Synonyms: Echinorhinus cf. brucus, Echinorhinus obesus, Echinorhinus spinosus, Echinorhinus (Rubusqualus) mccoyi, Scymnus spinosus, Squalus brucus, Squalus spinay, Squalus spinosus
Common name: Bramble shark
Original description species: (BONNATERRE, 1788)
Genus: Echinorhinus BLAINVILLE, 1816
Family: Echinorhinidae GILL, 1862
Order: Echinorhiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Echinorhinus cf. cookei
Common name: Prickly shark
Original description species: PIETSCHMANN, 1928
Genus: Echinorhinus BLAINVILLE, 1816
Family: Echinorhinidae GILL, 1862
Order: Echinorhiniformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Ornate sleeper-ray
Original description species: COMPAGNO & HEEMSTRA, 2007
Genus: Electrolux COMPAGNO & HEEMSTRA, 2007
Family: Narkidae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Torpediniformes
Superorder: Batomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Triakis barbouri
Common name: Cuban ribbontail catshark
Original description species: (BIGELOW & SCHROEDER, 1944)
Genus: Eridacnis SMITH, 1913
Family: Proscylliidae FOWLER, 1941
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Eridacnis cf. radcliffei, Eridacnis radcliffi, Proscyllium alcocki
Common name: Pygmy ribbontail catshark
Original description species: SMITH, 1913
Genus: Eridacnis SMITH, 1913
Family: Proscylliidae FOWLER, 1941
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Neotriakis sinuans
Common name: African ribbontail catshark
Original description species: (SMITH, 1957)
Genus: Eridacnis SMITH, 1913
Family: Proscylliidae FOWLER, 1941
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: EBERT, STRAUBE, LESLIE & WEIGMANN, 2016
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Ninja Lanternshark
Original description species: VÁSQUEZ, EBERT & LONG, 2015
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Blurred smooth lantern shark
Original description species: SHIRAI & TACHIKAWA, 1993
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Etmopterus cf. brachyurus
Common name: Shorttail lanternshark
Original description species: SMITH & RADCLIFFE, 1912
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Lined lanternshark
Original description species: BIGELOW & SCHROEDER, 1957
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: SCHAAF-DA SILVA & EBERT, 2006
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Cylindrical lantern shark
Original description species: SPRINGER & BURGESS, 1985
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: LAST, BURGESS & SÉRET, 2002
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Brown lantern shark
Original description species: FRICKE & KOCH, 1990
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Etmopterus cf. decacuspidatus
Common name: Combtoothed lanternshark
Original description species: CHAN, 1966
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Pink lanternshark
Original description species: LAST, BURGESS & SÉRET, 2002
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Lined lanternshark
Original description species: LAST, BURGESS & SÉRET, 2002
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Blackmouth lanternshark
Original description species: LAST, BURGESS & SÉRET, 2002
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Pygmy lanternshark
Original description species: LAST, BURGESS & SÉRET, 2002
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Broadbanded lanternshark
Original description species: KREFFT, 1968
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centroscyllium granulosum, Centroscyllium granulosus, Etmopterus baxteri, Etmopterus cf. granulosus, Spinax granulosus
Common name: Southern lanternshark
Original description species: (GÜNTHER, 1880)
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Etmopterus cf. hillianus, Etmopterus hilianus, Spinax hillianus
Common name: Caribbean lanternshark
Original description species: (POEY, 1861)
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: KNUCKEY, EBERT & BURGESS, 2011
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: EBERT, PAPASTAMATIOU, KAJIURA & WETHERBEE, 2017
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Smalleye lantern shark
Original description species: PARIN & KOTLYAR, 1990
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Etmopterus abernethyi, Etmopterus cf. lucifer, Spinax lucifer
Common name: Blackbelly lanternshark
Original description species: JORDAN & SNYDER, 1902
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Marsha’s Lanternshark
Original description species: EBERT & VAN HEES, 2018
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Acanthidium molleri, Acanthidium (Acanthidium) molleri, Etmopterus cf. molleri
Common name: Slendertail lanternshark
Original description species: (WHITLEY, 1939)
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Dwarf lantern shark
Original description species: SPRINGER & BURGESS, 1985
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Etmopterus cf. polli
Common name: African lanternshark
Original description species: BIGELOW, SCHROEDER & SPRINGER, 1953
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Spinax princeps
Common name: Great lanternshark
Original description species: COLLETT, 1904
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: LAST, BURGESS & SÉRET, 2002
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Acanthidium pusillum, Centrina nigra, Etmopterus cf. pusillus, Etmopterus frontimaculatus, Etmopterus pusilus, Spinax pusillus
Common name: Smooth lanternshark
Original description species: (LOWE, 1839)
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Dense-scale lantern shark
Original description species: KOTLYAR, 1990
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: SCHOFIELD & BURGESS, 1997
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: WHITE, EBERT, MANA & CORRIGAN, 2017
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: DOLGANOV, 1986
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Fringefin lanternshark
Original description species: BIGELOW, SCHROEDER & SPRINGER, 1953
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Sculpted Lanternshark
Original description species: EBERT, COMPAGNO & DE VRIES, 2011
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Thorny lanternshark
Original description species: BASS, D'AUBREY & KISTNASAMY, 1976
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Centroscyllium sheikoi, Miroscyllium sheikoi
Common name: Rasptooth dogfish
Original description species: (DOLGANOV, 1986)
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Etmopterus aculeatus, Etmopterus cf. spinax, Spinax gunneri, Spinax linnei, Spinax niger, Spinax spinax, Spinax vitulinus, Squalus infernus, Squalus niger, Squalus spinax
Common name: Velvet belly lantern shark
Original description species: (LINNAEUS, 1758)
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Splendid lanternshark
Original description species: YANO, 1988
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: MYAGKOV & PAVLOV, 1986
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Etmopterus cf. unicolor, Spinax unicolor
Common name: Brown lanternshark
Original description species: (ENGELHARDT, 1912)
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Original description species: STRAUBE, 2011
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Hawaiian lanternshark
Original description species: GILBERT, 1905
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Green lanternshark
Original description species: BIGELOW, SCHROEDER & SPRINGER, 1953
Genus: Etmopterus RAFINESQUE, 1810
Family: Etmopteridae FOWLER, 1934
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Crossorhinus dasypogon, Eucrossorhinus ogilbyi, Orectolobus dasypogon, Orectolobus ogilbyi
Common name: Tasselled wobbegong
Original description species: (BLEEKER, 1867)
Genus: Eucrossorhinus REGAN, 1908
Family: Orectolobidae GILL, 1896
Order: Orectolobiformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Common name: Taillight shark
Original description species: HULLEY & PENRITH, 1966
Genus: Euprotomicroides HULLEY & PENRITH, 1966
Family: Dalatiidae GRAY, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Dalatias (Somniosus) bispinatus, Euprotomicrus hyalinus, Euprotomicrus labordii, Laemargus labordii, Scymnus bispinatus, Scymnus mauritianus, Scymnus (Laemargus) labordii
Common name: Pygmy shark
Original description species: (QUOY & GAIMARD, 1824)
Genus: Euprotomicrus GILL, 1865
Family: Dalatiidae GRAY, 1851
Order: Squaliformes
Superorder: Squalomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii

Synonyms: Cestracion blochii, Cestracion (Zygaena) blochii, Eusphyra blochi, Eusphyra laticeps, Sphyrna blochi, Sphyrna blochii, Sphyrna (Eusphyra) blochii, Sphyrnias blochii, Zygaena blochii, Zygaena laticeps, Zygaena latycephala
Common name: Winghead shark
Original description species: (CUVIER, 1816)
Genus: Eusphyra GILL, 1862
Family: Sphyrnidae Bonaparte, 1840
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Superorder: Galeomorphii
Subcohort: Neoselachii
Cohort: Euselachii
Subclass: Elasmobranchii