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- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Chondrichthyes rays, sharks, and relatives
Related Taxa
- Genus Alopias
- Species Callorhinchus milii Elephant fish
- Species Carcharhinus albimarginatus silvertip shark
- Species Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Shark
- Species Carcharhinus brachyurus Bronze
- Species Carcharhinus brevipinna Great blacktip shark
- Species Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark
- Species Carcharhinus leucas Cub shark
- Species Carcharhinus limbatus Shark
- Species Carcharhinus longimanus Nigano shark
- Species Carcharhinus obscurus Shovelnose
- Species Carcharhinus plumbeus Brown shark
- Species Carcharhinus tilstoni Australian blacktip shark
- Species Carcharias taurus Dogfish shark
- Species Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark
- Species Cetorhinus maximus basking shark
- Genus Chiloscyllium
- Species Chlamydoselachus anguineus Frill shark
- Species Dalatias licha Seal shark
- Family Dasyatidae Stingrays
- Species Dipturus laevis Barn-door skate
- Species Galeocerdo cuvier Leopard shark
- Species Ginglymostoma cirratum Cat shark
- Family Gymnuridae Butterfly rays
- Species Heterodontus francisci Horn shark
- Species Heterodontus portusjacksoni Bullhead
- Species Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
- Family Hexatrygonidae Sixgill stingrays
- Species Isistius brasiliensis Cigar shark
- Species Isurus oxyrinchus Mackerel porbeagle
- Species Lamna ditropis Salmon shark
- Species Lamna nasus Blue dog
- Species Megachasma pelagios Megamouth shark
- Species Mitsukurina owstoni Elfin shark
- Family Myliobatidae Eagle and manta rays
- Genus Negaprion
- Species Notorynchus cepedianus Bluntnose sevengill shark
- Species Orectolobus maculatus Common carpet shark
- Family Plesiobatidae Deepwater stingray
- Species Potamotrygon motoro Black river stingray
- Species Prionace glauca Blue Shark
- Species Pristiophorus cirratus Common sawshark
- Species Pristiophorus schroederi Bahamas saw shark
- Species Pristis pectinata Common sawfish
- Species Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Crocodile shark
- Species Raja clavata Maiden ray
- Species Raja eglanteria Clear-nosed brier skate
- Species Rhincodon typus whale shark
- Species Rhinobatos annulatus Lesser guitarfish
- Species Rhinobatos productus Guitarfish
- Family Scyliorhinidae Cat sharks
- Species Somniosus microcephalus Greenland shark
- Species Somniosus pacificus Pacific Sleeper Shark
- Species Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead shark
- Species Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead
- Species Sphyrna tiburo Bonnet shark
- Species Squalus acanthias Grayfish
- Species Squatina aculeata Sawback angel shark
- Species Squatina californica Angel shark
- Species Stegostoma fasciatum Leopard shark
- Species Triaenodon obesus whitelip reef shark
- Species Triakis semifasciata Leopard shark
- Family Urolophidae Round rays
To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2024. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.
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