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| 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 |