species: (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. obscurus, Carcharhinus cf. obscurus, Carcharhinus commersoni, Carcharhinus commersonii, Carcharhinus iranzae, Carcharhinus macrops, Carcharhinus macrurus, Carcharhinus obscurella, Carcharhinus (Platypodon) obscurus, Carcharias commersonii, Carcharias macrurus, Carcharias obscurus, Carcharias (Prionodon) obscurus, Carcharias (Prionodon) obvelatus, Carcharinus commersoni, Carcharinus commersonii, Carcharinus iranzae, Carcharinus obscurus, Eulamia commersonii, Eulamia macrura, Eulamia obscura, Eulamia obscurus, Eulamia obtusa, Galeolamna eblis, Galeolamna macrurus, Galeolamna (Galeolamnoides) eblis, Platypodon obscurus, Prionodon obvelatus, Squalus obscurus, Squalus (Carcharinus) obscurus
Common name: Dusky shark
Original description species: (Lesueur, 1818)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus obsolerus
Original description species: White, Kyne & Harris, 2019
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus oxyrhinchus, Carcharias oxyrhynchus, Carcharias (Prionodon) oxyrhynchus, Carcharinus oxyrhynchus, Eulamia oxyrhynchus, Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus, Squalus (Carcharinus) oxyrhynchus
Common name: Daggernose shark
Original description species: (Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. perezi, Carcharhinus cf. perezi, Carcharhinus cf. perezii, Carcharhinus perezi, Carcharhinus springeri, Eulamia springeri, Platypodon perezii
Common name: Caribbean reef shark
Original description species: (Poey, 1876)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. plumbeus, Carcharhinus cf. plumbeus, Carcharhinus dorsalis, Carcharhinus japonica, Carcharhinus japonicus, Carcharhinus milberti, Carcharhinus obtusirostis, Carcharhinus stevensi, Carcharias ceruleus, Carcharias japonicus, Carcharias latistomus, Carcharias milberti, Carcharias obtusirostris, Carcharias plumbeus, Carcharias stevensi, Carcharias (Prionodon) japonicus, Carcharias (Prionodon) milberti, Carcharinus latistomus, Carcharinus milberti, Carcharinus milberti japonicus , Carcharinus plumbeus, Eulamia milberti, Eulamia milbertii, Eulamia plumbeus, Eulamia stevensi, Galeolamna dorsalis, Galeolamna stevensi, Galeolamna (Ogilamia) stevensi, Galeolamnoides stevensi, Lamna caudata, Prionace japonica, Prionace milberti, Prionodon milberti, Prionodon milbertii, Squalus caecchia, Squalus ceruleus, Squalus milberti, Squalus plumbeus, Squalus (Carcharinus) caudata, Squalus (Carcharinus) ceruleus, Squalus (Carcharinus) milberti
Common name: Sandbar shark
Original description species: (Nardo, 1827)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus cf. porosus, Carcharhinus henlei, Carcharias henlei, Carcharias porosus, Carcharias (Prionodon) henlei, Carcharias (Prionodon) porosus, Carcharinus porosus, Squalus (Carcharinus) henlei
Common name: Smalltail shark
Original description species: (Ranzani, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. sealei, Carcharhinus cf. sealei, Carcharias sealei, Charcharias borneensis
Common name: Blackspot shark
Original description species: (Pietschmann, 1913)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. signatus, Carcharhinus longirostris, Hypoprion bigelowi, Hypoprion longirostris, Hypoprion signatus
Common name: Night shark
Original description species: (Poey, 1868)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus aff. sorrah, Carcharhinus bleekeri, Carcharhinus cf. sorrah, Carcharhinus isobel, Carcharhinus spallanzani, Carcharias bleekeri, Carcharias sorrah, Carcharias spallanzani, Carcharias taeniatus, Carcharias (Prionodon) bleekeri, Carcharias (Prionodon) sorrah, Carcharinus bleekeri, Carcharinus sorrah, Carcharinus spallanzani, Eulamia bleekeri, Eulamia sorrah, Eulamia spallanzani, Galeolamna isobel, Galeolamna (Galeolamnoides) isobel, Mapolamia spallanzani, Oxyrhina spallanzani, Oxyrrhina spallanzanii, Squalus spallanzani, Squalus (Carcharinus) sorrah
Common name: Spottail shark
Original description species: (Valenciennes in Müller & Henle, 1839)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus tilsoni, Galeolamna pleurotaenia tilstoni
Common name: Australian blacktip shark
Original description species: (Whitley, 1950)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharias javanicus, Carcharias tjutjot, Carcharias (Prionodon) javanicus, Carcharias (Prionodon) tjutjot
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1852)
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Grey reef shark
Original description species: Garrick, 1982
Genus: Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus taurus, Carcharias aff. taurus, Carcharias americanus, Carcharias arenarius, Carcharias cf. taurus, Carcharias cf. tricuspidatus, Carcharias cuspidatus., Carcharias griseus, Carcharias littoralis, Carcharias owstoni, Carcharias platensis, Carcharias tricuspidatus, Carcharias (Odontaspis) taurus, Carcharias (Parodontaspis) platensis, Carcharodon taurus, Charcharias taurus, Eugomphodus cf. taurus, Eugomphodus littoralis, Eugomphodus taurus, Eugomphodus tricuspidatus, Lamna ecarinata, Odontaspis americanus, Odontaspis arenarius, Odontaspis cf. taurus, Odontaspis cf. tricuspidatus, Odontaspis cinerea, Odontaspis littoralis, Odontaspis platensis, Odontaspis taurus, Odontaspis tricuspidata, Odontaspis tricuspidatus, Squalus americanus., Squalus littoralis, Squalus littoralis., Squalus macrodus, Synodontaspis aff. taurus
Common name: Sand tiger shark
Original description species: Rafinesque, 1810
Genus: Carcharias Rafinesque, 1810
Family: Carchariidae Müller & Henle, 1838
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharhinus lamia, Carcharias atwoodi, Carcharias lamia, Carcharias maso, Carcharias sulcidens, Carcharias verus, Carcharias vorax., Carcharias vulgaris, Carcharodon albimors, Carcharodon arnoldi, Carcharodon atwoodi, Carcharodon capensis, Carcharodon carcharius, Carcharodon cf. carcharias, Carcharodon cf. sulcidens, Carcharodon etruscus, Carcharodon lamia, Carcharodon purplei, Carcharodon riversi, Carcharodon rondeleti, Carcharodon rondeletii, Carcharodon smithi, Carcharodon smithii, Carcharodon sulcidens, Carcharodon tornabene, Eulamia lamia, Prionace lamia, Procarcharodon aff. rondeletti, Squalus caninus, Squalus carcharias, Squalus lamia, Squalus vulgaris, Squalus (Carcharias) vulgaris, Squalus (Carcharinus) lamia
Common name: Great white shark
Original description species: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Genus: Carcharodon Smith In Müller & Henle, 1838
Family: Lamnidae Bonaparte, 1835
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centrophorus armatus barbatus, Centrophorus atromarnates, Centrophorus cf. atromarginatus
Common name: Dwarf gulper shark
Original description species: Garman, 1913
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Acanthorhinus granulosus, Centrophorus acus, Centrophorus aff. granulosus, Centrophorus cf. acus, Centrophorus cf. granulosus, Centrophorus cf. niaukang, Centrophorus niaukang, Centrophorus robustus, Centrophorus steindachneri, Dalatias acus, Entoxychirus acus, Entoxychirus atromarginatus, Lepidorhinus steindachneri, Squalus granulosus
Common name: Gulper shark
Original description species: (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centrophorus cf. harrisoni, Centrophorus cf. harrissoni, Centrophorus harrisonii, Centrophorus (Gaboa) harrissoni, Entoxychirus harrissoni
Common name: Dumb gulper shark
Original description species: Mcculloch, 1915
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centrophorus cf. isodon, Pseudocentrophorus isodon
Common name: Blackfin gulper shark
Original description species: (Chu, Meng & Liu, 1981)
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: White, Ebert & Naylor, 2017
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: White, Ebert & Naylor, 2017
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centrophorus cf. lusitanicus
Common name: Lowfin gulper shark
Original description species: Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello, 1864
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Atractophorus armatus, Centrophorus armatus, Centrophorus cf. moluccensis, Centrophorus scalpratus, Entoxychirus armatus
Common name: Smallfin gulper shark
Original description species: Bleeker, 1860
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Baranes, 2003
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Acanthorhinus squamosus, Centrina squamosa, Centrophorus aff. squamosus, Centrophorus cf. squamosus, Centrophorus drygalskii, Centrophorus dumerili, Centrophorus dumerilii, Centrophorus ferrugineus, Centrophorus foliaceus, Centrophorus nilsoni, Centrophorus (Somnispinax) nilsoni, Centroscymnus fuscus, Encheiridiodon hendersoni, Lepidorhinus foliaceus, Lepidorhinus hinbei, Lepidorhinus squamosus, Machephilus dumerilli, Squalus squamosus
Common name: Leafscale gulper shark
Original description species: (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centrophorus aff. tessellatus, Centrophorus cf. tessellatus, Centrophorus tesselatus
Common name: Mosaic gulper shark
Original description species: Garman, 1906
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Acanthias uyatus, Centrophorus bragancae, Centrophorus cf. machiquensis, Centrophorus cf. uyato, Centrophorus cf. zeehaani, Centrophorus machiquensis, Centrophorus uyatus, Centrophorus zeehaani, Entoxychirus uyato, Entoxychirus uyatus, Spinax uyatus, Squalus uyato, Squalus uyatus
Common name: Little gulper shark
Original description species: (Rafinesque, 1810)
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Western gulper shark
Original description species: White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008
Genus: Centrophorus Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Centrophoridae Bleeker, 1859
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Highfin dogfish
Original description species: Shirai & Nakaya, 1990
Genus: Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centroscyllium farbicii, Spinax fabricii
Common name: Black dogfish
Original description species: (Reinhardt, 1825)
Genus: Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Granular dogfish
Original description species: Günther, 1887
Genus: Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centroscyllium cf. kamoharai
Common name: Bareskin dogfish
Original description species: Abe, 1966
Genus: Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centroscyllium cf. nigrum, Centroscyllium ruscosum
Common name: Combtooth dogfish
Original description species: Garman, 1899
Genus: Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centroscyllium ornatura, Centroscyllium (Paracentroscyllium) ornatum, Paracentroscyllium ornatum
Common name: Ornate dogfish
Original description species: (Alcock, 1889)
Genus: Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Whitefin dogfish
Original description species: Jordan & Fowler, 1903
Genus: Centroscyllium Müller & Henle, 1841
Family: Etmopteridae Fowler, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centrophorus coelolepis, Centroscymnus cf. coelolepis, Centroscymnus coelolepsis, Centroscymnus macrops, Scymnodon melas
Common name: Portuguese dogfish
Original description species: Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello, 1864
Genus: Centroscymnus Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centroscymnus cf. owstoni, Centroscymnus cryptacanthus, Centroscymnus owstoni
Common name: Roughskin dogfish
Original description species: Garman, 1906
Genus: Centroscymnus Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centrophorus crepidater, Centrophorus jonssonii, Centrophorus rossi, Centroscymnus cf. crepidater, Centroscymnus crepidater, Centroscymnus crepidator, Centroscymnus furvescens, Centroscymnus rossi, Lepidorhinus rossi
Common name: Longnose velvet dogfish
Original description species: (Barbosa Du Bocage & De Brito Capello, 1864)
Genus: Centroselachus Garman, 1913
Family: Somniosidae Jordan, 1888
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Whitefin swellshark
Original description species: Last, Motomura & White, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Cook’s swellshark
Original description species: Last, Séret & White, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cephaloscyllium maculatum, Cephaloscyllium pardelotum
Common name: Reticulated swellshark
Original description species: Chan, 1966
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Teng, 1962
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cephaloscyllium cf. hiscosellum
Common name: Australian reticulate swellshark
Original description species: White & Ebert, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cephaloscyllium isabella, Scyllium lima, Scyllium sabella, Squalus isabella, Squalus isabella*
Common name: Draughtsboard shark
Original description species: (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus laticeps, Cephaloscyllium isabella laticeps, Cephaloscyllium isabella nascione, Cephaloscyllium nascione, Scyliorhinus laticeps, Scyllium laticeps
Common name: Australian swellshark
Original description species: (Duméril, 1853)
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Painted swellshark
Original description species: Last, Séret & White, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cephaloscyllium circulopullum, Cephaloscyllium parvum
Common name: Sarawak pygmy swell shark
Original description species: Yano, Ahmed, Gambang, Hamad Idris, Solahuddin & Aznan, 2005
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Flagtail swellshark
Original description species: Last, Séret & White, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Scyliorhinus silasi, Scyliorhinus (Halaelurus) silasi
Common name: Indian swellshark
Original description species: (Talwar, 1974)
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cephaloscyllium cf. speccum
Common name: Speckled swellshark
Original description species: Last, Séret & White, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Steven's swellshark
Original description species: Clark & Randall, 2011
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Scyliorhinus (Cephaloscyllium) sufflans, Scylliorhinus sufflans
Common name: Balloon shark
Original description species: (Regan, 1921)
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cephaloscyllium aff. umbratile, Scyliorhinus umbratilis, Scylliorhinus (Cephaloscyllium) umbratile
Common name: Blotchy swell shark
Original description species: Jordan & Fowler, 1903
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cephaloscyllium cf. variegatum
Common name: Saddled swellshark
Original description species: Last & White, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus uter, Catulus ventriosus, Cephaloscyllium uter, Cephaloscyllium (Catulus) ventriosum, Scyliorhinus ventriosus, Scylliorhinus ventriosus, Scyllium ventriosum
Common name: Swellshark
Original description species: (Garman, 1880)
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Narrowbar swellshark
Original description species: Last & White, 2008
Genus: Cephaloscyllium Gill, 1862
Family: Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Catulus cephalus, Cephalurus cf. cephalus, Scyliorhinus cephalus, Scylliorhinus cephalus
Common name: Lollipop catshark
Original description species: (Gilbert, 1892)
Genus: Cephalurus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1941
Family: Pentanchidae Smith, 1912
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Carcharodon selachoides, Cetorhinus aff. maximus, Cetorhinus auratus, Cetorhinus blainvillei, Cetorhinus cf. maximus, Cetorhinus duponti, Cetorhinus maccoyi, Cetorhinus maximus infanuncula, Cetorhinus maximus normani , Cetorhinus normani, Cetorhinus rostratus, Cetorhinus (Selache) maximus, Halsydrus maccoyi, Halsydrus maximus, Halsydrus maximus maccoyi, Halsydrus mccoyi, Halsydrus pontoppidani, Hannoveria aurata, Polyprosopus macer, Selache aurata, Selache duponti, Selache maxima, Selache maximus, Selache (Hannoveria) aurata, Selachus maximus, Selachus pennantii, Squalus cetaceus, Squalus elephas, Squalus gunneri, Squalus gunnerianus, Squalus homianus, Squalus isodus, Squalus maximus, Squalus pelegrinus, Squalus peregrinus, Squalus rashleighanus, Squalus rhinoceros, Squalus rostratus, Squalus (Cetorhinus) gunneri, Squalus (Cetorhinus) shavianus, Squalus (Selache) maximus, Tetroras angiova, Tetroras maccoyi
Common name: Basking shark
Original description species: (Gunnerus, 1765)
Genus: Cetorhinus Blainville, 1816
Family: Cetorhinidae Gill, 1861
Order: Lamniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chaenogaleus macrostomus, Hemigaleus balfouri, Hemigaleus macrostoma, Negogaleus balfouri, Negogaleus macrostoma
Common name: Hooktooth shark
Original description species: (Bleeker, 1852)
Genus: Chaenogaleus Gill, 1862
Family: Hemigaleidae Hasse, 1878
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chiloscyllium cf. arabicum, Chiloscyllium confusum
Common name: Arabian carpetshark
Original description species: Gubanov, 1980
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Burmese bamboo shark
Original description species: Dingerkus & De Fino, 1983
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chiloscyllium caeruleo-punctatum, Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum
Common name: Bluespotted bambooshark
Original description species: Pellegrin, 1914
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chiloscyllium griseus, Chiloscyllium grisium, Chiloscyllium obscurum, Hemiscyllium griseum, Hemiscyllium griseurm, Hemiscyllium griseus
Common name: Grey bambooshark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chiloscyllium dolganovi, Chiloscyllium hasselti
Common name: Hasselt's bambooshark
Original description species: Bleeker, 1852
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chiloscyllium colax, Chiloscyllium indicum phymatodes , Chiloscyllium indicus, Chiloscyllium phymatodes, Chiloscyllium tuberculatum, Chiloscyllium tuberculatus, Hemiscyllium colax, Scyliorhinus tuberculatus, Scyliorhinus variegatus, Scyllium tuberculatum, Squalus caudatus, Squalus colax, Squalus denticulatus, Squalus gronovianus, Squalus indicus, Squalus tuberculatus
Common name: Slender bambooshark
Original description species: (Gmelin, 1789)
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosa , Chiloscyllium indicum plagiosum , Chiloscyllium plagiosum interruptum, Hemiscyllium plagiosum, Scyllium ornatum, Scyllium plagiosum, Scyllium plagiosum interruptum
Common name: Whitespotted bambooshark
Original description species: (Bennett, 1830)
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chiloscyllium cf. punctatum, Chiloscyllium margaritiferum, Hemiscyllium punctatum
Common name: Brownbanded bambooshark
Original description species: Müller & Henle, 1838
Genus: Chiloscyllium Müller & Henle, 1837
Family: Hemiscylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chimaera cf. argiloba
Common name: Whitefin chimarea
Original description species: Last, White & Pogonoski, 2008
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Bahamas ghost shark
Original description species: Kemper, Ebert, Didier & Compagno, 2010
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Brown chimaera
Original description species: Kemper, Ebert, Naylor & Didier, 2015
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Iglésias, Kemper & Naylor, 2021
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Chimaera cf. cubana
Common name: Chimaera
Original description species: Howell Rivero, 1936
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Southern chimaera
Original description species: Didier, Last & White, 2008
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Tanaka, 1905
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Carpenter's chimaera
Original description species: Didier, 2002
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Chimaera aff. macrospina
Common name: Longspine chimaera
Original description species: Didier, Last & White, 2008
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Chimaera arctica, Chimaera argentea, Chimaera borealis, Chimaera cf. monstrosa, Chimaera cristata, Chimaera dubia, Chimaera mediterranea
Common name: Rabbit fish
Original description species: Linnaeus, 1758
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Cape chimaera
Original description species: Kemper, Ebert, Compagno & Didier, 2010
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Shortspine chimaera
Original description species: Didier, Last & White, 2008
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Chimaera tsengi, Chimaera waitei, Hydrolagus cf. lemures, Hydrolagus lemures, Hydrolagus ogilbyi, Hydrolagus tsengi, Hydrolagus waitei, Phasmichthys lemures, Psychichthys ogilbyi, Psychichthys waitei
Common name: Ogilbys ghostshark
Original description species: Waite, 1898
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Common name: Opal chimaera
Original description species: Luchetti, Iglésias & Sellos, 2011
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Angulo, López, Bussing & Murase, 2014
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Tanaka, 1905
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Didier, 1998
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Synonyms: Chimaera cf. phantasma, Chimaera pseudomonstrosa
Common name: Silver chimaera
Original description species: Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Teramura, Senou & Hirase, 2024
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Ebert, Krajangdara, Fahmi & Kemper, 2024
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Clerkin, Ebert & Kemper, 2017
Genus: Chimaera Linné, 1758
Family: Chimaeridae Bonaparte, 1831
Order: Chimaeriformes
Subclass: Holocephali

Original description species: Ebert & Compagno, 2009
Genus: Chlamydoselachus Garman, 1884
Family: Chlamydoselachidae Garman, 1884
Suborder: Chlamydoselachoidei
Order: Hexanchiformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Chlamydoselache anguinea, Chlamydoselachus anguineum, Chlamydoselachus cf. anguineus
Common name: Frilled shark
Original description species: Garman, 1884
Genus: Chlamydoselachus Garman, 1884
Family: Chlamydoselachidae Garman, 1884
Suborder: Chlamydoselachoidei
Order: Hexanchiformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Squalus asper
Common name: Roughskin spurdog
Original description species: (Merrett, 1973)
Genus: Cirrhigaleus Tanaka, 1912
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Southern Mandarin Dogfish
Original description species: White, Last & Stevens, 2007
Genus: Cirrhigaleus Tanaka, 1912
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cirrhigaleus barbulifer, Phaenopogon barbulifer, Squalus barbifer
Common name: Mandarin dogfish
Original description species: Tanaka, 1912
Genus: Cirrhigaleus Tanaka, 1912
Family: Squalidae De Blainville, 1816
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Barbelthroat carpetshark
Original description species: Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Genus: Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe In Smith 1913
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cirrhoscyllium formasanum, Nebrius formosanum
Common name: Taiwan saddled carpetshark
Original description species: Teng, 1959
Genus: Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe In Smith 1913
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Saddle carpetshark
Original description species: Kamohara, 1943
Genus: Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe In Smith 1913
Family: Parascylliidae Gill, 1862
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia andamanica, Raja andamanica
Common name: Andaman leg skate
Original description species: (Lloyd, 1909)
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Atlantic leg skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Broadfoot leg skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1962
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Raia durbanensis, Raja durbanensis
Common name: Smooth nose leg skate
Original description species: (Von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: Aschliman, Ebert & Compagno, 2010
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cruriraja triangularis, Raia parcomaculata, Raja parcomaculata
Common name: Roughnose legskate
Original description species: (Von Bonde & Swart, 1923)
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Cuban leg skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Rough leg skate
Original description species: Bigelow & Schroeder, 1958
Genus: Cruriraja Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948
Family: Gurgesiellidae De Buen, 1959
Suborder: Rajoidei
Order: Rajiformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Ctenacis fehlmani, Triakis fehlmanni
Common name: Harlequin catshark
Original description species: (Springer, 1968)
Genus: Ctenacis Compagno, 1973
Family: Proscylliidae Fowler, 1941
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Proscyllium magnificum
Original description species: (Last & Vongpanich, 2004)
Genus: Ctenacis Compagno, 1973
Family: Proscylliidae Fowler, 1941
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii