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Name all the extant, described species of superorder Selachimorpha
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Order
Family
Genus
Species
Common Name
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Galeocerdo
cuvier
Tiger Shark
Scoliodon
laticaudus
Spadenose Shark
macrorhynchos
Pacific Spadenose Shark
Carcharhinus
acronotus
Blacknose Shark
albimarginatus
Silvertip Shark
altimus
Bignose Shark
amblyrhynchoides
Graceful Shark
amblyrhynchos
Grey Reef Shark
amboinensis
Pigeye Shark
borneensis
Borneo Shark
brachyurus
Copper Shark
brevipinna
Spinner Shark
cautus
Nervous Shark
cerdale
Pacific Smalltail Shark
coatesi
Australian Blackspot Shark
dussumieri
Whitecheek Shark
falciformis
Silky Shark
fitzroyensis
Creek Whaler
galapagensis
Galapagos Shark
hemiodon
Pondicherry Shark
humani
Human's Whaler Shark
isodon
Finetooth Shark
leiodon
Smoothtooth Blacktip Shark
leucas
Bull Shark
limbatus
Blacktip Shark
longimanus
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
macloti
Hardnose Shark
melanopterus
Blacktip Reef Shark
obscurus
Dusky Shark
perezi
Caribbean Reef Shark
plumbeus
Sandbar Shark
porosus
Smalltail Shark
sealei
Blackspot Shark
signatus
Night Shark
sorrah
Spot-tail Shark
tilstoni
Australian Blacktip Shark
tjutjot
Indonesian Whaler Shark
Glyphis
gangeticus
Ganges Shark
garricki
Northern River Shark
glyphis
Speartooth Shark
Lamiopsis
temminckii
Broadfin Shark
tephrodes
Borneo Broadfin Shark
Nasolamia
velox
Whitenose Shark
Negaprion
acutidens
Sicklefin Lemon Shark
brevirostris
Lemon Shark
Prionace
glauca
Blue Shark
Rhizoprionodon
acutus
Milk Shark
lalandii
Brazilian Sharpnose Shark
longurio
Pacific Sharpnose Shark
oligolinx
Grey Sharpnose Shark
porosus
Caribbean Sharpnose Shark
taylori
Australian Sharpnose Shark
terraenovae
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Loxodon
macrorhinus
Sliteye Shark
Isogomphodon
oxyrhynchus
Daggernose Shark
Triaenodon
obesus
Whitetip Reef Shark
Hemigaleidae
Chaenogaleus
macrostoma
Hooktooth Shark
Hemigaleus
australiensis
Australian Weasel Shark
microstoma
Sicklefin Weasel Shark
Hemipristis
elongata
Snaggletooth Shark
Paragaleus
leucolomatus
Whitetip Weasel Shark
pectoralis
Atlantic Weasel Shark
randalli
Slender Weasel Shark
tengi
Straight-tooth Weasel Shark
Leptochariidae
Leptocharias
smithii
Barbeled Houndshark
Proscylliidae
Proscyllium
habereri
Graceful Catshark
venustum
Spotted Smooth Dogfish
magnificum
Magnificent Catshark
Eridacnis
radcliffei
Pygmy Ribbontail Catshark
barbouri
Cuban Ribbontail Catshark
sinuans
African Ribbontail Catshark
Ctenacis
fehlmanni
Harlequin Catshark
Pseudotriakidae
Gollum
attenuatus
Slender Smooth-hound
suluensis
Sulu Gollumshark
Planonasus
parini
Dwarf False Catshark
indicus
Pygmy False Catshark
Pseudotriakis
microdon
False Catshark
Scyliorhinidae
Apristurus
albisoma
White-bodied Catshark
ampliceps
Roughskin Catshark
aphyodes
White Ghost Catshark
australis
Pinocchio Catshark
breviventralis
Shortbelly Catshark
brunneus
Brown Catshark
bucephalus
Bighead Catshark
canutus
Hoary Catshark
exsanguis
Flaccid Catshark
fedorovi
Fedorov's Catshark
garricki
Garrick's Catshark
gibbosus
Humpback Catshark
herklotsi
Longfin Catshark
indicus
Smallbelly Catshark
internatus
Shortnose Demon Catshark
investigatoris
Broadnose Catshark
japonicus
Japanese Catshark
kampae
Longnose Catshark
laurussonii
Iceland Catshark
longicephalus
Longhead Catshark
macrorhynchus
Flathead Catshark
macrostomus
Broadmouth Catshark
manis
Ghost Catshark
manocheriani
Manocherian's Catshark
melanoasper
Black Roughscale Catshark
microps
Smalleye Catshark
micropterygeus
Smalldorsal Catshark
nakayai
Milk-eye Catshark
nasutus
Largenose Catshark
parvipinnis
Smallfin Catshark
pinguis
Bulldog Catshark
platyrhynchus
Spatulasnout Catshark
profundorum
Deepwater Catshark
riveri
Broadgill Catshark
saldanha
Saldanha Catshark
sibogae
Pal Catshark
sinensis
South China Catshark
spongiceps
Spongehead Catshark
stenseni
Panama Ghost Catshark
Asymbolus
analis
Australian Spotted Catshark
funebris
Blotched Catshark
galacticus
Starry Catshark
occiduus
Western Spotted Catshark
pallidus
Pale Spotted Catshark
parvus
Dwarf Catshark
rubiginosus
Orange-spotted Catshark
submaculatus
Variegated Catshark
vincenti
Gulf Catshark
Atelomycterus
baliensis
Bali Catshark
erdmanni
Spotted-belly Catshark
fasciatus
Banded Sand Catshark
macleayi
Australian Marbled Catshark
marmoratus
Coral Catshark
marnkalha
Eastern Banded Catshark
Aulohalaelurus
kanakorum
New Caledonia Catshark
labiosus
Australian Blackspotted Catshark
Bythaelurus
alcockii
Arabian Catshark
bachi
Bach's Catshark
canescens
Dusky Catshark
clevai
Broadhead Catshark
dawsoni
New Zealand Catshark
giddingsi
Jaguar Catshark
hispidus
Bristly Catshark
immaculatus
Spotless Catshark
incanus
Sombre Catshark
lutarius
Mud Catshark
naylori
Dusky Snout Catshark
stewarti
Error Seamount Catshark
tenuicephalus
Narrowhead Catshark
vivaldii
Vivaldi's Catshark
Cephaloscyllium
albipinnum
Whitefin Swellshark
cooki
Cook's Swellshark
fasciatum
Reticulated Swellshark
hiscosellum
Australian Reticulate Swellshark
isabellum
Draughtboard Shark
laticeps
Australian Swellshark
pictum
Painted Swellshark
sarawakensis
Sarawak Pygmy Swellshark
signourum
Flagtail Swellshark
silasi
Indian Swellshark
speccum
Speckled Swellshark
stevensi
Steven's Swellshark
sufflans
Balloon Shark
umbratile
Blotchy Swellshark
variegatum
Saddled Swellshark
ventriosum
Swell Shark
zebrum
Narrowbar Swellshark
Cephalurus
cephalus
Lollipop Catshark
Figaro
boardmani
Australian Sawtail Catshark
striatus
Northern Sawtail Catshark
Galeus
antillensis
Antilles Catshark
arae
Roughtail Catshark
atlanticus
Atlantic Sawtail Catshark
cadenati
Longfin Sawtail Catshark
eastmani
Gecko Catshark
friedrichi
Philippines Sawtail Catshark
gracilis
Slender Sawtail Catshark
longirostris
Longnose Sawtail Catshark
melastomus
Blackmouth Catshark
mincaronei
Southern Sawtail Catshark
murinus
Mouse Catshark
nipponensis
Broadfin Sawtail Catshark
piperatus
Peppered Catshark
polli
African Sawtail Catshark
priapus
Phallic Catshark
sauteri
Blacktip Sawtail Catshark
schultzi
Dwarf Sawtail Catshark
springeri
Springer's Sawtail Catshark
Halaelurus
boesemani
Speckled Catshark
buergeri
Blackspotted Catshark
lineatus
Lined Catshark
maculosus
Indonesian Speckled Catshark
natalensis
Tiger Catshark
quagga
Quagga Catshark
sellus
Rusty Catshark
Haploblepharus
edwardsii
Puffadder Shyshark
fuscus
Brown Shyshark
kistnasamyi
Natal Shyshark
pictus
Dark Shyshark
Holohalaelurus
favus
Honeycomb Izak
grennian
Grinning Izak
melanostigma
Crying Izak
punctatus
White-spotted Izak
regani
Izak Catshark
Parmaturus
albimarginatus
White-tip Catshark
albipenis
White-clasper Catshark
angelae
Brazilian Filetail Catshark
bigus
Beige Catshark
campechiensis
Campeche Catshark
lanatus
Velvet Catshark
macmillani
McMillan's Catshark
melanobranchus
Blackgill Catshark
pilosus
Salamander Shark
xaniurus
Filetail Catshark
Pentanchus
profundicolus
Onefin Catshark
Poroderma
africanum
Pyjama Shark
pantherinum
Leopard Catshark
Schroederichthys
bivius
Narrowmouthed Catshark
chilensis
Redspotted Catshark
maculatus
Narrowtail Catshark
saurisqualus
Lizard Catshark
tenuis
Slender Catshark
Scyliorhinus
boa
Boa Catshark
canicula
Small-spotted Catshark
capensis
Yellowspotted Catshark
cervigoni
West African Catshark
comoroensis
Comoro Catshark
garmani
Brownspotted Catshark
hachijoensis
Cinder Cloudy Catshark
haeckelii
Freckled Catshark
hesperius
Whitesaddled Catshark
meadi
Blotched Catshark
retifer
Chain Catshark
stellaris
Nursehound
tokubee
Izu Catshark
torazame
Cloudy Catshark
torrei
Dwarf Catshark
ugoi
Dark Freckled Catshark
Sphyrnidae
Eusphyra
blochii
Winghead Shark
Sphyrna
corona
Scalloped Bonnethead
gilberti
Carolina Hammerhead
lewini
Scalloped Hammerhead
media
Scoophead
mokarran
Great Hammerhead
tiburo
Bonnethead
tudes
Smalleye Hammerhead
zygaena
Smooth Hammerhead
Triakidae
Furgaleus
macki
Whiskery Shark
Galeorhinus
galeus
School Shark
Gogolia
filewoodi
Sailback Houndshark
Hemitriakis
abdita
Deepwater Sicklefin Houndshark
complicofasciata
Ocellate Topeshark
falcata
Sicklefin Houndshark
indroyonoi
Indonesian Houndshark
japanica
Japanese Topeshark
leucoperiptera
Whitefin Topeshark
Hypogaleus
hyugaensis
Blacktip Tope
Iago
garricki
Longnose Houndshark
omanensis
Bigeye Houndshark
Mustelus
albipinnis
White-margin Fin Smooth-hound
andamanensis
Andaman Smooth-hound
antarcticus
Gummy Shark
asterias
Starry Smooth-hound
californicus
Gray Smooth-hound
canis
Dusky Smooth-hound
dorsalis
Sharptooth Smooth-hound
fasciatus
Striped Smooth-hound
griseus
Spotless Smooth-hound
henlei
Brown Smooth-hound
higmani
Smalleye Smooth-hound
lenticulatus
Spotted Estuary Smooth-hound
lunulatus
Sicklefin Smooth-hound
manazo
Starspotted Smooth-hound
mangalorensis
Mangalore Houndshark
mento
Speckled Smooth-hound
minicanis
Dwarf Smooth-hound
mosis
Arabian Smooth-hound
mustelus
Common Smooth-hound
norrisi
Narrowfin Smooth-hound
palumbes
Whitespotted Smooth-hound
punctulatus
Blackspotted Smooth-hound
ravidus
Australian Grey Smooth-hound
schmitti
Narrownose Smooth-hound
sinusmexicanus
Gulf Smooth-hound
stevensi
Western Spotted Gummy Shark
walkeri
Eastern Spotted Gummy Shark
whitneyi
Humpback Smooth-hound
widodoi
White-fin Smooth-hound
Scylliogaleus
quecketti
Flapnose Houndshark
Triakis
acutipinna
Sharpfin Houndshark
maculata
Spotted Houndshark
megalopterus
Sharptooth Houndshark
scyllium
Banded Houndshark
semifasciata
Leopard Shark
Heterodontiformes
Heterodontidae
Heterodontus
francisci
Horn Shark
galeatus
Crested Bullhead Shark
japonicus
Japanese Bullhead Shark
mexicanus
Mexican Hornshark
omanensis
Oman Bullhead Shark
portusjacksoni
Port Jackson Shark
quoyi
Galapagos Bullhead Shark
ramalheira
Whitespotted Bullhead Shark
zebra
Zebra Bullhead Shark
Hexanchiformes
Chlamydoselachidae
Chlamydoselachus
africana
Southern African Frilled Shark
anguineus
Frilled Shark
Hexanchidae
Heptranchias
perlo
Sharpnose Sevengill Shark
Hexanchus
griseus
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
nakamurai
Bigeyed Sixgill Shark
vitulus
Atlantic Sixgill Shark
Notorynchus
cepedianus
Broadnose Sevengill Shark
Lamniformes
Alopiidae
Alopias
pelagicus
Pelagic Thresher
superciliosus
Bigeye Thresher
vulpinus
Common Thresher
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
maximus
Basking Shark
Lamnidae
Carcharodon
carcharias
Great White Shark
Isurus
oxyrinchus
Shortfin Mako Shark
paucus
Longfin Mako Shark
Lamna
ditropis
Salmon Shark
nasus
Porbeagle
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
pelagios
Megamouth Shark
Mitsukurinidae
Mitsukurina
owstoni
Goblin Shark
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
taurus
Sand Tiger Shark
Odontaspis
ferox
Smalltooth Sand Tiger
noronhai
Bigeye Sand Tiger
Pseudocarchariidae
Pseudocarcharias
kamoharai
Crocodile Shark
Orectolobiformes
Brachaeluridae
Brachaelurus
colcloughi
Bluegrey Carpetshark
waddi
Blind Shark
Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma
cirratum
Nurse Shark
unami
Pacific Nurse Shark
Nebrius
ferrugineus
Tawny Nurse Shark
Pseudoginglymostoma
brevicaudatum
Short-tail Nurse Shark
Hemiscylliidae
Chiloscyllium
arabicum
Arabian Carpetshark
burmensis
Burmese Bamboo Shark
griseum
Grey Bamboo Shark
hasseltii
Hasselt's Bamboo Shark
indicum
Slender Bamboo Shark
plagiosum
Whitespotted Bamboo Shark
punctatum
Brownbanded Bamboo Shark
Hemiscyllium
freycineti
Indonesian Speckled Carpetshark
galei
Cenderawasih Epaulette Shark
hallstromi
Papuan Epaulette Shark
halmahera
Halmahera Epaulette Shark
henryi
Triton Epaulette Shark
michaeli
Leopard Epaulette Shark
ocellatum
Epaulette Shark
strahani
Hooded Carpetshark
trispeculare
Speckled Carpetshark
Orectolobidae
Eucrossorhinus
dasypogon
Tasselled Wobbegong
Orectolobus
floridus
Floral Banded Wobbegong
halei
Gulf Wobbegong
hutchinsi
Western Wobbegong
japonicus
Japanese Wobbegong
leptolineatus
Indonesian Wobbegong
maculatus
Spotted Wobbegong
ornatus
Ornate Wobbegong
parvimaculatus
Dwarf Spotted Wobbegong
reticulatus
Network Wobbegong
wardi
Northern Wobbegong
Sutorectus
tentaculatus
Cobbler Wobbegong
Parascylliidae
Cirrhoscyllium
expolitum
Barbelthroat Carpetshark
formosanum
Taiwan Saddled Carpetshark
japonicum
Saddle Carpetshark
Parascyllium
collare
Collared Carpetshark
elongatum
Elongate Carpet Shark
ferrugineum
Rusty Carpetshark
sparsimaculatum
Ginger Carpetshark
variolatum
Necklace Carpetshark
Rhincodontidae
Rhincodon
typus
Whale Shark
Stegostomatidae
Stegostoma
tigrinum
Zebra Shark
Pristiophoriformes
Pristiophoridae
Pliotrema
annae
Anna's Sixgill Sawshark
kajae
Kaja's Sixgill Sawshark
warreni
Sixgill Sawshark
Pristiophorus
cirratus
Longnose Sawshark
delicatus
Tropical Sawshark
japonicus
Japanese Sawshark
lanae
Lana's Sawshark
nancyae
African Dwarf Sawshark
nudipinnis
Shortnose Sawshark
schroederi
Bahamas Sawshark
Squaliformes
Centrophoridae
Centrophorus
atromarginatus
Dwarf Gulper Shark
granulosus
Gulper Shark
harrissoni
Dumb Gulper Shark
isodon
Blackfin Gulper Shark
lusitanicus
Lowfin Gulper Shark
moluccensis
Smallfin Gulper Shark
seychellorum
Seychelles Gulper Shark
squamosus
Leafscale Gulper Shark
tessellatus
Mosaic Gulper Shark
uyato
Little Gulper Shark
westraliensis
Western Gulper Shark
zeehaani
Southern Dogfish
Deania
calcea
Birdbeak Dogfish
hystricosa
Rough Longnose Dogfish
profundorum
Arrowhead Dogfish
quadrispinosa
Longsnout Dogfish
Dalatiidae
Euprotomicroides
zantedeschia
Taillight Shark
Heteroscymnoides
marleyi
Longnose Pygmy Shark
Mollisquama
mississippiensis
American Pocket Shark
parini
Pocket Shark
Dalatias
licha
Kitefin Shark
Isistius
brasiliensis
Cookiecutter Shark
plutodus
Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark
Euprotomicrus
bispinatus
Pygmy Shark
Squaliolus
aliae
Smalleye Pygmy Shark
laticaudus
Spined Pygmy Shark
Echinorhinidae
Echinorhinus
brucus
Bramble Shark
cookei
Prickly Shark
Etmopteridae
Aculeola
nigra
Hooktooth Dogfish
Centroscyllium
excelsum
Highfin Dogfish
fabricii
Black Dogfish
granulatum
Granular Dogfish
kamoharai
Bareskin Dogfish
nigrum
Combtooth Dogfish
ornatum
Ornate Dogfish
ritteri
Whitefin Dogfish
Etmopterus
alphus
Whitecheek Lanternshark
baxteri
New Zealand Lanternshark
benchleyi
Ninja Lanternshark
bigelowi
Blurred Lanternshark
brachyurus
Short-tail Lanternshark
bullisi
Lined Lanternshark
burgessi
Broad-snout Lanternshark
carteri
Cylindrical Lanternshark
caudistigmus
Tailspot Lanternshark
decacuspidatus
Combtoothed Lanternshark
dianthus
Pink Lanternshark
dislineatus
Lined Lanternshark
evansi
Blackmouth Lanternshark
fusus
Pygmy Lanternshark
gracilispinis
Broadbanded Lanternshark
granulosus
Southern Lanternshark
hillianus
Caribbean Lanternshark
joungi
Shortfin Smooth Lanternshark
lailae
Laila's Lanternshark
litvinovi
Smalleye Lanternshark
lucifer
Blackbelly Lanternshark
marshae
Marsha's Lanternshark
molleri
Slendertail Lanternshark
perryi
Dwarf Lanternshark
polli
African Lanternshark
princeps
Great Lanternshark
pseudosqualiolus
False Lanternshark
pusillus
Smooth Lanternshark
pycnolepis
Dense-scale Lanternshark
robinsi
West Indian Lanternshark
samadiae
Papuan Lanternshark
schultzi
Fringefin Lanternshark
sculptus
Sculpted Lanternshark
sentosus
Thorny Lanternshark
sheikoi
Rasptooth Dogfish
spinax
Velvet Belly Lanternshark
unicolor
Brown Lanternshark
viator
Blue-eye Lanternshark
villosus
Hawaiian Lanternshark
virens
Green Lanternshark
Trigonognathus
kabeyai
Viper Dogfish
Oxynotidae
Oxynotus
bruniensis
Prickly Dogfish
caribbaeus
Caribbean Roughshark
centrina
Angular Roughshark
japonicus
Japanese Roughshark
paradoxus
Sailfin Roughshark
Somniosidae
Centroscymnus
coelolepis
Portuguese Dogfish
owstonii
Roughskin Dogfish
Centroselachus
crepidater
Longnose Velvet Dogfish
Scymnodalatias
albicauda
Whitetail Dogfish
garricki
Azores Dogfish
oligodon
Sparsetooth Dogfish
sherwoodi
Sherwood Dogfish
Scymnodon
ichiharai
Japanese Velvet Dogfish
macracanthus
Largespine Velvet Dogfish
plunketi
Plunket Shark
ringens
Knifetooth Dogfish
Somniosus
antarcticus
Southern Sleeper Shark
longus
Frog Shark
microcephalus
Greenland Shark
pacificus
Pacific Sleeper Shark
rostratus
Little Sleeper Shark
Zameus
squamulosus
Velvet Dogfish
Squalidae
Cirrhigaleus
asper
Roughskin Spurdog
australis
Southern Mandarin Dogfish
barbifer
Mandarin Dogfish
Squalus
acanthias
Spiny Dogfish
albicaudus
Brazilian Whitetail Dogfish
albifrons
Eastern Highfin Spurdog
altipinnis
Western Highfin Spurdog
bahiensis
Northeastern Brazilian Dogfish
blainville
Longnose Spurdog
brevirostris
Japanese Shortnose Spurdog
bucephalus
Bighead Spurdog
chloroculus
Greeneye Spurdog
clarkae
Genie's Dogfish
crassispinus
Fatspine Spurdog
cubensis
Cuban Dogfish
edmundsi
Edmund's Spurdog
formosus
Taiwan Spurdog
grahami
Eastern Longnose Spurdog
griffini
Northern Spiny Dogfish
hawaiiensis
Hawaiian Spurdog
hemipinnis
Indonesian Shortsnout Spurdog
japonicus
Japanese Spurdog
lalannei
Seychelles Spurdog
lobularis
Atlantic Lobefin Dogfish
megalops
Shortnose Spurdog
melanurus
Blacktailed Spurdog
mitsukurii
Shortspine Spurdog
montalbani
Philippine Spurdog
nasutus
Western Longnose Spurdog
notocaudatus
Bartail Spurdog
quasimodo
Humpback Western Dogfish
rancureli
Cyrano Spurdog
raoulensis
Kermadec Spiny Dogfish
shiraii
Shirai's Spurdog
suckleyi
Pacific Spiny Dogfish
Squatiniformes
Squatinidae
Squatina
aculeata
Sawback Angelshark
africana
African Angelshark
albipunctata
Eastern Angelshark
argentina
Argentine Angelshark
armata
Chilean Angelshark
australis
Australian Angelshark
caillieti
Philippines Angelshark
californica
Pacific Angelshark
david
David's Angelshark
dumeril
Sand Devil
formosa
Taiwan Angelshark
guggenheim
Angular Angelshark
heteroptera
Disparate Angelshark
japonica
Japanese Angelshark
legnota
Indonesian Angelshark
mapama
Small-crested Angelshark
mexicana
Mexican Angelshark
nebulosa
Clouded Angelshark
occulta
Hidden Angelshark
oculata
Smoothback Angelshark
pseudocellata
Western Angelshark
guggenheim
Angular Angelshark
squatina
Angelshark
tergocellata
Ornate Angelshark
tergocellatoides
Ocellated Angelshark
varii
Brazilian Angelshark
2 Comments
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Level 75
Mar 8, 2023
Cool quiz. Glad I could be of inspiration
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Level 34
Nov 5, 2023
Awesome Quiz Man! I've been looking for something like this for years!