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| Family | Genus & species | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Alopiidae | Alopias pelagicus | pelagic thresher |
| Alopiidae | Alopias superciliosus | bigeye thresher |
| Alopiidae | Alopias vulpinus | thresher shark |
| Callorhinchidae | Callorhinchus milii | ghost shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus acronotus | blacknose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus albimarginatus | silvertip shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus altimus | bignose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | grey reef shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus brachyurus | bronze whaler shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus brevipinna | spinner shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus falciformis | silky shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus galapagensis | galapagos shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus isodon | finetooth shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus leucas | bull shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus limbatus | blacktip shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus longimanus | oceanic whitetip shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus melanopterus | blacktip reef shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus obscurus | dusky shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus perezi | caribbean reef shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus plumbeus | sandbar shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus porosus | smalltail shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Carcharhinus signatus | night shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Galeocerdo cuvier | tiger shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Negaprion acutidens | sicklefin lemon shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Negaprion brevirostris | lemon shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Prionace glauca | blue shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Rhizoprionodon acutus | milk shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Rhizoprionodon porosus | caribbean sharpnose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Rhizoprionodon terraenovae | atlantic sharpnose shark |
| Carcharhinidae | Triaenodon obesus | whitetip reef shark |
| Cetorhinidae | Cetorhinus maximus | basking shark |
| Dalatiidae | Dalatias licha | kitefin shark |
| Dalatiidae | Isistius brasiliensis | cookiecutter shark |
| Dalatiidae | Somniosus microcephalus | greenland shark |
| Echinorhinidae | Echinorhinus brucus | bramble shark |
| Etmopteridae | Centroscyllium fabricii | black dogfish |
| Ginglymostomatidae | Ginglymostoma cirratum | nurse shark |
| Ginglymostomatidae | Nebrius ferrugineus | tawny nurse shark |
| Hemigaleidae | Paragaleus pectoralis | atlantic weasel shark |
| Hemiscylliidae | Chiloscyllium plagiosum | whitespotted bambooshark |
| Hemiscylliidae | Chiloscyllium punctatum | brownbanded bambooshark |
| Hemiscylliidae | Hemiscyllium ocellatum | epaulette shark |
| Heterodontidae | Heterodontus francisci | horn shark |
| Heterodontidae | Heterodontus portusjacksoni | port jackson shark |
| Hexanchidae | Heptranchias perlo | sharpnose sevengill shark |
| Hexanchidae | Hexanchus griseus | bluntnose sixgill shark |
| Hexanchidae | Hexanchus nakamurai | bigeye sixgill shark |
| Lamnidae | Carcharodon carcharias | white shark |
| Lamnidae | Isurus oxyrinchus | shortfin mako |
| Lamnidae | Isurus paucus | longfin mako |
| Lamnidae | Lamna ditropis | salmon shark |
| Lamnidae | Lamna nasus | porbeagle |
| Megachasmidae | Megachasma pelagios | megamouth shark |
| Mitsukurinidae | Mitsukurina owstoni | goblin shark |
| Odontaspidae | Carcharias taurus | sand tiger shark |
| Orectolobidae | Eucrossorhinus dasypogon | tasselled wobbegong |
| Orectolobidae | Orectolobus maculatus | spotted wobbegong |
| Orectolobidae | Orectolobus ornatus | ornate wobbegong |
| Parascylliidae | Parascyllium variolatum | necklace carpetshark |
| Rhincodontidae | Rhincodon typus | whale shark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Cephaloscyllium laticeps | australian swellshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Cephaloscyllium ventriosum | swell shark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Haploblepharus edwardsii | puffadder shyshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Haploblepharus fuscus | brown shyshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Haploblepharus pictus | dark shyshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Parmaturus xaniurus | filetail catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Poroderma africanum | striped catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Poroderma pantherinum | leopard catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Scyliorhinus canicula | small-spotted catshark |
| Scyliorhinidae | Scyliorhinus retifer | chain dogfish |
| Somniosidae | Centroscymnus coelolepis | portuguese shark |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna lewini | scalloped hammerhead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna mokarran | great hammerhead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna tiburo | bonnethead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna tudes | smalleye hammerhead |
| Sphyrnidae | Sphyrna zygaena | smooth hammerhead |
| Squalidae | Cirrhigaleus asper | roughskin dogfish |
| Squalidae | Squalus acanthias | spiny dogfish |
| Squalidae | Squalus cubensis | cuban dogfish |
| Squatinidae | Squatina californica | pacific angelshark |
| Squatinidae | Squatina dumeril | atlantic angelshark |
| Stegostomatidae | Stegostoma fasciatum | zebra shark |
| Triakidae | Galeorhinus galeus | tope shark |
| Triakidae | Mustelus californicus | grey smooth-hound |
| Triakidae | Mustelus canis | smooth dogfish |
| Triakidae | Mustelus henlei | brown smooth-hound |
| Triakidae | Mustelus norrisi | narrowfin smooth-hound |
| Triakidae | Triakis semifasciata | leopard shark |
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