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Class: Elasmobranchii


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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Acroteriobatus andysabini
[Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish]

Photo by Jones, I.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Photo by Jones, I.
 
Acroteriobatus annulatus
[Lesser sandshark]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Acroteriobatus blochii
[Bluntnose guitarfish]

Photo by Henlé, C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Photo by Henlé, C.
 
Acroteriobatus leucospilus
[Grayspottted guitarfish]

Photo by SFSA

South-West Indian Ocean
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Acroteriobatus ocellatus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Acroteriobatus omanensis
[Omn guitarfish]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Northwest Indian Ocean
Max. Length 78 cm TL
Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Acroteriobatus salalah
[Salalah guitarfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 62.2 cm TL
 
Acroteriobatus stehmanni
[Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish]

Photo by Vishnuraj, RS

Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Photo by Vishnuraj, RS
 
Acroteriobatus variegatus
[Stripenose guitarfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis
[Zanzibar guitarfish]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Aculeola nigra
[Hooktooth dogfish]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-West
Max. Length 72 cm WD
Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Aetobatus flagellum
[Longheaded eagle ray]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Aetobatus laticeps
[Pacific eagle ray]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic and prob
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Aetobatus narinari
[Whitespotted eagle ray]

Photo by White et al.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm WD
Photo by White et al.
 
Aetobatus narutobiei
[Naru eagle ray]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm WD
Photo by Field, R.
 
Aetobatus ocellatus
[Ocellated eagle ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm WD
Photo by FAO
 
Aetomylaeus asperrimus
[Rough eagle ray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 222 cm WD
Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Aetomylaeus bovinus
[Bull ray]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 59.2 cm WD
 
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus
[Blue-banded eagle ray]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm WD
Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Aetomylaeus maculatus
[Mottled eagle ray]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Photo by FAO
 
Aetomylaeus milvus
[]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm WD
Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Aetomylaeus nichofii
[Banded eagle ray]

Photo by Bineesh, K.K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 240 cm WD
Photo by Bineesh, K.K.
 
Aetomylaeus vespertilio
[Ornate eagle ray]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 53.7 cm TL
 
Akheilos suwartanai
[Ambon catshark]

Photo by Romanov, E.V.

Circumglobal. Indo-Pacif
Max. Length 428 cm TL
Photo by Romanov, E.V.
 
Alopias pelagicus
[Pelagic thresher]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal; tropical an
Max. Length 488.0 cm TL
Photo by Chow, S.
 
Alopias superciliosus
[Bigeye thresher]

Photo by S. Iglesels et al

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 573.3 cm TL
Photo by S. Iglesels et al
 
Alopias vulpinus
[Thresher]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Amblyraja doellojuradoi
[Southern thorny skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Amblyraja frerichsi
[Thickbody skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Amblyraja georgiana
[Antarctic starry skate]

Photo by DESCNA

Arctic, Indian, Pacific a
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Photo by DESCNA
 
Amblyraja hyperborea
[Arctic skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Amblyraja jenseni
[Shorttail skate]

Photo by Ueberschär, B.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 105 cm TL
Photo by Ueberschär, B.
 
Amblyraja radiata
[Starry ray]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Amblyraja reversa
[Reversed skate]
No picture found
Southeastern Atlantic
Max. Length 90 cm TL
 
Amblyraja taaf
[Whiteleg skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis
[East China leg skate]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Anacanthobatis marmorata
[Spotted legskate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis
[South China leg skate]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 470 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Anoxypristis cuspidata
[Pointed sawfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 59.6 cm TL
 
Apristurus albisoma
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 85.5 cm TL
 
Apristurus ampliceps
[]
No picture found
Northeast Atlantic.
 
Apristurus aphyodes
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indian and Pacific coasts
Max. Length 61.6 cm TL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Apristurus australis
[]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 48.5 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Apristurus breviventralis
[Shortbelly catshark]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Apristurus brunneus
[Brown catshark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 67.5 cm TL
 
Apristurus bucephalus
[Bighead catshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus canutus
[Hoary catshark]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 90.8 cm TL
Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Apristurus exsanguis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 68.3 cm TL
 
Apristurus fedorovi
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 73.5 cm
 
Apristurus garricki
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 410 cm TL
Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Apristurus gibbosus
[Humpback cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 48.5 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus herklotsi
[Longfin catshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus indicus
[Smallbelly catshark]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 41.9 cm TL
Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Apristurus internatus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus investigatoris
[Broadnose catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus japonicus
[Japanese catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 58.4 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus kampae
[Longnose catshark]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Apristurus laurussonii
[Iceland catshark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus longicephalus
[Longhead catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus macrorhynchus
[Flathead catshark]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Apristurus macrostomus
[Broadmouth cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus manis
[Ghost catshark]
No picture found
Southwest Indian Ocean
Max. Length 55.8 cm TL
 
Apristurus manocheriani
[Manocherian’s catshark]

Photo by MNHN

North Atlantic
Max. Length 76.1 cm TL
Photo by MNHN
 
Apristurus melanoasper
[Black roughscale catshark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus microps
[Smalleye catshark]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 37.2 cm TL
 
Apristurus micropterygeus
[Smalldorsal cat shark]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 67.6 cm TL
Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Apristurus nakayai
[Milk-eye catshark]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Apristurus nasutus
[Largenose catshark]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 46.7 cm TL
 
Apristurus ovicorrugatus
[Ridged-egg catshark]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Apristurus parvipinnis
[Smallfin catshark]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 83.5 cm TL
Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Apristurus pinguis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus platyrhynchus
[Borneo catshark]

Photo by Treberg, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 54.2 cm TL
Photo by Treberg, J.
 
Apristurus profundorum
[Deep-water catshark]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Apristurus riveri
[Broadgill catshark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus saldanha
[Saldanha catshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus sibogae
[Pale catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus sinensis
[South China catshark]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus spongiceps
[Spongehead catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus stenseni
[Panama ghost catshark]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 43.7 cm TL
 
Apristurus yangi
[Yang’s longnose catshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Aptychotrema rostrata
[Eastern shovelnose ray]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 58.2 cm TL
 
Aptychotrema timorensis
[Spotted shovelnose ray]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 84 cm TL
 
Aptychotrema vincentiana
[Western shovelnose ray]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Arctoraja parmifera
[Alaska skate]

Photo by Misawa, R

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Photo by Misawa, R
 
Arctoraja sexoculata
[Simushir skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 101 cm TL
 
Arctoraja simoterus
[Hokkaido skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Arhynchobatis asperrimus
[Longtail skate]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Asymbolus analis
[Grey spotted catshark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.2 cm TL
 
Asymbolus funebris
[]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific
Max. Length 47.7 cm TL
Photo by MNHN
 
Asymbolus galacticus
[Starry catshark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60.1 cm TL
 
Asymbolus occiduus
[Western spotted catshark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 46.7 cm TL
 
Asymbolus pallidus
[Pale spotted catshark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35.7 cm TL
 
Asymbolus parvus
[]

Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41.9 cm TL
Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Asymbolus rubiginosus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 43.8 cm TL
 
Asymbolus submaculatus
[Variegated catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Asymbolus vincenti
[Gulf catshark]

Photo by Last, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 47.4 cm TL
Photo by Last, P.
 
Atelomycterus baliensis
[Bali catshark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 50.8 cm TL
Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Atelomycterus erdmanni
[Spotted-belly catshark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Atelomycterus fasciatus
[Banded catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Atelomycterus macleayi
[Marbled catshark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Atelomycterus marmoratus
[Coral catshark]

Photo by Jacobsen, I.P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 48.4 cm TL
Photo by Jacobsen, I.P.
 
Atelomycterus marnkalha
[Eastern banded catshark]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Atlantoraja castelnaui
[Spotback skate]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 78.9 cm TL
Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Atlantoraja cyclophora
[Eyespot skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 81.6 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Atlantoraja platana
[La Plata skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Aulohalaelurus kanakorum
[Kanakorum catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 67 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Aulohalaelurus labiosus
[]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 157 cm TL
 
Bathyraja abyssicola
[Deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja aguja
[Aguja skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja albomaculata
[White-dotted skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 161 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja aleutica
[Aleutian skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 75.6 cm WD
 
Bathyraja andriashevi
[Little-eyed skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bathyraja arctowskii
[Antarctic dark-mouth skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja bergi
[Bottom skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 103 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja brachyurops
[Broadnose skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 74.4 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja caeluronigricans
[Purple-black skate]
No picture found
Southeastern Pacific
Max. Length 112.6 cm TL
 
Bathyraja chapmani
[Chapman’s skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja cousseauae
[Joined-fins skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja diplotaenia
[Dusky-pink skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja eatonii
[Eaton's skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 73.3 cm TL
 
Bathyraja fedorovi
[Cinnamon skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja griseocauda
[Graytail skate]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 342 cm TL
 
Bathyraja hesperafricana
[West African skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja interrupta
[Bering skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja irrasa
[Kerguelen sandpaper skate]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 123 cm TL
 
Bathyraja ishiharai
[Abyssal skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja isotrachys
[Raspback skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Bathyraja kincaidii
[Sandpaper Skate]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 88.8 cm TL
Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Bathyraja leucomelanos
[Domino skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60.7 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja lindbergi
[Commander skate]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Bathyraja longicauda
[Slimtail skate]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Bathyraja maccaini
[McCain's skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja macloviana
[Patagonian skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 134 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja maculata
[White-blotched skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja magellanica
[Magellan skate]
No picture found
Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja mariposa
[Butterfly skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 126 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja matsubarai
[Dusky-purple skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja meridionalis
[Dark-belly skate]
No picture found
Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Bathyraja microtrachys
[Fine-spined skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 82.5 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja minispinosa
[Whitebrow skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja multispinis
[Multispine skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja murrayi
[Murray's skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm WD
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja notoroensis
[Notoro skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 122.4 cm TL
 
Bathyraja pacifica
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja pallida
[Pale ray]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 111 cm TL
 
Bathyraja panthera
[Leopard skate]
No picture found
Southwest Atlantic
 
Bathyraja papilionifera
[]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Bathyraja peruana
[Peruvian skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic and South
Max. Length 175 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja richardsoni
[Richardson's ray]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja scaphiops
[Cuphead skate]

Photo by MNHN

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Photo by MNHN
 
Bathyraja schroederi
[Whitemouth skate]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
 
Bathyraja shuntovi
[Longnose deep-sea skate]
No picture found
North Pacific
Max. Length 101.5 cm TL
 
Bathyraja smirnovi
[Golden skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Bathyraja smithii
[African softnose skate]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Bathyraja spinicauda
[Spinytail skate]

Photo by FAO

North Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja spinosissima
[Spiny skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja taranetzi
[Mud skate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Bathyraja trachouros
[Eremo skate]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Bathyraja trachura
[Roughtail skate]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Bathyraja tzinovskii
[Creamback skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja violacea
[Okhotsk skate]

Photo by Danna, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Photo by Danna, P.
 
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
[Short-tail stingray]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Bathytoshia centroura
[Roughtail stingray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 260 cm WD
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathytoshia lata
[Brown stingray]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Benthobatis kreffti
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 50 cm WD
Photo by FAO
 
Benthobatis marcida
[Blind torpedo]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39.2 cm TL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Benthobatis moresbyi
[Dark blind ray]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
 
Benthobatis yangi
[Taiwanese blind electric ray]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 244 cm TL
Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Beringraja binoculata
[Big skate]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Beringraja pulchra
[Mottled skate]

Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Brachaelurus colcloughi
[Colclough's shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Brachaelurus waddi
[Blind shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 29.4 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja claramaculata
[Brightspot skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja colesi
[Lightnose skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja mouldi
[Blacknose skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja nigriventralis
[Blackbelly skate]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 23.6 cm WD
Photo by JAMARC
 
Breviraja spinosa
[Spinose skate]

Photo by Krajangdara, T.

Indo-West Pacific (Indo-M
Max. Length 24 cm WD
Photo by Krajangdara, T.
 
Brevitrygon heterura
[Dwarf whipray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm WD
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Brevitrygon imbricata
[Bengal whipray]

Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23.4 cm WD
Photo by Last P.R. & W.T. White
 
Brevitrygon javaensis
[Javan whipray]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 45 cm WD
Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Brevitrygon walga
[Scaly whipray]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja aenigma
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 64.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja albilabiata
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Brochiraja asperula
[Smooth deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 36.4 cm WD
 
Brochiraja heuresa
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 50.9 cm
 
Brochiraja leviveneta
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Brochiraja microspinifera
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Brochiraja spinifera
[Prickly deep-sea skate]
No picture found
Tasman Sea
Max. Length 71.9 cm WD
 
Brochiraja vittacauda
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Bythaelurus alcockii
[Arabian catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.5 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus bachi
[Bach’s catshark]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Bythaelurus canescens
[Dusky catshark]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Bythaelurus clevai
[Broadhead cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus dawsoni
[New Zealand catshark]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 45.3 cm TL
 
Bythaelurus giddingsi
[Galápagos catshark]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus hispidus
[Bristly catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus immaculatus
[Spotless catshark]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 45.4 cm TL
 
Bythaelurus incanus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus lutarius
[Mud catshark]

Photo by Ebert, D.A.

Southwestern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 54.8 cm TL
Photo by Ebert, D.A.
 
Bythaelurus naylori
[Dusky snout catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Northwestern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus stewarti
[Error Seamount Catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus tenuicephalus
[Narrowhead catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus vivaldii
[Vivaldi’s catshark]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Caliraja cortezensis
[Cortez skate]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Caliraja inornata
[California skate]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Caliraja rhina
[Longnose skate]

Photo by Murch, A.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Caliraja stellulata
[Starry skate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Carcharhinus acronotus
[Blacknose shark]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
[Silvertip shark]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Circumglobal
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Carcharhinus altimus
[Bignose shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 182 cm TL
Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
[Graceful shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific to Cent
Max. Length 255 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
[Blacktail reef shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus amboinensis
[Pigeye shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Carcharhinus borneensis
[Borneo shark]

Photo by Smith, B.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 325 cm TL
Photo by Smith, B.
 
Carcharhinus brachyurus
[Copper shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atlantic, Mediterranean a
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus brevipinna
[Spinner shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus cautus
[Nervous shark]

Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.

Eastern Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.
 
Carcharhinus cerdale
[Pacific smalltail shark]
No picture found
East Indian to Western Pa
Max. Length 88 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus coatesi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 121 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus dussumieri
[Whitecheek shark]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Circumtropical. Western A
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Carcharhinus falciformis
[Silky shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
[Creek whaler]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Circumtropical with a pre
Max. Length 370 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus galapagensis
[Galapagos shark]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Carcharhinus hemiodon
[Pondicherry shark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 84.4 cm TL
Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Carcharhinus humani
[Human’s whaler shark]

Photo by Christie, B.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by Christie, B.L.
 
Carcharhinus isodon
[Finetooth shark]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 165 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus leiodon
[Smooth tooth blacktip shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in tropical
Max. Length 400 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus leucas
[Bull shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan. Western Atl
Max. Length 286 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus limbatus
[Blacktip shark]

Photo by Moldzio, S.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 400 cm TL
Photo by Moldzio, S.
 
Carcharhinus longimanus
[Oceanic whitetip shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus macloti
[Hardnose shark]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Carcharhinus macrops
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus melanopterus
[Blacktip reef shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 420 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus obscurus
[Dusky shark]

Photo by White et al., 2019

Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.3 cm TL
Photo by White et al., 2019
 
Carcharhinus obsoletus
[Lost shark]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Carcharhinus perezii
[Caribbean reef shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Widespread in tropical an
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus plumbeus
[Sandbar shark]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Carcharhinus porosus
[Smalltail shark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Carcharhinus sealei
[Blackspot shark]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Carcharhinus signatus
[Night shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus sorrah
[Spot-tail shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus tilstoni
[Australian blacktip shark]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 93.7 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus tjutjot
[]

Photo by Choromanski, J.M.

Circumtropical
Max. Length 330 cm TL
Photo by Choromanski, J.M.
 
Carcharias taurus
[Sand tiger shark]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 370 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Carcharias tricuspidatus
[Indian sand tiger]

Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Worldwide. Very wide-rang
Max. Length 640 cm TL
Photo by De Maddalena, A.
 
Carcharodon carcharias
[Great white shark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Centrophorus atromarginatus
[Dwarf gulper shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Centrophorus granulosus
[Gulper shark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 111.4 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Centrophorus harrissoni
[Dumb gulper shark]
1270 Species of Family Centrophoridae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Acroteriobatus andysabini Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 100 TL
Acroteriobatus annulatus Lesser sandshark Southeast Atlantic 140 TL
Acroteriobatus blochii Bluntnose guitarfish Southeast Atlantic 100 TL
Acroteriobatus leucospilus Grayspottted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 96 TL
Acroteriobatus ocellatus South-West Indian Ocean 81 TL
Acroteriobatus omanensis Omn guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 60 TL
Acroteriobatus salalah Salalah guitarfish Northwest Indian Ocean 78 TL
Acroteriobatus stehmanni Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 62.2 TL
Acroteriobatus variegatus Stripenose guitarfish Northern Indian Ocean 75 TL
Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis Zanzibar guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 75 TL
Aculeola nigra Hooktooth dogfish Southeast Pacific 60 TL
Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded eagle ray Indo-West 72 WD
Aetobatus laticeps Pacific eagle ray Eastern Pacific 230 WD
Aetobatus narinari Whitespotted eagle ray Western Atlantic and prob 230 WD
Aetobatus narutobiei Naru eagle ray Northwest Pacific 150 WD
Aetobatus ocellatus Ocellated eagle ray Indo-Pacific 300 WD
Aetomylaeus asperrimus Rough eagle ray Eastern Pacific 79 WD
Aetomylaeus bovinus Bull ray Eastern Atlantic 222 WD
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus Blue-banded eagle ray Western Pacific 59.2 WD
Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 200 WD
Aetomylaeus milvus Indo-West Pacific
Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 65 WD
Aetomylaeus vespertilio Ornate eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 240 WD
Akheilos suwartanai Ambon catshark Western Pacific 53.7 TL
Alopias pelagicus Pelagic thresher Circumglobal. Indo-Pacif 428 TL
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye thresher Circumglobal; tropical an 488.0 TL
Alopias vulpinus Thresher Cosmopolitan in temperate 573.3 TL
Amblyraja doellojuradoi Southern thorny skate Southeast Pacific 69 TL
Amblyraja frerichsi Thickbody skate Southwest Atlantic 91 TL
Amblyraja georgiana Antarctic starry skate Southeast Pacific 115 TL
Amblyraja hyperborea Arctic skate Arctic, Indian, Pacific a 112 TL
Amblyraja jenseni Shorttail skate Western Atlantic 85 TL
Amblyraja radiata Starry ray North Atlantic and adjace 105 TL
Amblyraja reversa Reversed skate Western Indian Ocean 60 TL
Amblyraja taaf Whiteleg skate Southeastern Atlantic 90 TL
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis East China leg skate Western Pacific 44 TL
Anacanthobatis marmorata Spotted legskate Western Indian Ocean 29 TL
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis South China leg skate Western Pacific
Anoxypristis cuspidata Pointed sawfish Indo-West Pacific 470 TL
Apristurus albisoma Western Pacific 59.6 TL
Apristurus ampliceps Southwest Pacific 85.5 TL
Apristurus aphyodes Northeast Atlantic.
Apristurus australis Indian and Pacific coasts 61.6 TL
Apristurus breviventralis Shortbelly catshark Western Indian Ocean 48.5 TL
Apristurus brunneus Brown catshark Eastern Pacific 69 TL
Apristurus bucephalus Bighead catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 67.5 TL
Apristurus canutus Hoary catshark Western Central Atlantic 45 TL
Apristurus exsanguis Southwest Pacific 90.8 TL
Apristurus fedorovi Northwest Pacific 68.3 TL
Apristurus garricki Pacific Ocean 73.5
Apristurus gibbosus Humpback cat shark Northwest Pacific 410 TL
Apristurus herklotsi Longfin catshark Western Pacific 48.5 TL
Apristurus indicus Smallbelly catshark Western Indian Ocean 34 TL
Apristurus internatus Northwest Pacific 41.9 TL
Apristurus investigatoris Broadnose catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 26 TL
Apristurus japonicus Japanese catshark Northwest Pacific 71 TL
Apristurus kampae Longnose catshark Eastern Central Pacific 58.4 TL
Apristurus laurussonii Iceland catshark Western Atlantic 76 TL
Apristurus longicephalus Longhead catshark Indo-West Pacific 60 TL
Apristurus macrorhynchus Flathead catshark Northwest Pacific 66 TL
Apristurus macrostomus Broadmouth cat shark Northwest Pacific 38 TL
Apristurus manis Ghost catshark Northwest Atlantic 85 TL
Apristurus manocheriani Manocherian’s catshark Southwest Indian Ocean 55.8 TL
Apristurus melanoasper Black roughscale catshark North Atlantic 76.1 TL
Apristurus microps Smalleye catshark Southeast Atlantic 61 TL
Apristurus micropterygeus Smalldorsal cat shark Northwest Pacific 37.2 TL
Apristurus nakayai Milk-eye catshark Pacific Ocean 67.6 TL
Apristurus nasutus Largenose catshark Eastern Pacific 70 TL
Apristurus ovicorrugatus Ridged-egg catshark Indo-West Pacific 46.7 TL
Apristurus parvipinnis Smallfin catshark Western Atlantic 52 TL
Apristurus pinguis Northwest Pacific 83.5 TL
Apristurus platyrhynchus Borneo catshark Western Pacific 80 TL
Apristurus profundorum Deep-water catshark Western Atlantic 54.2 TL
Apristurus riveri Broadgill catshark Western Central Atlantic 46 TL
Apristurus saldanha Saldanha catshark Southeast Atlantic 88 TL
Apristurus sibogae Pale catshark Western Central Pacific 21 TL
Apristurus sinensis South China catshark Northwest Pacific 42 TL
Apristurus spongiceps Spongehead catshark Pacific Ocean 50 TL
Apristurus stenseni Panama ghost catshark Eastern Central Pacific
Apristurus yangi Yang’s longnose catshark Western Central Pacific 43.7 TL
Aptychotrema rostrata Eastern shovelnose ray Western Pacific 120 TL
Aptychotrema timorensis Spotted shovelnose ray Western Pacific 58.2 TL
Aptychotrema vincentiana Western shovelnose ray Eastern Indian Ocean 84 TL
Arctoraja parmifera Alaska skate North Pacific 135 TL
Arctoraja sexoculata Simushir skate Northwest Pacific 35.2 TL
Arctoraja simoterus Hokkaido skate Northwest Pacific 101 TL
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Longtail skate Southwest Pacific 75 TL
Asymbolus analis Grey spotted catshark Indo-West Pacific 90 TL
Asymbolus funebris Eastern Indian Ocean 44.2 TL
Asymbolus galacticus Starry catshark Western Pacific 47.7 TL
Asymbolus occiduus Western spotted catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 60.1 TL
Asymbolus pallidus Pale spotted catshark Western Pacific 46.7 TL
Asymbolus parvus Eastern Indian Ocean 35.7 TL
Asymbolus rubiginosus Eastern Indian Ocean 41.9 TL
Asymbolus submaculatus Variegated catshark Southwest Pacific 43.8 TL
Asymbolus vincenti Gulf catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 61 TL
Atelomycterus baliensis Bali catshark Western Pacific 47.4 TL
Atelomycterus erdmanni Spotted-belly catshark Western Pacific 50.8 TL
Atelomycterus fasciatus Banded catshark Indo-West Pacific 45 TL
Atelomycterus macleayi Marbled catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 60 TL
Atelomycterus marmoratus Coral catshark Indo-West Pacific 70 TL
Atelomycterus marnkalha Eastern banded catshark Western Pacific 48.4 TL
Atlantoraja castelnaui Spotback skate Southwest Atlantic 132 TL
Atlantoraja cyclophora Eyespot skate Western Atlantic 78.9 TL
Atlantoraja platana La Plata skate Southeast Atlantic 81.6 TL
Aulohalaelurus kanakorum Kanakorum catshark Western Central Pacific 79 TL
Aulohalaelurus labiosus Eastern Indian Ocean 67 TL
Bathyraja abyssicola Deep-sea skate North Pacific 157 TL
Bathyraja aguja Aguja skate Southeast Pacific 76 TL
Bathyraja albomaculata White-dotted skate Southeast Pacific 14.4 TL
Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian skate North Pacific 161 TL
Bathyraja andriashevi Little-eyed skate Western Pacific 75.6 WD
Bathyraja arctowskii Antarctic dark-mouth skate Southern Ocean 61 TL
Bathyraja bergi Bottom skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja brachyurops Broadnose skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 103 TL
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Purple-black skate Northwest Pacific 74.4 WD
Bathyraja chapmani Chapman’s skate Southeastern Pacific 112.6 TL
Bathyraja cousseauae Joined-fins skate Southwestern Atlantic 86 TL
Bathyraja diplotaenia Dusky-pink skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja eatonii Eaton's skate Southern Ocean 100 TL
Bathyraja fedorovi Cinnamon skate Northwest Pacific 73.3 TL
Bathyraja griseocauda Graytail skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 49 TL
Bathyraja hesperafricana West African skate Eastern Central Atlantic 342 TL
Bathyraja interrupta Bering skate North Pacific 89 TL
Bathyraja irrasa Kerguelen sandpaper skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
Bathyraja ishiharai Abyssal skate Eastern Indian Ocean 123 TL
Bathyraja isotrachys Raspback skate Northwest Pacific 76.2 TL
Bathyraja kincaidii Sandpaper Skate North Pacific 62 TL
Bathyraja leucomelanos Domino skate Southwest Pacific 88.8 TL
Bathyraja lindbergi Commander skate North Pacific 60.7 WD
Bathyraja longicauda Slimtail skate Southeast Pacific 80 TL
Bathyraja maccaini McCain's skate Southern Ocean 120 TL
Bathyraja macloviana Patagonian skate Southwest Atlantic
Bathyraja maculata White-blotched skate Northwest Pacific 134 TL
Bathyraja magellanica Magellan skate Southeast Pacific
Bathyraja mariposa Butterfly skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
Bathyraja matsubarai Dusky-purple skate Northwest Pacific 126 TL
Bathyraja meridionalis Dark-belly skate Southwest Atlantic 120 TL
Bathyraja microtrachys Fine-spined skate Northeastern Pacific 75 TL
Bathyraja minispinosa Whitebrow skate North Pacific 82.5 TL
Bathyraja multispinis Multispine skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
Bathyraja murrayi Murray's skate Southern Ocean 60 TL
Bathyraja notoroensis Notoro skate Northwest Pacific 59 WD
Bathyraja pacifica Southwest Pacific 122.4 TL
Bathyraja pallida Pale ray Northeast Atlantic 160 TL
Bathyraja panthera Leopard skate Pacific Ocean 111 TL
Bathyraja papilionifera Southwest Atlantic
Bathyraja peruana Peruvian skate Southeast Pacific 110 TL
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Northwest Pacific 100 TL
Bathyraja richardsoni Richardson's ray North Atlantic and South 175 TL
Bathyraja scaphiops Cuphead skate Southwest Atlantic 111 TL
Bathyraja schroederi Whitemouth skate Southeast Pacific and Sou
Bathyraja shuntovi Longnose deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 140 TL
Bathyraja smirnovi Golden skate North Pacific 101.5 TL
Bathyraja smithii African softnose skate Southeast Atlantic 120 TL
Bathyraja spinicauda Spinytail skate North Atlantic and adjace 170 TL
Bathyraja spinosissima Spiny skate North Pacific 200 TL
Bathyraja taranetzi Mud skate Northwest Pacific 70 TL
Bathyraja trachouros Eremo skate Northwest Pacific
Bathyraja trachura Roughtail skate Northeastern Pacific 91 TL
Bathyraja tzinovskii Creamback skate Western Pacific. 69 TL
Bathyraja violacea Okhotsk skate Northwest Pacific 102 TL
Bathytoshia brevicaudata Short-tail stingray Indo-West Pacific 430 TL
Bathytoshia centroura Roughtail stingray Western Atlantic 300 TL
Bathytoshia lata Brown stingray Eastern Atlantic 260 WD
Benthobatis kreffti Southwest Atlantic 30 TL
Benthobatis marcida Blind torpedo Western Central Atlantic. 50 WD
Benthobatis moresbyi Dark blind ray Indian Ocean 39.2 TL
Benthobatis yangi Taiwanese blind electric ray Northwest Pacific 21.5 TL
Beringraja binoculata Big skate North Pacific 244 TL
Beringraja pulchra Mottled skate Northwest Pacific 115 TL
Brachaelurus colcloughi Colclough's shark Southwest Pacific 76 TL
Brachaelurus waddi Blind shark Southwest Pacific 122 TL
Breviraja claramaculata Brightspot skate Western Central Atlantic 29.4 TL
Breviraja colesi Lightnose skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL
Breviraja mouldi Blacknose skate Western Central Atlantic 41 TL
Breviraja nigriventralis Blackbelly skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL
Breviraja spinosa Spinose skate Western Central Atlantic 23.6 WD
Brevitrygon heterura Dwarf whipray Indo-West Pacific (Indo-M 24 WD
Brevitrygon imbricata Bengal whipray Indo-West Pacific 31 WD
Brevitrygon javaensis Javan whipray Eastern Indian Ocean 23.4 WD
Brevitrygon walga Scaly whipray Northern Indian Ocean 45 WD
Brochiraja aenigma Western Pacific 43.6 TL
Brochiraja albilabiata Southwest Pacific 64.6 TL
Brochiraja asperula Smooth deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 51 TL
Brochiraja heuresa Tasman Sea 36.4 WD
Brochiraja leviveneta Southwest Pacific 50.9
Brochiraja microspinifera Southwest Pacific 32.5 TL
Brochiraja spinifera Prickly deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 80 TL
Brochiraja vittacauda Tasman Sea 71.9 WD
Bythaelurus alcockii Arabian catshark Western Indian Ocean 30 TL
Bythaelurus bachi Bach’s catshark Western Indian Ocean 44.5 TL
Bythaelurus canescens Dusky catshark Southeast Pacific 70 TL
Bythaelurus clevai Broadhead cat shark Western Indian Ocean
Bythaelurus dawsoni New Zealand catshark Southwest Pacific 45 TL
Bythaelurus giddingsi Galápagos catshark Pacific Ocean 45.3 TL
Bythaelurus hispidus Bristly catshark Indian Ocean 29 TL
Bythaelurus immaculatus Spotless catshark Northwest Pacific 76 TL
Bythaelurus incanus Eastern Indian Ocean 45.4 TL
Bythaelurus lutarius Mud catshark Western Indian Ocean 39 TL
Bythaelurus naylori Dusky snout catshark Southwestern Indian Ocean 54.8 TL
Bythaelurus stewarti Error Seamount Catshark Northwestern Indian Ocean 42.5 TL
Bythaelurus tenuicephalus Narrowhead catshark Western Indian Ocean 300 TL
Bythaelurus vivaldii Vivaldi’s catshark Western Indian Ocean 32.5 TL
Caliraja cortezensis Cortez skate Eastern Central Pacific 39 TL
Caliraja inornata California skate Eastern Pacific 76 TL
Caliraja rhina Longnose skate Eastern Pacific 180 TL
Caliraja stellulata Starry skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL
Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose shark Western Atlantic 200 TL
Carcharhinus albimarginatus Silvertip shark Indo-Pacific 300 TL
Carcharhinus altimus Bignose shark Circumglobal 300 TL
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Graceful shark Indo-Pacific 182 TL
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Blacktail reef shark Indo-West Pacific to Cent 255 TL
Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye shark Eastern Atlantic 280 TL
Carcharhinus borneensis Borneo shark Western Pacific 70 TL
Carcharhinus brachyurus Copper shark Western Atlantic 325 TL
Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner shark Atlantic, Mediterranean a 300 TL
Carcharhinus cautus Nervous shark Western Pacific 150 TL
Carcharhinus cerdale Pacific smalltail shark Eastern Pacific Ocean 140 TL
Carcharhinus coatesi East Indian to Western Pa 88 TL
Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek shark Indian Ocean 121 TL
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark Circumtropical. Western A 350 TL
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Creek whaler Western Pacific 135 TL
Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark Circumtropical with a pre 370 TL
Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry shark Indo-West Pacific 200 TL
Carcharhinus humani Human’s whaler shark Western Indian Ocean 84.4 TL
Carcharhinus isodon Finetooth shark Western Atlantic 200 TL
Carcharhinus leiodon Smooth tooth blacktip shark Western Indian Ocean 165 TL
Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark Cosmopolitan in tropical 400 TL
Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip shark Cosmopolitan. Western Atl 286 TL
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Circumglobal in tropical 400 TL
Carcharhinus macloti Hardnose shark Indo-West Pacific 110 TL
Carcharhinus macrops Northwest Pacific
Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip reef shark Indo-Pacific 200 TL
Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky shark Western Atlantic 420 TL
Carcharhinus obsoletus Lost shark Western Pacific 43.3 TL
Carcharhinus perezii Caribbean reef shark Western Atlantic 300 TL
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar shark Widespread in tropical an 300 TL
Carcharhinus porosus Smalltail shark Western Atlantic 150 TL
Carcharhinus sealei Blackspot shark Indo-West Pacific 100 TL
Carcharhinus signatus Night shark Western Atlantic 280 TL
Carcharhinus sorrah Spot-tail shark Indo-West Pacific 160 TL
Carcharhinus tilstoni Australian blacktip shark Indo-West Pacific 200 TL
Carcharhinus tjutjot Western Pacific 93.7 TL
Carcharias taurus Sand tiger shark Circumtropical 330 TL
Carcharias tricuspidatus Indian sand tiger Indian Ocean 370 TL
Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Worldwide. Very wide-rang 640 TL
Centrophorus atromarginatus Dwarf gulper shark Indo-West Pacific 87 TL
Centrophorus granulosus Gulper shark Eastern Atlantic 170 TL
Centrophorus harrissoni Dumb gulper shark Eastern Indian Ocean 111.4 TL



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