Short-tail nurse shark

Species of shark

Short-tail nurse shark
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
Subdivision: Selachimorpha
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Ginglymostomatidae
Genus: Pseudoginglymostoma
Dingerkus, 1986
Species:
P. brevicaudatum
Binomial name
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
(Günther, 1867)
Range of short-tail nurse shark (in blue)

The short-tail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum) is a nurse shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae, the only member of the genus Pseudoginglymostoma. It is found in the tropical western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0° and 27° S, and reaches a length of 75 cm.

Distribution

In 2020, a short-tail nurse shark was caught on footage in South Africa by Forrest Galante as he searched for the whitetip weasel shark.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Pollom, R.; Bennett, R.; Jabado, R.W.; Kuguru, B.; Samoilys, M. (2019). "Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44617A124435749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44617A124435749.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Pseudoginglymostoma cirratum" in FishBase. may 2006 version.
  • http://www.artis.nl/main.php?pagina=paginas/a/persberichten - Dutch press statement about the birth of 4 short-tail nurse sharks
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Extant shark species
Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Hemigaleidae
(Weasel sharks)
Hemipristis
  • Snaggletooth shark (H. elongata)
Chaenogaleus
  • Hooktooth shark (C. macrostoma)
Hemigaleus
  • Australian weasel shark (H. australiensis)
  • Sicklefin weasel shark (H. microstoma)
Paragaleus
  • Whitetip weasel shark (P. leucolomatus)
  • Atlantic weasel shark (P. pectoralis)
  • Slender weasel shark (P. randalli)
  • Straight-tooth weasel shark (P. tengi)
Leptochariidae
Leptocharias
  • Barbeled houndshark (L. smithii)
Proscylliidae
(Finback sharks)
Ctenacis
  • Harlequin catshark (C. fehlmanni)
Eridacnis
  • Cuban ribbontail catshark (E. barbouri)
  • Pygmy ribbontail catshark (E. radcliffei)
  • African ribbontail catshark (E. sinuans)
Proscyllium
  • Graceful catshark (P. habereri)
  • P. venustum
Pseudotriakidae
Gollum
  • Slender smooth-hound (G. attenuatus)
Pseudotriakis
  • False catshark (P. microdon)
Sphyrnidae
(Hammerhead sharks)
Eusphyra
  • Winghead shark (E. blochii)
Sphyrna
  • Scalloped bonnethead (S. corona)
  • Whitefin hammerhead (S. couardi)
  • Scalloped hammerhead (S. lewini)
  • Scoophead (S. media)
  • Great hammerhead (S. mokarran)
  • Bonnethead (S. tiburo)
  • Smalleye hammerhead (S. tudes)
  • Smooth hammerhead (S. zygaena)
Triakidae
(Houndsharks)
Furgaleus
  • Whiskery shark (F. macki)
Galeorhinus
  • School shark (G. galeus)
Gogolia
  • Sailback houndshark (G. filewoodi)
Hemitriakis
  • Deepwater sicklefin hound shark (H. abdita)
  • Sicklefin hound shark (H. falcata)
  • Japanese topeshark (H. japanica)
  • Whitefin topeshark (H. leucoperiptera)
  • Ocellate topeshark (Hemitriakis Sp.A)
Hypogaleus
  • Blacktip tope (H. hyugaensis)
Iago
  • Longnose houndshark (I. garricki)
  • Bigeye houndshark (I. omanensis)
  • Lowfin houndshark (Iago Sp.A)
Mustelus
(Smooth-hounds)
  • M. albipinnis
  • Gummy shark (M. antarcticus)
  • Starry smooth-hound (M. asterias)
  • Gray smooth-hound (M. californicus)
  • Dusky smooth-hound (M. canis)
  • Sharptooth smooth-hound (M. dorsalis)
  • Striped smooth-hound (M. fasciatus)
  • Spotless smooth-hound (M. griseus)
  • Brown smooth-hound (M. henlei)
  • Smalleye smooth-hound (M. higmani)
  • Spotted estuary smooth-hound (M. lenticulatus)
  • Sicklefin smooth-hound (M. lunulatus)
  • Starspotted smooth-hound (M. manazo)
  • Speckled smooth-hound (M. mento)
  • M. minicanis
  • Arabian smooth-hound (M. mosis)
  • Common smooth-hound (M. mustelus)
  • Narrowfin smooth-hound (M. norrisi)
  • Whitespotted smooth-hound (M. palumbes)
  • Blackspotted smooth-hound (M. punctulatus)
  • M. ravidus
  • Narrownose smooth-hound (M. schmitti)
  • Gulf smoothhound (M. sinusmexicanus)
  • Humpback smooth-hound (M. whitneyi)
  • M. widodoi
Scylliogaleus
  • Flapnose houndshark (S. quecketti)
Triakis
  • Sharpfin houndshark (T. acutipinna)
  • Spotted houndshark (T. maculata)
  • Sharptooth houndshark (T. megalopterus)
  • Banded houndshark (T. scyllium)
  • Leopard shark (T. semifasciata)
Carcharhinidae
  • Large family listed below
Scyliorhinidae
  • Large family listed below
Family Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Carcharhinus
  • Blacknose shark (C. acronotus)
  • Silvertip shark (C. albimarginatus)
  • Bignose shark (C. altimus)
  • Graceful shark (C. amblyrhynchoides)
  • Grey reef shark (C. amblyrhynchos)
  • Pigeye shark (C. amboinensis)
  • Borneo shark (C. borneensis)
  • Copper shark (C. brachyurus)
  • Spinner shark (C. brevipinna)
  • Nervous shark (C. cautus)
  • Whitecheek shark (C. dussumieri)
  • Silky shark (C. falciformis)
  • Creek whaler (C. fitzroyensis)
  • Galapagos shark (C. galapagenisis)
  • Pondicherry shark (C. hemiodon)
  • Finetooth shark (C. isodon)
  • Smoothtooth blacktip shark (C. leiodon)
  • Bull shark (C. leucas)
  • Blacktip shark (C. limbatus)
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (C. longimanus)
  • Hardnose shark (C. macloti)
  • Blacktip reef shark (C. melanopterus)
  • Dusky shark (C. obscurus)
  • Caribbean reef shark (C. perezii)
  • Sandbar shark (C. plumbeus)
  • Smalltail shark (C. porosus)
  • Blackspot shark (C. sealei)
  • Night shark (C. signatus)
  • Spottail shark (C. sorrah)
  • Australian blacktip shark (C. tilstoni)
Galeocerdo
  • Tiger shark (G. cuvier)
Glyphis
(River sharks)
  • Ganges shark (G. gangeticus)
  • Northern river shark (G. garricki)
  • Speartooth shark (G. glyphis)
  • Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis)
  • Borneo river shark (Glyphis sp. B)
Isogomphodon
  • Daggernose shark (I. oxyrhynchus)
Lamiopsis
  • Broadfin shark (L. temminckii)
Loxodon
  • Sliteye shark (L. macrorhinus)
Nasolamia
  • Whitenose shark (N. velox)
Negaprion
  • Sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens)
  • Lemon shark (N. brevirostris)
Prionace
  • Blue shark (P. glauca)
Rhizoprionodon
  • Milk shark (R. acutus)
  • Brazilian sharpnose shark (R. lalandii)
  • Pacific sharpnose shark (R. longurio)
  • Grey sharpnose shark (R. oligolinx)
  • Caribbean sharpnose shark (R. porosus)
  • Australian sharpnose shark (R. taylori)
  • Atlantic sharpnose shark (R. terraenovae)
Scoliodon
  • Spadenose shark (S. laticaudus)
Triaenodon
  • Whitetip reef shark (T. obesus)
Family Scyliorhinidae (Catsharks)
Apristurus
  • Flatnose cat shark (A. acanutus)
  • A. albisoma
  • A. aphyodes
  • Atlantic ghost catshark (A. atlanticus)
  • Brown catshark (A. brunneus)
  • Hoary catshark (A. canutus)
  • Flaccid catshark (A. exsanguis)
  • A. fedorovi
  • Humpback cat shark (A. gibbosus)
  • Longfin catshark (A. herklotsi)
  • Smallbelly catshark (A. indicus)
  • A. internatus
  • Broadnose catshark (A. investigatoris)
  • Japanese catshark (A. japonicus)
  • Longnose catshark (A. kampae)
  • Iceland catshark (A. laurussonii)
  • Longhead catshark (A. longicephalus)
  • Flathead catshark (A. macrorhynchus)
  • Broadmouth cat shark (A. macrostomus)
  • Ghost catshark (A. manis)
  • Black roughscale catshark (A. melanoasper)
  • Smalleye catshark (A. microps)
  • Smalldorsal cat shark (A. micropterygeus)
  • Largenose catshark (A. nasutus)
  • Smallfin catshark (A. parvipinnis)
  • A. pinguis
  • Spatulasnout catshark (A. platyrhynchus)
  • Deepwater catshark (A. profundorum)
  • Broadgill catshark (A. riveri)
  • Saldanha catshark (A. saldanha)
  • Pale catshark (A. sibogae)
  • South China catshark (A. sinensis)
  • Spongehead catshark (A. spongiceps)
  • Panama ghost catshark (A. stenseni)
Asymbolus
  • Australian spotted catshark (A. analis)
  • A. funebris
  • Western spotted catshark (A. occiduus)
  • Pale spotted catshark (A. pallidus)
  • A. parvus
  • A. rubiginosus
  • Variegated catshark (A. submaculatus)
  • Gulf catshark (A. vincenti)
Atelomycterus
  • A. baliensis
  • Banded sand catshark (A. fasciatus)
  • Australian marbled catshark (A. macleayi)
  • Coral catshark (A. marmoratus)
Aulohalaelurus
  • New Caledonia catshark (A. kanakorum)
  • Australian blackspotted catshark (A. labiosus)
Cephaloscyllium
  • Whitefin swellshark (C. albipinnum)
  • Circle-blotch pygmy swellshark (C. circulopullum)
  • Cook's swellshark (C. cooki)
  • Reticulated swellshark (C. fasciatum)
  • Formosa swellshark (C. formosanum)
  • Australian reticulate swellshark (C. hicosellum)
  • Draughtsboard shark (C. isabellum)
  • Australian swellshark (C. laticeps)
  • Spotted swellshark (C. maculatum)
  • Leopard-spotted swellshark (C. pardelotum)
  • Painted swellshark (C. pictum)
  • Sarawak pygmy swellshark (C. sarawakensis)
  • Flagtail swellshark (C. signourum)
  • Indian swellshark (C. silasi)
  • Speckled swellshark (C. speccum)
  • Balloon shark (C. sufflans)
  • Blotchy swellshark (C. umbratile)
  • Saddled swellshark (C. variegatum)
  • Swellshark (C. ventriosum)
  • Narrowbar swellshark (C. zebrum)
Cephalurus
  • Lollipop catshark (C. cephalus)
Figaro
  • Australian sawtail catshark (F. boardmani)
  • Northern sawtail catshark (F. striatus)
Galeus
  • Antilles catshark (G. antillensis)
  • Roughtail catshark (G. arae)
  • Atlantic sawtail cat shark (G. atlanticus)
  • Longfin sawtail cat shark (G. cadenati)
  • Gecko catshark (G. eastmani)
  • Slender sawtail catshark (G. gracilis)
  • Longnose sawtail cat shark (G. longirostris)
  • Blackmouth catshark (G. melastomus)
  • Southern sawtail catshark (G. mincaronei)
  • Mouse catshark (G. murinus)
  • Broadfin sawtail catshark (G. nipponensis)
  • Peppered catshark (G. piperatus)
  • African sawtail catshark (G. polli)
  • G. priapus
  • Blacktip sawtail catshark (G. sauteri)
  • Dwarf sawtail catshark (G. schultzi)
  • Springer's sawtail cat shark (G. springeri)
Halaelurus
  • Arabian catshark (H. alcockii)
  • Speckled catshark (H. boesemani)
  • Blackspotted catshark (H. buergeri)
  • Dusky catshark (H. canescens)
  • Broadhead cat shark (H. clevai)
  • New Zealand catshark (H. dawsoni)
  • Bristly catshark (H. hispidus)
  • Spotless catshark (H. immaculatus)
  • Lined catshark (H. lineatus)
  • Mud catshark (H. lutarius)
  • Tiger catshark (H. natalensis)
  • Quagga catshark (H. quagga)
Haploblepharus
  • Puffadder shyshark (H. edwardsii)
  • Brown shyshark (H. fuscus)
  • Natal shyshark (H. kistnasamyi)
  • Dark shyshark (H. pictus)
Holohalaelurus
  • H. favus
  • H. grennian
  • Crying izak (H. melanostigma)
  • African spotted catshark (H. punctatus)
  • Izak catshark (H. regani)
Parmaturus
  • White-tip catshark (P. albimarginatus)
  • White-clasper catshark (P. albipenis)
  • Beige catshark (P. bigus)
  • Campeche catshark (P. campechiensis)
  • Velvet catshark (P. lanatus)
  • McMillan's catshark (P. macmillani)
  • Blackgill catshark (P. melanobranchus)
  • Salamander shark (P. pilosus)
  • Filetail catshark (P. xaniurus)
  • Shorttail catshark (Parmaturus sp. A)
Pentanchus
  • Onefin catshark (P. profundicolus)
Poroderma
  • Pyjama catshark (P. africanum)
  • Leopard catshark (P. pantherinum)
Schroederichthys
  • Narrowmouthed catshark (S. bivius)
  • Redspotted catshark (S. chilensis)
  • Narrowtail catshark (S. maculatus)
  • Lizard catshark (S. saurisqualus)
  • Slender catshark (S. tenuis)
Scyliorhinus
  • Polkadot catshark (S. besnardi)
  • Boa catshark (S. boa)
  • Small-spotted catshark (S. canicula)
  • Yellowspotted catshark (S. capensis)
  • West African catshark (S. cervigoni)
  • Comoro cat shark (S. comoroensis)
  • Brownspotted catshark (S. garmani)
  • Freckled catshark (S. haeckelii)
  • Whitesaddled catshark (S. hesperius)
  • Blotched catshark (S. meadi)
  • Chain catshark (S. retifer)
  • Nursehound (S. stellaris)
  • Izu cat shark (S. tokubee)
  • Cloudy catshark (S. torazame)
  • Dwarf catshark (S. torrei)
Order Echinorhiniformes (Bramble sharks)
Echinorhinidae
Echinorhinus
  • Bramble shark (E. brucus)
  • Prickly shark (E. cookei)
Order Heterodontiformes (Bullhead sharks)
Heterodontidae
Heterodontus
  • Horn shark (H. francisci)
  • Crested bullhead shark (H. galeatus)
  • Japanese bullhead shark (H. japonicus)
  • Mexican hornshark (H. mexicanus)
  • Oman bullhead shark (H. omanensis)
  • Port Jackson shark (H. portusjacksoni)
  • Galapagos bullhead shark (H. quoyi)
  • Whitespotted bullhead shark (H. ramalheira)
  • Zebra bullhead shark (H. zebra)
Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus
  • Frilled shark (C. anguineus)
  • Southern African frilled shark (C. africana)
Hexanchidae
(Cow sharks)
Heptranchias
  • Sharpnose sevengill shark (H. perlo)
Hexanchus
  • Bluntnose sixgill shark (H. griseus)
  • Bigeyed sixgill shark (H. nakamurai)
Notorynchus
  • Broadnose sevengill shark (N. cepedianus)
Order Lamniformes (Mackerel sharks)
Alopiidae
Alopias
(Thresher sharks)
  • Pelagic thresher (A. pelagicus)
  • Bigeye thresher (A. superciliosus)
  • Common thresher (A. vulpinus)
  • Alopias sp. (A. sp.)
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
  • Basking shark (C. maximus)
Lamnidae
Carcharodon
  • Great white shark (C. carcharias)
Isurus
  • Shortfin mako shark (I. oxyrinchus)
  • Longfin mako shark (I. paucus)
Lamna
  • Salmon shark (L. ditropis)
  • Porbeagle (L. nasus)
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
  • Megamouth shark (M. pelagios)
Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina
  • Goblin shark (M. owstoni)
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
  • Grey nurse shark (C. taurus)
  • Indian sand tiger (C. tricuspidatus)
Odontaspis
  • Smalltooth sand tiger (O. ferox)
  • Bigeye sand tiger (O. noronhai)
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias
  • Crocodile shark (P. kamoharai)
Order Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks)
Brachaeluridae
Brachaelurus
  • Blind shark (B. waddi)
Heteroscyllium
  • Bluegrey carpetshark (H. colcloughi)
Ginglymostomatidae
(Nurse sharks)
Ginglymostoma
  • Nurse shark (G. cirratum)
Nebrius
  • Tawny nurse shark (N. ferrugineus)
Pseudoginglymostoma
  • Short-tail nurse shark (P. brevicaudatum)
Hemiscylliidae
(Bamboo sharks)
Chiloscyllium
  • Arabian carpetshark (C. arabicum)
  • Burmese bamboo shark (C. burmensis)
  • Bluespotted bamboo shark (C. caerulopunctatum)
  • Grey bamboo shark (C. griseum)
  • Hasselt's bamboo shark (C. hasseltii)
  • Slender bamboo shark (C. indicum)
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark (C. plagiosum)
  • Brownbanded bamboo shark (C. punctatum)
Hemiscyllium
  • Indonesian speckled carpetshark (H. freycineti)
  • H. galei
  • Papuan epaulette shark (H. hallstromi)
  • H. henryi
  • Epaulette shark (H. ocellatum)
  • Hooded carpetshark (H. strahani)
  • Speckled carpetshark (H. trispeculare)
Orectolobidae
(Wobbegongs)
Eucrossorhinus
  • Tasselled wobbegong (E. dasypogon)
Orectolobus
  • Floral banded wobbegong (O. floridus)
  • Banded wobbegong (O. halei)
  • Western wobbegong (O. hutchinsi)
  • Japanese wobbegong (O. japonicus)
  • Spotted wobbegong (O. maculatus)
  • Ornate wobbegong (O. ornatus)
  • Dwarf spotted wobbegong (O. parvimaculatus)
  • Network wobbegong (O. reticulatus)
  • Northern wobbegong (O. wardi)
Sutorectus
  • Cobbler wobbegong (S. tentaculatus)
Parascylliidae
(Collared carpet sharks)
Cirrhoscyllium
  • Barbelthroat carpetshark (C. expolitum)
  • Taiwan saddled carpetshark (C. formosanum)
  • Saddle carpetshark (C. japonicum)
Parascyllium
  • Collared carpetshark (P. collare)
  • Rusty carpetshark (P. ferrugineum)
  • Ginger carpetshark (P. sparsimaculatum)
  • Necklace carpetshark (P. variolatum)
Rhincodontidae
Rhincodon
  • Whale shark (R. typus)
Stegostomatidae
Stegostoma
  • Zebra shark (S. fasciatum)
Order Pristiophoriformes (Sawsharks)
Pristiophoridae
Pliotrema
  • Sixgill sawshark (P. warreni)
Pristiophorus
  • Longnose sawshark (P. cirratus)
  • Tropical sawshark (P. delicatus)
  • Japanese sawshark (P. japonicus)
  • Shortnose sawshark (P. nudipinnis)
  • Bahamas sawshark (P. schroederi)
  • Eastern Australian sawshark (Pristiophorus peroniensis)
  • Philippine sawshark (Pristiophorus sp. C)
  • Dwarf sawshark (Pristiophorus sp. D)
Centrophoridae
(Gulper sharks)
Centrophorus
  • Needle dogfish (C. acus)
  • Dwarf gulper shark (C. atromarginatus)
  • Gulper shark (C. granulosus)
  • Dumb gulper shark (C. harrissoni)
  • Blackfin gulper shark (C. isodon)
  • Lowfin gulper shark (C. lusitanicus)
  • Smallfin gulper shark (C. moluccensis)
  • Taiwan gulper shark (C. niaukang)
  • Leafscale gulper shark (C. squamosus)
  • Mosaic gulper shark (C. tessellatus)
  • Little gulper shark (C. uyato)
Deania
  • Birdbeak dogfish (D. calcea)
  • Rough longnose dogfish (D. hystricosa)
  • Arrowhead dogfish (D. profundorum)
  • Longsnout dogfish (D. quadrispinosum)
Dalatiidae
Euprotomicroides
  • Taillight shark (E. zantedeschia)
Heteroscymnoides
  • Longnose pygmy shark (H. marleyi)
Mollisquama
  • Pocket shark (M. parini)
Dalatias
  • Kitefin shark (D. licha)
Isistius
  • Cookiecutter shark (I. brasiliensis)
  • South China cookiecutter shark (I. labialis)
  • Largetooth cookiecutter shark (I. plutodus)
Euprotomicrus
  • Pygmy shark (E. bispinatus)
Squaliolus
  • Smalleye pygmy shark (S. aliae)
  • Spined pygmy shark (S. laticaudus)
Etmopteridae
Aculeola
  • Hooktooth dogfish (A. nigra)
Centroscyllium
  • Highfin dogfish (C. excelsum)
  • Black dogfish (C. fabricii)
  • Granular dogfish (C. granulatum)
  • Bareskin dogfish (C. kamoharai)
  • Combtooth dogfish (C. nigrum)
  • Ornate dogfish (C. ornatum)
  • Whitefin dogfish (C. ritteri)
Etmopterus
(Lantern sharks)
  • New Zealand lanternshark (E. baxteri)
  • Blurred lanternshark (E. bigelowi)
  • Shorttail lanternshark (E. brachyurus)
  • Lined lanternshark (E. bullisi)
  • E. burgessi
  • Cylindrical lanternshark (E. carteri)
  • Tailspot lanternshark (E. caudistigmus)
  • Combtooth lanternshark (E. decacuspidatus)
  • Pink lanternshark (E. dianthus)
  • E. dislineatus
  • Blackmouth lanternshark (E. evansi)
  • Pygmy lanternshark (E. fusus)
  • Broadbanded lanternshark (E. gracilispinis)
  • Southern lanternshark (E. granulosus)
  • Caribbean lanternshark (E. hillianus)
  • Smalleye lantern shark (E. litvinovi)
  • Blackbelly lanternshark (E. lucifer)
  • Slendertail lanternshark (E. molleri)
  • Dwarf lanternshark (E. perryi)
  • African lanternshark (E. polli)
  • Great lanternshark (E. princeps)
  • False lanternshark (E. pseudosqualiolus)
  • Smooth lanternshark (E. pusillus)
  • Dense-scale lantern shark (E. pycnolepis)
  • West Indian lanternshark (E. robinsi)
  • Fringefin lanternshark (E. schultzi)
  • Thorny lanternshark (E. sentosus)
  • Velvet belly lantern shark (E. spinax)
  • Splendid lanternshark (E. splendidus)
  • Tasmanian lanternshark (E. tasmaniensis)
  • Brown lanternshark (E. unicolor)
  • Hawaiian lanternshark (E. villosus)
  • Green lanternshark (E. virens)
Miroscyllium
  • Rasptooth dogfish (M. sheikoi)
Trigonognathus
  • Viper dogfish (T. kabeyai)
Oxynotidae
(Rough sharks)
Oxynotus
  • Prickly dogfish (O. bruniensis)
  • Caribbean roughshark (O. caribbaeus)
  • Angular roughshark (O. centrina)
  • Japanese roughshark (O. japonicus)
  • Sailfin roughshark (O. paradoxus)
Somniosidae
(Sleeper sharks)
Centroscymnus
  • Portuguese dogfish (C. coelolepis)
  • Shortnose velvet dogfish (C. cryptacanthus)
  • Roughskin dogfish (C. owstoni)
Centroselachus
  • Longnose velvet dogfish (C. crepidater)
Proscymnodon
  • Largespine velvet dogfish (P. macracanthus)
  • Plunket shark (P. plunketi)
Scymnodalatias
  • Whitetail dogfish (S. albicauda)
  • Azores dogfish (S. garricki)
  • Sparsetooth dogfish (S. oligodon)
  • Sherwood dogfish (S. sherwoodi)
Scymnodon
  • Smallmouth velvet dogfish (S. obscurus)
  • Knifetooth dogfish (S. ringens)
Somniosus
  • Southern sleeper shark (S. antarcticus)
  • Frog shark (S. longus )
  • Greenland shark (S. microcephalus)
  • Pacific sleeper shark (S. pacificus)
  • Little sleeper shark (S. rostratus)
Zameus
  • Japanese velvet dogfish (Z. ichiharai)
  • Velvet dogfish (Z. squamulosus)
Squalidae
(Dogfish sharks)
Cirrhigaleus
  • Roughskin spurdog (C. asper)
  • Mandarin dogfish (C. barbifer)
Squalus
(Spurdogs)
  • Spiny dogfish (S. acanthias)
  • Eastern highfin spurdog (S. albifrons)
  • S. acutirostris
  • Western highfin spurdog (S. altipinnis)
  • Longnose spurdog (S. blainville)
  • Fatspine spurdog (S. crassispinus)
  • Cuban dogfish (S. cubensis)
  • Eastern longnose spurdog (S. grahami)
  • Japanese spurdog (S. japonicus)
  • Shortnose spurdog (S. megalops)
  • Blacktailed spurdog (S. melanurus)
  • Shortspine spurdog (S. mitsukurii)
  • Bartail spurdog (S. notocaudatus)
  • Western longnose spurdog (S. nasutus)
  • Cyrano spurdog (S. rancureli)
  • Pacific spiny dogfish (S. suckleyi)
Order Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)
Squatinidae
Squatina
  • Sawback angelshark (S. aculeata)
  • African angelshark (S. africana)
  • Eastern Australian angelshark (Squatina albipunctata)
  • Argentine angelshark (S. argentina)
  • Chilean angelshark (S. armata)
  • Australian angelshark (S. australis)
  • Pacific angelshark (S. californica)
  • Sand devil (S. dumeril)
  • Taiwan angelshark (S. formosa)
  • Angular angel shark (S. guggenheim)
  • S. heteroptera
  • Japanese angelshark (S. japonica)
  • Indonesian angelshark (S. legnota)
  • Cortez angelshark (S. mexicana)
  • Clouded angelshark (S. nebulosa)
  • Smoothback angelshark (S. oculata)
  • S. punctata
  • Western Australian angelshark (Squatina pseudocellata)
  • Angelshark (S. squatina)
  • Ornate angelshark (S. tergocellata)
  • Ocellated angelshark (S. tergocellatoides)
Taxon identifiers
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum