230 Sharks 



Class: Chondrichthyes (Elasmobranchs and Chimaeroids) 

 Subclass: Elasmobranchii (Sharks, Rays, Skates) 

 Order: Selachii (Modern Sharks) 

 Suborder: Galeoidea 



Family: Carchariidae (Sand Sharks) 



Carcharias taurus — sand shark 



Family: Isuridae (Mackerel Sharks) 



Lamna nasus — mackerel shark, porbeagle 



Isurus oxyrinchus — mako, sharp-nosed mackerel shark 



Carcharodon carcharias — white shark, man-eater 



Family: Cetorhinidae (Basking Sharks) 

 Cetorhinus maximus — basking shark 



Family: Alopiidae (Thresher Sharks) 

 Alopias vulpinus — common thresher shark 



Family: Orectolobidae (Carpet Sharks) 

 Ginglymostoma cirratum — nurse shark 



Family: Rhincodontidae (Whale Sharks) 

 Rhincodon typus — whale shark 



Family: Scyliorhinidae (Cat Sharks) 



Scyliorhinus retifer — chain dogfish 



A prist urns profundorum — deep-water cat shark 



Family: Pseudotriakidae (False Cat Sharks) 

 Pseudotriakis microdon — false cat shark 



Family: Triakidae (Smooth Dogfishes) 

 Mustelus canis — smooth dogfish 



Family: Carcharhinidae 



Galeocerdo cuvier — tiger shark 



Paragaleus pectoralis — Paragaleus 



Prionace glauca — blue shark 



Scoliodon terrae-novae — sharp-nosed shark 



Aprionodon isodon — smooth-tooth shark 



Negaprion brevirostris — lemon shark 



