| Order HEXANCHIFORMES Compagno, 1973:- Cowsharks |
| Family
HEXANCHIDAE Gray, 1851: Six-gill and seven-gill sharks |
| No. |
Scientific name |
Authority |
Common Name |
| 01. |
Heptranchias perlo |
(Bonnaterre, 1788). |
Sharpnose seven-gill shark |
| 02. |
Hexanchus griseus |
(Bonnaterre, 1788). |
Bluntnose six-gill shark |
| 03. |
Hexanchus nakamurai |
Teng. |
Sharpnose sixgill shark |
| Order SQUALIFORMES Compagno, 1973:-
Dogfish sharks |
| Family
ECHINORHINIDAE Gill, 1862: Bramble sharks
|
| 04. |
Echinorhinus brucus |
(Bonnaterre, 1788). |
Bramble shark |
| Family
SQUALIDAE Blainville, 1816: Dogfish sharks |
| 05. |
Centrophorus granulosus |
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801). |
Gulper shark |
| 06. |
Centrophorus uyato |
(Rafinesque, 1810). |
Little gulper shark |
| 07. |
Centroscymnus coelopis |
(Bocage & Capello, 1864). |
Portuguese dogfish |
| 08. |
Dalatias licha |
(Bonnaterre, 1810). |
Kitefin shark |
| 09. |
Etmopterus spinax |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Velvet-belly
|
| 10. |
Somniosus rostratus |
(Risso, 1826). |
Little sleeper shark |
| 11. |
Squalus acanthias |
(Smith & Radcliffe, 1912). |
Piked dogfish |
| 12. |
Squalus blainvillei |
(Risso, 1826). |
Longnose spurdog |
| 13. |
Isistius brasiliensis |
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1824). |
Cookiecutter shark |
| Family
OXYNOTIDAE Gill, 1872: Roughsharks |
| 14. |
Oxynotus centrina |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Angular roughshark |
| Order SQUATINIFORMES, Angelsharks
|
| Family
SQUATINIDAE Bonaparte, 1838: Angelsharks
|
| 15. |
Squatina squatina |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Angelshark
|
| 16. |
Squatina aculeata |
(Dumeril, 1829). |
Sawback angelshark |
| 17. |
Squatina oculata |
(Bonaparte, 1840). |
Smoothback angelshark |
| Order LAMNIFORMES Compagno, 1973:-
Mackerel sharks |
| Family ODONTASPIDIDAE Müller & Henle, 1839: Sandtiger sharks |
| 18. |
Carcharias taurus |
(Rafinesque, 1810). |
Sandtiger or grey nurse shark |
| 19. |
Odontaspis ferox |
(Risso, 1810). |
Smalltooth sandtiger |
| Family CETORHINIDAE Gill, 1862: Basking Sharks |
| 20. |
Cetorhinus maximus |
(Gunnerus, 1765). |
Basking shark |
| Family LAMNIDAE Müller & Henle, 1838: White, Mako and Mackerel sharks |
| 21. |
Carcharodon carcharias |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Great white shark |
| 22. |
Isurus oxyrinchus |
Rafinesque, 1810. |
Shortfin mako |
| 23. |
Isurus paucus |
Guitart-Manday, 1966. |
Longfin mako |
| 24. |
Lamna nasus |
(Bonnaterre, 1788). |
Porbeagle |
| Family ALOPIIDAE Bonaparte, 1838: Thresher sharks |
| 25. |
Alopias vulpinus |
(Bonnaterre, 1788). |
Thresher shark |
| 26. |
Alopias superciliosus |
(Lowe, 1839). |
Bigeye thresher shark |
| Order CARCHARHINIFORMES Compagno, 1973:- Ground sharks |
| Family SCYLIORHINIDAE Gill, 1862: Catsharks |
| 27. |
Galeus melastomus |
Rafinesque, 1810. |
Blackmouth catshark |
| 28. |
Scyliorhinus canicula |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Smallspotted catshark |
| 29. |
Scyliorhinus stellaris |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Nursehound
|
| Family HEMIGALEIDAE Hasse, 1879: Weasel sharks |
| 30. |
Paragaleus pectoralis |
(Garman, 1906). |
Atlantic weasel shark (?possible) |
| Family LEPTOCHARIIDAE Gray, 1851: Barbeled houndsharks |
| 31. |
Leptocharias smithii |
(Müller & Henle, 1839). |
Barbeled houndshark (?possible) |
| Family TRIAKIDAE Gray, 1851: Houndsharks |
| 32. |
Galeorhinus galeus |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Schoolshark or tope |
| 33. |
Mustelus asterias |
Cloquet, 1821. |
Starry smoothhound |
| 34. |
Mustelus mustelus |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Smoothhound
|
| 35. |
Mustelus punctulatus |
(Risso, 1826). |
Blackspot smoothhound |
| Family
CARCHARHINIDAE Jordan & Evermann, 1896: Requiem sharks |
| 36. |
Carcharhinus brevipinna |
(Müller & Henle, 1839). |
Spinner shark |
| 37. |
Carcharhinus falciformis |
(Bibron, 1839). |
Silky shark |
| 38. |
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
(Gunther, 1870). |
Copper shark |
| 39. |
Carcharhinus limbatus |
(Valenciennes, 1839). |
Blacktip shark |
| 40. |
Carcharhinus melanopterus |
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). |
Blacktip reef shark |
| 41. |
Carcharhinus obscurus |
(Lesueur, 1818). |
Dusky shark |
| 42. |
Carcharhinus altimus |
(Springer, 1950). |
Bignose shark |
| 43. |
Carcharhinus plumbeus |
(Nardo, 1827). |
Sandbar shark |
| 44. |
Prionace glauca |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Blue shark |
| 45. |
Carcharhinus longimanus |
(Poey, 1861). |
Oceanic whitetip shark (?possible) |
| 46. |
Carcharhinus leucas |
(Valenciennes, 1839). |
Bull shark (?possible) |
| 47. |
Galeocerdo cuvier |
(Peron & Lesueur, 1822). |
Tiger shark (?possible) |
| 48. |
Rhizoprionodon acutus |
(Ruppell, 1837). |
Milk shark (?possible) |
| Family
SPHYRNIDAE Gill, 1872: Hammerhead sharks |
| 49. |
Sphyrna lewini |
(Griffith & Smith, 1834). |
Scalloped hammerhead |
| 50. |
Sphyrna zygaena |
(Linnaeus, 1758). |
Smooth hammerhead |
| 51. |
Sphyrna tudes |
(Valenciennes, 1822). |
Smalleye hammerhead |
| 52. |
Sphyrna couardi |
Cadenat, 1950. |
Whitefin hammerhead |
| 53. |
Sphyrna mokarran |
(Ruppell, 1837). |
Great hammerhead |
| FAUNAL SYNOPSIS, August 1997 |
| Order Hexanchiformes: |
3 |
Order Squaliformes: |
11 |
| Order Squatiniformes: |
3 |
Order Lamniformes: |
9 |
| Order Carcharhiniformes: |
21 |
CONFIRMED TOTAL: |
47 |
| Unconfirmed: |
6 |
Possible Total: |
53 |
| Species exceeding 300cm TL: |
16 |
Species potentially dangerous: |
15 |
The Shark Trust, 36 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, UK.
Ian K. Ferguson, Truste
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