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

Photo by Jones, I.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Acroteriobatus annulatus (Smith, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Jones, I.
 
Acroteriobatus annulatus
[Lesser sandshark]

Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Acroteriobatus blochii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Acroteriobatus blochii
[Bluntnose guitarfish]

Photo by Henlé, C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 96 cm TL
Acroteriobatus leucospilus (Norman, 1926)

Photo by Photo by Henlé, C.
 
Acroteriobatus leucospilus
[Grayspottted guitarfish]

Photo by SFSA

South-West Indian Ocean
Max. Length 81 cm TL
Acroteriobatus ocellatus (Norman, 1926)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Acroteriobatus ocellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Acroteriobatus omanensis
[Omn guitarfish]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Northwest Indian Ocean
Max. Length 78 cm TL
Acroteriobatus salalah (Randall & Compagno, 1995)

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Acroteriobatus salalah
[Salalah guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 62.2 cm TL
 
Acroteriobatus stehmanni
[Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish]

Photo by Vishnuraj, RS

Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Acroteriobatus variegatus (Nair & Lal Mohan, 1973)

Photo by Photo by Vishnuraj, RS
 
Acroteriobatus variegatus
[Stripenose guitarfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis
[Zanzibar guitarfish]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Aculeola nigra de Buen, 1959

Photo by Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Aculeola nigra
[Hooktooth dogfish]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-West
Max. Length 72 cm WD
Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Aetobatus flagellum
[Longheaded eagle ray]

Photo by Béarez, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Aetobatus laticeps (Gill, 1865)

Photo by Photo by Béarez, P.
 
Aetobatus laticeps
[Pacific eagle ray]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Western Atlantic and prob
Max. Length 230 cm WD
Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790)

Photo by Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Aetobatus narinari
[Whitespotted eagle ray]

Photo by White et al.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm WD
Aetobatus narutobiei White, Furumitsu & Yamaguchi, 2013

Photo by Photo by White et al.
 
Aetobatus narutobiei
[Naru eagle ray]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm WD
Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823)

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Aetobatus ocellatus
[Ocellated eagle ray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm WD
Aetomylaeus asperrimus (Gilbert, 1898)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Aetomylaeus asperrimus
[Rough eagle ray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 222 cm WD
Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817)

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Aetomylaeus bovinus
[Bull ray]
No picture found

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
Aetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834)

Photo by Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Aetomylaeus maculatus
[Mottled eagle ray]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific

Aetomylaeus milvus (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Aetomylaeus milvus
[]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm WD
Aetomylaeus nichofii (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by 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
Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Photo by Bineesh, K.K.
 
Aetomylaeus vespertilio
[Ornate eagle ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 53.7 cm TL
 
Akheilos suwartanai
[Ambon catshark]

Photo by Romanov, E.V.

Circumglobal. Indo-Pacif
Max. Length 428 cm TL
Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935

Photo by Photo by Romanov, E.V.
 
Alopias pelagicus
[Pelagic thresher]

Photo by Chow, S.

Circumglobal; tropical an
Max. Length 488.0 cm TL
Alopias superciliosus Lowe, 1841

Photo by Photo by Chow, S.
 
Alopias superciliosus
[Bigeye thresher]

Photo by S. Iglesels et al

Cosmopolitan in temperate
Max. Length 573.3 cm TL
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Photo by S. Iglesels et al
 
Alopias vulpinus
[Thresher]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Amblyraja doellojuradoi (Pozzi, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Amblyraja doellojuradoi
[Southern thorny skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Amblyraja frerichsi (Krefft, 1968)

Photo by Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Amblyraja frerichsi
[Thickbody skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Amblyraja georgiana (Norman, 1938)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Amblyraja georgiana
[Antarctic starry skate]

Photo by DESCNA

Arctic, Indian, Pacific a
Max. Length 112 cm TL
Amblyraja hyperborea (Collett, 1879)

Photo by Photo by DESCNA
 
Amblyraja hyperborea
[Arctic skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Amblyraja jenseni (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Amblyraja jenseni
[Shorttail skate]

Photo by Ueberschär, B.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 105 cm TL
Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808)

Photo by Photo by Ueberschär, B.
 
Amblyraja radiata
[Starry ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Amblyraja reversa
[Reversed skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 90 cm TL
 
Amblyraja taaf
[Whiteleg skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 44 cm TL
 
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis
[East China leg skate]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Anacanthobatis marmorata (von Bonde & Swart, 1923)

Photo by Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Anacanthobatis marmorata
[Spotted legskate]
No picture found
 
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis
[South China leg skate]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 470 cm TL
Anoxypristis cuspidata (Latham, 1794)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Anoxypristis cuspidata
[Pointed sawfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 59.6 cm TL
 
Apristurus albisoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 85.5 cm TL
 
Apristurus ampliceps
[]
No picture found
 
Apristurus aphyodes
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indian and Pacific coasts
Max. Length 61.6 cm TL
Apristurus australis Sato, Nakaya & Yorozu, 2008

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Apristurus australis
[]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 48.5 cm TL
Apristurus breviventralis Kawauchi, weigmann & Nakaya, 2014

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Apristurus breviventralis
[Shortbelly catshark]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 69 cm TL
Apristurus brunneus (Gilbert, 1892)

Photo by Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Apristurus brunneus
[Brown catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 67.5 cm TL
 
Apristurus bucephalus
[Bighead catshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Apristurus canutus Springer & Heemstra, 1979

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus canutus
[Hoary catshark]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 90.8 cm TL
Apristurus exsanguis Sato, Nakaya & Stewart, 1999

Photo by Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Apristurus exsanguis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 68.3 cm TL
 
Apristurus fedorovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 73.5 cm
 
Apristurus garricki
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 410 cm TL
Apristurus gibbosus Meng, Chu & Li, 1985

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Apristurus gibbosus
[Humpback cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 48.5 cm TL
Apristurus herklotsi (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus herklotsi
[Longfin catshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Apristurus indicus (Brauer, 1906)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus indicus
[Smallbelly catshark]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 41.9 cm TL
Apristurus internatus Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1988

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Apristurus internatus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Apristurus investigatoris (Misra, 1962)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus investigatoris
[Broadnose catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Apristurus japonicus Nakaya, 1975

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus japonicus
[Japanese catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 58.4 cm TL
Apristurus kampae Taylor, 1972

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus kampae
[Longnose catshark]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Apristurus laurussonii (Saemundsson, 1922)

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Apristurus laurussonii
[Iceland catshark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus longicephalus
[Longhead catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Apristurus macrorhynchus (Tanaka, 1909)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus macrorhynchus
[Flathead catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Apristurus macrostomus
[Broadmouth cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 85 cm TL
Apristurus manis (Springer, 1979)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus manis
[Ghost catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 55.8 cm TL
 
Apristurus manocheriani
[Manocherian’s catshark]

Photo by MNHN

North Atlantic
Max. Length 76.1 cm TL
Apristurus melanoasper Iglésias, Nakaya & Stehmann, 2004

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Apristurus melanoasper
[Black roughscale catshark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Apristurus microps (Gilchrist, 1922)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus microps
[Smalleye catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 37.2 cm TL
 
Apristurus micropterygeus
[Smalldorsal cat shark]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 67.6 cm TL
Apristurus nakayai Iglésias, 2013

Photo by Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Apristurus nakayai
[Milk-eye catshark]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Apristurus nasutus de Buen, 1959

Photo by Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Apristurus nasutus
[Largenose catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 46.7 cm TL
 
Apristurus ovicorrugatus
[Ridged-egg catshark]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Apristurus parvipinnis Springer & Heemstra, 1979

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Apristurus parvipinnis
[Smallfin catshark]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 83.5 cm TL
Apristurus pinguis Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Apristurus pinguis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Apristurus platyrhynchus (Tanaka, 1909)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus platyrhynchus
[Borneo catshark]

Photo by Treberg, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 54.2 cm TL
Apristurus profundorum (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by 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
Apristurus riveri Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Apristurus riveri
[Broadgill catshark]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Apristurus saldanha (Barnard, 1925)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus saldanha
[Saldanha catshark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Apristurus sibogae (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus sibogae
[Pale catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Apristurus sinensis Chu & Hu, 1981

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus sinensis
[South China catshark]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Apristurus spongiceps (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus spongiceps
[Spongehead catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific

Apristurus stenseni (Springer, 1979)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Apristurus stenseni
[Panama ghost catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.7 cm TL
 
Apristurus yangi
[Yang’s longnose catshark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw, 1794)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Aptychotrema rostrata
[Eastern shovelnose ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 58.2 cm TL
 
Aptychotrema timorensis
[Spotted shovelnose ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 84 cm TL
 
Aptychotrema vincentiana
[Western shovelnose ray]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Arctoraja parmifera (Bean, 1881)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Arctoraja parmifera
[Alaska skate]

Photo by Misawa, R

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35.2 cm TL
Arctoraja sexoculata (Misawa, Orlov, Orlova, Gordeev & Ishihara, 2020)

Photo by Photo by Misawa, R
 
Arctoraja sexoculata
[Simushir skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 101 cm TL
 
Arctoraja simoterus
[Hokkaido skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Arhynchobatis asperrimus
[Longtail skate]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Asymbolus analis (Ogilby, 1885)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Asymbolus analis
[Grey spotted catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 44.2 cm TL
 
Asymbolus funebris
[]

Photo by MNHN

Western Pacific
Max. Length 47.7 cm TL
Asymbolus galacticus Séret & Last, 2008

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Asymbolus galacticus
[Starry catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 60.1 cm TL
 
Asymbolus occiduus
[Western spotted catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 46.7 cm TL
 
Asymbolus pallidus
[Pale spotted catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 35.7 cm TL
 
Asymbolus parvus
[]

Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 41.9 cm TL
Asymbolus rubiginosus Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999

Photo by Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Asymbolus rubiginosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.8 cm TL
 
Asymbolus submaculatus
[Variegated catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Asymbolus vincenti
[Gulf catshark]

Photo by Last, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 47.4 cm TL
Atelomycterus baliensis White, Last & Dharmadi, 2005

Photo by Photo by Last, P.
 
Atelomycterus baliensis
[Bali catshark]

Photo by Erdmann, M.V.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 50.8 cm TL
Atelomycterus erdmanni Fahmi & White, 2015

Photo by Photo by Erdmann, M.V.
 
Atelomycterus erdmanni
[Spotted-belly catshark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Atelomycterus fasciatus Compagno & Stevens, 1993

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Atelomycterus fasciatus
[Banded catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Atelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Atelomycterus macleayi
[Marbled catshark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Atelomycterus marmoratus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Atelomycterus marmoratus
[Coral catshark]

Photo by Jacobsen, I.P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 48.4 cm TL
Atelomycterus marnkalha Jacobsen & Bennett, 2007

Photo by Photo by Jacobsen, I.P.
 
Atelomycterus marnkalha
[Eastern banded catshark]

Photo by Martins, I.A.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 132 cm TL
Atlantoraja castelnaui (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)

Photo by Photo by Martins, I.A.
 
Atlantoraja castelnaui
[Spotback skate]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 78.9 cm TL
Atlantoraja cyclophora (Regan, 1903)

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Atlantoraja cyclophora
[Eyespot skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 81.6 cm TL
Atlantoraja platana (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Atlantoraja platana
[La Plata skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm TL
Aulohalaelurus kanakorum Séret, 1990

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Aulohalaelurus kanakorum
[Kanakorum catshark]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 67 cm TL
Aulohalaelurus labiosus (Waite, 1905)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Aulohalaelurus labiosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 157 cm TL
 
Bathyraja abyssicola
[Deep-sea skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja aguja
[Aguja skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Bathyraja albomaculata (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja albomaculata
[White-dotted skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 161 cm TL
Bathyraja aleutica (Gilbert, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja aleutica
[Aleutian skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 75.6 cm WD
 
Bathyraja andriashevi
[Little-eyed skate]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Bathyraja arctowskii (Dollo, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bathyraja arctowskii
[Antarctic dark-mouth skate]
No picture found
 
Bathyraja bergi
[Bottom skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 103 cm TL
Bathyraja brachyurops (Fowler, 1910)

Photo by Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja brachyurops
[Broadnose skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 74.4 cm WD
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja caeluronigricans
[Purple-black skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 112.6 cm TL
 
Bathyraja chapmani
[Chapman’s skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwestern Atlantic
Max. Length 86 cm TL
Bathyraja cousseauae Díaz de Astarloa & Mabragaña, 2004

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja cousseauae
[Joined-fins skate]
No picture found
 
Bathyraja diplotaenia
[Dusky-pink skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bathyraja eatonii (Günther, 1876)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja eatonii
[Eaton's skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 73.3 cm TL
 
Bathyraja fedorovi
[Cinnamon skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 49 cm TL
Bathyraja griseocauda (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja griseocauda
[Graytail skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 342 cm TL
 
Bathyraja hesperafricana
[West African skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 89 cm TL
Bathyraja interrupta (Gill & Townsend, 1897)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja interrupta
[Bering skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja irrasa Hureau & Ozouf-Costaz, 1980

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja irrasa
[Kerguelen sandpaper skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 123 cm TL
 
Bathyraja ishiharai
[Abyssal skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Bathyraja isotrachys (Günther, 1877)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja isotrachys
[Raspback skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 62 cm TL
 
Bathyraja kincaidii
[Sandpaper Skate]

Photo by Iglesias, S.P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 88.8 cm TL
Bathyraja leucomelanos Iglésias & Lévy-Hartmann, 2012

Photo by Photo by Iglesias, S.P.
 
Bathyraja leucomelanos
[Domino skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

North Pacific
Max. Length 60.7 cm WD
Bathyraja lindbergi Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja lindbergi
[Commander skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Bathyraja longicauda
[Slimtail skate]

Photo by Shandikov, G.A.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja maccaini Springer, 1971

Photo by Photo by Shandikov, G.A.
 
Bathyraja maccaini
[McCain's skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic

Bathyraja macloviana (Norman, 1937)

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

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 134 cm TL
Bathyraja maculata Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja maculata
[White-blotched skate]

Photo by Lloris, D.

Southeast Pacific

Bathyraja magellanica (Philippi, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Lloris, D.
 
Bathyraja magellanica
[Magellan skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 76 cm TL
 
Bathyraja mariposa
[Butterfly skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 126 cm TL
Bathyraja matsubarai (Ishiyama, 1952)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja matsubarai
[Dusky-purple skate]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja meridionalis Stehmann, 1987

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Bathyraja meridionalis
[Dark-belly skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 75 cm TL
 
Bathyraja microtrachys
[Fine-spined skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Pacific
Max. Length 82.5 cm TL
Bathyraja minispinosa Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja minispinosa
[Whitebrow skate]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Bathyraja multispinis (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja multispinis
[Multispine skate]

Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Bathyraja murrayi (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja murrayi
[Murray's skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 59 cm WD
Bathyraja notoroensis Ishiyama & Ishihara, 1977

Photo by Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja notoroensis
[Notoro skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 122.4 cm TL
 
Bathyraja pacifica
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Bathyraja pallida (Forster, 1967)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja pallida
[Pale ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 111 cm TL
 
Bathyraja panthera
[Leopard skate]
No picture found
 
Bathyraja papilionifera
[]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Bathyraja peruana McEachran & Miyake, 1984

Photo by Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Bathyraja peruana
[Peruvian skate]

Photo by Ishihara, H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Ishihara & Ishiyama, 1985

Photo by Photo by Ishihara, H.
 
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

North Atlantic and South
Max. Length 175 cm TL
Bathyraja richardsoni (Garrick, 1961)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja richardsoni
[Richardson's ray]

Photo by Meneses, P.D.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 111 cm TL
Bathyraja scaphiops (Norman, 1937)

Photo by Photo by Meneses, P.D.
 
Bathyraja scaphiops
[Cuphead skate]

Photo by MNHN

Southeast Pacific and Sou

Bathyraja schroederi (Krefft, 1968)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Bathyraja schroederi
[Whitemouth skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 140 cm TL
 
Bathyraja shuntovi
[Longnose deep-sea skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 101.5 cm TL
 
Bathyraja smirnovi
[Golden skate]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Bathyraja smithii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Bathyraja smithii
[African softnose skate]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

North Atlantic and adjace
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Bathyraja spinicauda (Jensen, 1914)

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Bathyraja spinicauda
[Spinytail skate]

Photo by FAO

North Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Bathyraja spinosissima (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1941)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bathyraja spinosissima
[Spiny skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Bathyraja taranetzi (Dolganov, 1983)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja taranetzi
[Mud skate]
No picture found
 
Bathyraja trachouros
[Eremo skate]

Photo by Van Orden, W.

Northeastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Bathyraja trachura (Gilbert, 1892)

Photo by Photo by Van Orden, W.
 
Bathyraja trachura
[Roughtail skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 100 cm TL
 
Bathyraja tunae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 69 cm TL
 
Bathyraja tzinovskii
[Creamback skate]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 102 cm TL
Bathyraja violacea (Suvorov, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Bathyraja violacea
[Okhotsk skate]

Photo by Danna, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)

Photo by Photo by Danna, P.
 
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
[Short-tail stingray]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Bathytoshia centroura (Mitchill, 1815)

Photo by Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Bathytoshia centroura
[Roughtail stingray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 260 cm WD
Bathytoshia lata (Garman, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Bathytoshia lata
[Brown stingray]

Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Benthobatis kreffti Rincón, Stehmann & Vooren, 2001

Photo by Photo by Vaske Jr., T.
 
Benthobatis kreffti
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 50 cm WD
Benthobatis marcida Bean & Weed, 1909

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Benthobatis marcida
[Blind torpedo]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39.2 cm TL
Benthobatis moresbyi Alcock, 1898

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Benthobatis moresbyi
[Dark blind ray]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
 
Benthobatis yangi
[Taiwanese blind electric ray]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

North Pacific
Max. Length 244 cm TL
Beringraja binoculata (Girard, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Beringraja binoculata
[Big skate]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 115 cm TL
Beringraja pulchra (Liu, 1932)

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Beringraja pulchra
[Mottled skate]

Photo by Kyne, P.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908

Photo by Photo by Kyne, P.M.
 
Brachaelurus colcloughi
[Colclough's shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Brachaelurus waddi
[Blind shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 29.4 cm TL
Breviraja claramaculata McEachran & Matheson, 1985

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja claramaculata
[Brightspot skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Breviraja colesi Bigelow & Schroeder, 1948

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja colesi
[Lightnose skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Breviraja mouldi McEachran & Matheson, 1995

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja mouldi
[Blacknose skate]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Breviraja nigriventralis McEachran & Matheson, 1985

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Breviraja nigriventralis
[Blackbelly skate]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 23.6 cm WD
Breviraja spinosa Bigelow & Schroeder, 1950

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Breviraja spinosa
[Spinose skate]

Photo by Krajangdara, T.

Indo-West Pacific (Indo-M
Max. Length 24 cm WD
Brevitrygon heterura (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Photo by Krajangdara, T.
 
Brevitrygon heterura
[Dwarf whipray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm WD
Brevitrygon imbricata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by 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
Brevitrygon javaensis (Last & White, 2013)

Photo by 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
Brevitrygon walga (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Brevitrygon walga
[Scaly whipray]
No picture found

Max. Length 43.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja aenigma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 64.6 cm TL
 
Brochiraja albilabiata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 51 cm TL
 
Brochiraja asperula
[Smooth deep-sea skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 36.4 cm WD
 
Brochiraja heuresa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 50.9 cm
 
Brochiraja leviveneta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Brochiraja microspinifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 80 cm TL
 
Brochiraja spinifera
[Prickly deep-sea skate]
No picture found

Max. Length 71.9 cm WD
 
Brochiraja vittacauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Bythaelurus alcockii
[Arabian catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 44.5 cm TL
Bythaelurus bachi Weigmann, Ebert, Clerkin, Stehmann & Naylor, 2016

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus bachi
[Bach’s catshark]

Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Bythaelurus canescens (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Elasmolab Universidad Austral de Chile
 
Bythaelurus canescens
[Dusky catshark]
No picture found
 
Bythaelurus clevai
[Broadhead cat shark]

Photo by FAO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Bythaelurus dawsoni (Springer, 1971)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus dawsoni
[New Zealand catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 45.3 cm TL
 
Bythaelurus giddingsi
[Galápagos catshark]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Bythaelurus hispidus (Alcock, 1891)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus hispidus
[Bristly catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Bythaelurus immaculatus (Chu & Meng, 1982)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus immaculatus
[Spotless catshark]
No picture found

Max. Length 45.4 cm TL
 
Bythaelurus incanus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Bythaelurus lutarius (Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Bythaelurus lutarius
[Mud catshark]

Photo by Ebert, D.A.

Southwestern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 54.8 cm TL
Bythaelurus naylori Ebert & Clerkin, 2015

Photo by Photo by Ebert, D.A.
 
Bythaelurus naylori
[Dusky snout catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Northwestern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 42.5 cm TL
Bythaelurus stewarti Weigmann, Kaschner & Thiel, 2018

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus stewarti
[Error Seamount Catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Bythaelurus tenuicephalus Kaschner, Weigmann & Thiel, 2015

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus tenuicephalus
[Narrowhead catshark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
Bythaelurus vivaldii Weigmann & Kaschner, 2017

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Bythaelurus vivaldii
[Vivaldi’s catshark]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Caliraja cortezensis (McEachran & Miyake, 1988)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Caliraja cortezensis
[Cortez skate]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Caliraja inornata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Caliraja inornata
[California skate]

Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 180 cm TL
Caliraja rhina (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.
 
Caliraja rhina
[Longnose skate]

Photo by Murch, A.

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Caliraja stellulata (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Caliraja stellulata
[Starry skate]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey, 1860)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Carcharhinus acronotus
[Blacknose shark]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)

Photo by Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
[Silvertip shark]

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

Circumglobal
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

Photo by Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Carcharhinus altimus
[Bignose shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 182 cm TL
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
[Graceful shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific to Cent
Max. Length 255 cm TL
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
[Blacktail reef shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus amboinensis
[Pigeye shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker, 1858)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Carcharhinus borneensis
[Borneo shark]

Photo by Smith, B.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 325 cm TL
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)

Photo by Photo by Smith, B.
 
Carcharhinus brachyurus
[Copper shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Atlantic, Mediterranean a
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus brevipinna
[Spinner shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus cautus
[Nervous shark]

Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.

Eastern Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert, 1898

Photo by Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.
 
Carcharhinus cerdale
[Pacific smalltail shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 88 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus coatesi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 121 cm TL
Carcharhinus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus dussumieri
[Whitecheek shark]

Photo by Furlan, B.

Circumtropical. Western A
Max. Length 350 cm TL
Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Furlan, B.
 
Carcharhinus falciformis
[Silky shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 135 cm TL
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis
[Creek whaler]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Circumtropical with a pre
Max. Length 370 cm TL
Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus galapagensis
[Galapagos shark]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus hemiodon (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Carcharhinus hemiodon
[Pondicherry shark]

Photo by Weigmann, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 84.4 cm TL
Carcharhinus humani White & Weigmann, 2014

Photo by Photo by Weigmann, S.
 
Carcharhinus humani
[Human’s whaler shark]

Photo by Christie, B.L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus isodon (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Christie, B.L.
 
Carcharhinus isodon
[Finetooth shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 165 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus leiodon
[Smooth tooth blacktip shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan in tropical
Max. Length 400 cm TL
Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus leucas
[Bull shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cosmopolitan. Western Atl
Max. Length 286 cm TL
Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus limbatus
[Blacktip shark]

Photo by Moldzio, S.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 400 cm TL
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)

Photo by Photo by Moldzio, S.
 
Carcharhinus longimanus
[Oceanic whitetip shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus macloti
[Hardnose shark]
No picture found
 
Carcharhinus macrops
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus melanopterus
[Blacktip reef shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 420 cm TL
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus obscurus
[Dusky shark]

Photo by White et al., 2019

Western Pacific
Max. Length 43.3 cm TL
Carcharhinus obsoletus White, Kyne & Harris, 2019

Photo by Photo by White et al., 2019
 
Carcharhinus obsoletus
[Lost shark]

Photo by Minguell, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Minguell, C.
 
Carcharhinus perezii
[Caribbean reef shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Widespread in tropical an
Max. Length 300 cm TL
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus plumbeus
[Sandbar shark]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Carcharhinus porosus
[Smalltail shark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann, 1913)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Carcharhinus sealei
[Blackspot shark]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 280 cm TL
Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Carcharhinus signatus
[Night shark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 160 cm TL
Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Carcharhinus sorrah
[Spot-tail shark]

Photo by McAuley, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950)

Photo by Photo by McAuley, R.
 
Carcharhinus tilstoni
[Australian blacktip shark]
No picture found

Max. Length 93.7 cm TL
 
Carcharhinus tjutjot
[]

Photo by Choromanski, J.M.

Circumtropical
Max. Length 330 cm TL
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Photo by Choromanski, J.M.
 
Carcharias taurus
[Sand tiger shark]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 370 cm TL
Carcharias tricuspidatus Day, 1878

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Carcharias tricuspidatus
[Indian sand tiger]

Photo by De Maddalena, A.

Worldwide. Very wide-rang
Max. Length 640 cm TL
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by De Maddalena, A.
 
Carcharodon carcharias
[Great white shark]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 87 cm TL
Centrophorus atromarginatus Garman, 1913

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Centrophorus atromarginatus
[Dwarf gulper shark]

Photo by Murch, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Murch, A.
 
Centrophorus granulosus
[Gulper shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acroteriobatus andysabini Malagasy blue-spotted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 100 TL 2021
Acroteriobatus annulatus Lesser sandshark Southeast Atlantic 140 TL 1841
Acroteriobatus blochii Bluntnose guitarfish Southeast Atlantic 100 TL 1841
Acroteriobatus leucospilus Grayspottted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 96 TL 1926
Acroteriobatus ocellatus South-West Indian Ocean 81 TL 1926
Acroteriobatus omanensis Omn guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 60 TL 2016
Acroteriobatus salalah Salalah guitarfish Northwest Indian Ocean 78 TL 1995
Acroteriobatus stehmanni Socotra blue-spotted guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 62.2 TL 2021
Acroteriobatus variegatus Stripenose guitarfish Northern Indian Ocean 75 TL 1973
Acroteriobatus zanzibarensis Zanzibar guitarfish Western Indian Ocean 75 TL 1926
Aculeola nigra Hooktooth dogfish Southeast Pacific 60 TL 1959
Aetobatus flagellum Longheaded eagle ray Indo-West 72 WD 1801
Aetobatus laticeps Pacific eagle ray Eastern Pacific 230 WD 1865
Aetobatus narinari Whitespotted eagle ray Western Atlantic and prob 230 WD 1790
Aetobatus narutobiei Naru eagle ray Northwest Pacific 150 WD 2013
Aetobatus ocellatus Ocellated eagle ray Indo-Pacific 300 WD 1823
Aetomylaeus asperrimus Rough eagle ray Eastern Pacific 79 WD 1898
Aetomylaeus bovinus Bull ray Eastern Atlantic 222 WD 1817
Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus Blue-banded eagle ray Western Pacific 59.2 WD 2015
Aetomylaeus maculatus Mottled eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 200 WD 1834
Aetomylaeus milvus Indo-West Pacific 1841
Aetomylaeus nichofii Banded eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 65 WD 1801
Aetomylaeus vespertilio Ornate eagle ray Indo-West Pacific 240 WD 1852
Akheilos suwartanai Ambon catshark Western Pacific 53.7 TL 2019
Alopias pelagicus Pelagic thresher Circumglobal. Indo-Pacif 428 TL 1935
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye thresher Circumglobal; tropical an 488.0 TL 1841
Alopias vulpinus Thresher Cosmopolitan in temperate 573.3 TL 1788
Amblyraja doellojuradoi Southern thorny skate Southeast Pacific 69 TL 1935
Amblyraja frerichsi Thickbody skate Southwest Atlantic 91 TL 1968
Amblyraja georgiana Antarctic starry skate Southeast Pacific 115 TL 1938
Amblyraja hyperborea Arctic skate Arctic, Indian, Pacific a 112 TL 1879
Amblyraja jenseni Shorttail skate Western Atlantic 85 TL 1950
Amblyraja radiata Starry ray North Atlantic and adjace 105 TL 1808
Amblyraja reversa Reversed skate Western Indian Ocean 60 TL 1906
Amblyraja taaf Whiteleg skate Southeastern Atlantic 90 TL 1987
Anacanthobatis donghaiensis East China leg skate Western Pacific 44 TL 1983
Anacanthobatis marmorata Spotted legskate Western Indian Ocean 29 TL 1923
Anacanthobatis nanhaiensis South China leg skate Western Pacific 1981
Anoxypristis cuspidata Pointed sawfish Indo-West Pacific 470 TL 1794
Apristurus albisoma Western Pacific 59.6 TL 1999
Apristurus ampliceps Southwest Pacific 85.5 TL 2008
Apristurus aphyodes Northeast Atlantic. 1998
Apristurus australis Indian and Pacific coasts 61.6 TL 2008
Apristurus breviventralis Shortbelly catshark Western Indian Ocean 48.5 TL 2014
Apristurus brunneus Brown catshark Eastern Pacific 69 TL 1892
Apristurus bucephalus Bighead catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 67.5 TL 2008
Apristurus canutus Hoary catshark Western Central Atlantic 45 TL 1979
Apristurus exsanguis Southwest Pacific 90.8 TL 1999
Apristurus fedorovi Northwest Pacific 68.3 TL 1983
Apristurus garricki Pacific Ocean 73.5 2013
Apristurus gibbosus Humpback cat shark Northwest Pacific 410 TL 1985
Apristurus herklotsi Longfin catshark Western Pacific 48.5 TL 1934
Apristurus indicus Smallbelly catshark Western Indian Ocean 34 TL 1906
Apristurus internatus Northwest Pacific 41.9 TL 1988
Apristurus investigatoris Broadnose catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 26 TL 1962
Apristurus japonicus Japanese catshark Northwest Pacific 71 TL 1975
Apristurus kampae Longnose catshark Eastern Central Pacific 58.4 TL 1972
Apristurus laurussonii Iceland catshark Western Atlantic 76 TL 1922
Apristurus longicephalus Longhead catshark Indo-West Pacific 60 TL 1975
Apristurus macrorhynchus Flathead catshark Northwest Pacific 66 TL 1909
Apristurus macrostomus Broadmouth cat shark Northwest Pacific 38 TL 1985
Apristurus manis Ghost catshark Northwest Atlantic 85 TL 1979
Apristurus manocheriani Manocherian’s catshark Southwest Indian Ocean 55.8 TL 2021
Apristurus melanoasper Black roughscale catshark North Atlantic 76.1 TL 2004
Apristurus microps Smalleye catshark Southeast Atlantic 61 TL 1922
Apristurus micropterygeus Smalldorsal cat shark Northwest Pacific 37.2 TL 1986
Apristurus nakayai Milk-eye catshark Pacific Ocean 67.6 TL 2013
Apristurus nasutus Largenose catshark Eastern Pacific 70 TL 1959
Apristurus ovicorrugatus Ridged-egg catshark Indo-West Pacific 46.7 TL 2023
Apristurus parvipinnis Smallfin catshark Western Atlantic 52 TL 1979
Apristurus pinguis Northwest Pacific 83.5 TL 1983
Apristurus platyrhynchus Borneo catshark Western Pacific 80 TL 1909
Apristurus profundorum Deep-water catshark Western Atlantic 54.2 TL 1896
Apristurus riveri Broadgill catshark Western Central Atlantic 46 TL 1944
Apristurus saldanha Saldanha catshark Southeast Atlantic 88 TL 1925
Apristurus sibogae Pale catshark Western Central Pacific 21 TL 1913
Apristurus sinensis South China catshark Northwest Pacific 42 TL 1981
Apristurus spongiceps Spongehead catshark Pacific Ocean 50 TL 1905
Apristurus stenseni Panama ghost catshark Eastern Central Pacific 1979
Apristurus yangi Yang’s longnose catshark Western Central Pacific 43.7 TL 2017
Aptychotrema rostrata Eastern shovelnose ray Western Pacific 120 TL 1794
Aptychotrema timorensis Spotted shovelnose ray Western Pacific 58.2 TL 2004
Aptychotrema vincentiana Western shovelnose ray Eastern Indian Ocean 84 TL 1885
Arctoraja parmifera Alaska skate North Pacific 135 TL 1881
Arctoraja sexoculata Simushir skate Northwest Pacific 35.2 TL 2020
Arctoraja simoterus Hokkaido skate Northwest Pacific 101 TL 1967
Arhynchobatis asperrimus Longtail skate Southwest Pacific 75 TL 1909
Asymbolus analis Grey spotted catshark Indo-West Pacific 90 TL 1885
Asymbolus funebris Eastern Indian Ocean 44.2 TL 1999
Asymbolus galacticus Starry catshark Western Pacific 47.7 TL 2008
Asymbolus occiduus Western spotted catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 60.1 TL 1999
Asymbolus pallidus Pale spotted catshark Western Pacific 46.7 TL 1999
Asymbolus parvus Eastern Indian Ocean 35.7 TL 1999
Asymbolus rubiginosus Eastern Indian Ocean 41.9 TL 1999
Asymbolus submaculatus Variegated catshark Southwest Pacific 43.8 TL 1999
Asymbolus vincenti Gulf catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 61 TL 1908
Atelomycterus baliensis Bali catshark Western Pacific 47.4 TL 2005
Atelomycterus erdmanni Spotted-belly catshark Western Pacific 50.8 TL 2015
Atelomycterus fasciatus Banded catshark Indo-West Pacific 45 TL 1993
Atelomycterus macleayi Marbled catshark Eastern Indian Ocean 60 TL 1939
Atelomycterus marmoratus Coral catshark Indo-West Pacific 70 TL 1830
Atelomycterus marnkalha Eastern banded catshark Western Pacific 48.4 TL 2007
Atlantoraja castelnaui Spotback skate Southwest Atlantic 132 TL 1907
Atlantoraja cyclophora Eyespot skate Western Atlantic 78.9 TL 1903
Atlantoraja platana La Plata skate Southeast Atlantic 81.6 TL 1880
Aulohalaelurus kanakorum Kanakorum catshark Western Central Pacific 79 TL 1990
Aulohalaelurus labiosus Eastern Indian Ocean 67 TL 1905
Bathyraja abyssicola Deep-sea skate North Pacific 157 TL 1896
Bathyraja aguja Aguja skate Southeast Pacific 76 TL 1912
Bathyraja albomaculata White-dotted skate Southeast Pacific 14.4 TL 1937
Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian skate North Pacific 161 TL 1896
Bathyraja andriashevi Little-eyed skate Western Pacific 75.6 WD 1983
Bathyraja arctowskii Antarctic dark-mouth skate Southern Ocean 61 TL 1904
Bathyraja bergi Bottom skate Northwest Pacific 1983
Bathyraja brachyurops Broadnose skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 103 TL 1910
Bathyraja caeluronigricans Purple-black skate Northwest Pacific 74.4 WD 1977
Bathyraja chapmani Chapman’s skate Southeastern Pacific 112.6 TL 2022
Bathyraja cousseauae Joined-fins skate Southwestern Atlantic 86 TL 2004
Bathyraja diplotaenia Dusky-pink skate Northwest Pacific 1952
Bathyraja eatonii Eaton's skate Southern Ocean 100 TL 1876
Bathyraja fedorovi Cinnamon skate Northwest Pacific 73.3 TL 1983
Bathyraja griseocauda Graytail skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 49 TL 1937
Bathyraja hesperafricana West African skate Eastern Central Atlantic 342 TL 1995
Bathyraja interrupta Bering skate North Pacific 89 TL 1897
Bathyraja irrasa Kerguelen sandpaper skate Southern Ocean 120 TL 1980
Bathyraja ishiharai Abyssal skate Eastern Indian Ocean 123 TL 2005
Bathyraja isotrachys Raspback skate Northwest Pacific 76.2 TL 1877
Bathyraja kincaidii Sandpaper Skate North Pacific 62 TL 1908
Bathyraja leucomelanos Domino skate Southwest Pacific 88.8 TL 2012
Bathyraja lindbergi Commander skate North Pacific 60.7 WD 1977
Bathyraja longicauda Slimtail skate Southeast Pacific 80 TL 1959
Bathyraja maccaini McCain's skate Southern Ocean 120 TL 1971
Bathyraja macloviana Patagonian skate Southwest Atlantic 1937
Bathyraja maculata White-blotched skate Northwest Pacific 134 TL 1977
Bathyraja magellanica Magellan skate Southeast Pacific 1902
Bathyraja mariposa Butterfly skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL 2004
Bathyraja matsubarai Dusky-purple skate Northwest Pacific 126 TL 1952
Bathyraja meridionalis Dark-belly skate Southwest Atlantic 120 TL 1987
Bathyraja microtrachys Fine-spined skate Northeastern Pacific 75 TL 1916
Bathyraja minispinosa Whitebrow skate North Pacific 82.5 TL 1977
Bathyraja multispinis Multispine skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 1937
Bathyraja murrayi Murray's skate Southern Ocean 60 TL 1880
Bathyraja notoroensis Notoro skate Northwest Pacific 59 WD 1977
Bathyraja pacifica Southwest Pacific 122.4 TL 2016
Bathyraja pallida Pale ray Northeast Atlantic 160 TL 1967
Bathyraja panthera Leopard skate Pacific Ocean 111 TL 2011
Bathyraja papilionifera Southwest Atlantic 1985
Bathyraja peruana Peruvian skate Southeast Pacific 110 TL 1984
Bathyraja pseudoisotrachys Northwest Pacific 100 TL 1985
Bathyraja richardsoni Richardson's ray North Atlantic and South 175 TL 1961
Bathyraja scaphiops Cuphead skate Southwest Atlantic 111 TL 1937
Bathyraja schroederi Whitemouth skate Southeast Pacific and Sou 1968
Bathyraja shuntovi Longnose deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 140 TL 1985
Bathyraja smirnovi Golden skate North Pacific 101.5 TL 1915
Bathyraja smithii African softnose skate Southeast Atlantic 120 TL 1841
Bathyraja spinicauda Spinytail skate North Atlantic and adjace 170 TL 1914
Bathyraja spinosissima Spiny skate North Pacific 200 TL 1941
Bathyraja taranetzi Mud skate Northwest Pacific 70 TL 1983
Bathyraja trachouros Eremo skate Northwest Pacific 1958
Bathyraja trachura Roughtail skate Northeastern Pacific 91 TL 1892
Bathyraja tunae Western Indian Ocean. 100 TL 2005
Bathyraja tzinovskii Creamback skate Western Pacific. 69 TL 1983
Bathyraja violacea Okhotsk skate Northwest Pacific 102 TL 1935
Bathytoshia brevicaudata Short-tail stingray Indo-West Pacific 430 TL 1875
Bathytoshia centroura Roughtail stingray Western Atlantic 300 TL 1815
Bathytoshia lata Brown stingray Eastern Atlantic 260 WD 1880
Benthobatis kreffti Southwest Atlantic 30 TL 2001
Benthobatis marcida Blind torpedo Western Central Atlantic. 50 WD 1909
Benthobatis moresbyi Dark blind ray Indian Ocean 39.2 TL 1898
Benthobatis yangi Taiwanese blind electric ray Northwest Pacific 21.5 TL 2003
Beringraja binoculata Big skate North Pacific 244 TL 1855
Beringraja pulchra Mottled skate Northwest Pacific 115 TL 1932
Brachaelurus colcloughi Colclough's shark Southwest Pacific 76 TL 1908
Brachaelurus waddi Blind shark Southwest Pacific 122 TL 1801
Breviraja claramaculata Brightspot skate Western Central Atlantic 29.4 TL 1985
Breviraja colesi Lightnose skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL 1948
Breviraja mouldi Blacknose skate Western Central Atlantic 41 TL 1995
Breviraja nigriventralis Blackbelly skate Western Central Atlantic 40 TL 1985
Breviraja spinosa Spinose skate Western Central Atlantic 23.6 WD 1950
Brevitrygon heterura Dwarf whipray Indo-West Pacific (Indo-M 24 WD 1852
Brevitrygon imbricata Bengal whipray Indo-West Pacific 31 WD 1801
Brevitrygon javaensis Javan whipray Eastern Indian Ocean 23.4 WD 2013
Brevitrygon walga Scaly whipray Northern Indian Ocean 45 WD 1841
Brochiraja aenigma Western Pacific 43.6 TL 2006
Brochiraja albilabiata Southwest Pacific 64.6 TL 2006
Brochiraja asperula Smooth deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 51 TL 1974
Brochiraja heuresa Tasman Sea 36.4 WD 2012
Brochiraja leviveneta Southwest Pacific 50.9 2006
Brochiraja microspinifera Southwest Pacific 32.5 TL 2006
Brochiraja spinifera Prickly deep-sea skate Southwest Pacific 80 TL 1974
Brochiraja vittacauda Tasman Sea 71.9 WD 2012
Bythaelurus alcockii Arabian catshark Western Indian Ocean 30 TL 1913
Bythaelurus bachi Bach’s catshark Western Indian Ocean 44.5 TL 2016
Bythaelurus canescens Dusky catshark Southeast Pacific 70 TL 1878
Bythaelurus clevai Broadhead cat shark Western Indian Ocean 1987
Bythaelurus dawsoni New Zealand catshark Southwest Pacific 45 TL 1971
Bythaelurus giddingsi Galápagos catshark Pacific Ocean 45.3 TL 2012
Bythaelurus hispidus Bristly catshark Indian Ocean 29 TL 1891
Bythaelurus immaculatus Spotless catshark Northwest Pacific 76 TL 1982
Bythaelurus incanus Eastern Indian Ocean 45.4 TL 2008
Bythaelurus lutarius Mud catshark Western Indian Ocean 39 TL 1972
Bythaelurus naylori Dusky snout catshark Southwestern Indian Ocean 54.8 TL 2015
Bythaelurus stewarti Error Seamount Catshark Northwestern Indian Ocean 42.5 TL 2018
Bythaelurus tenuicephalus Narrowhead catshark Western Indian Ocean 300 TL 2015
Bythaelurus vivaldii Vivaldi’s catshark Western Indian Ocean 32.5 TL 2017
Caliraja cortezensis Cortez skate Eastern Central Pacific 39 TL 1988
Caliraja inornata California skate Eastern Pacific 76 TL 1881
Caliraja rhina Longnose skate Eastern Pacific 180 TL 1880
Caliraja stellulata Starry skate Northeast Pacific 76 TL 1880
Carcharhinus acronotus Blacknose shark Western Atlantic 200 TL 1860
Carcharhinus albimarginatus Silvertip shark Indo-Pacific 300 TL 1837
Carcharhinus altimus Bignose shark Circumglobal 300 TL 1950
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Graceful shark Indo-Pacific 182 TL 1934
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Blacktail reef shark Indo-West Pacific to Cent 255 TL 1856
Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye shark Eastern Atlantic 280 TL 1839
Carcharhinus borneensis Borneo shark Western Pacific 70 TL 1858
Carcharhinus brachyurus Copper shark Western Atlantic 325 TL 1870
Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner shark Atlantic, Mediterranean a 300 TL 1839
Carcharhinus cautus Nervous shark Western Pacific 150 TL 1945
Carcharhinus cerdale Pacific smalltail shark Eastern Pacific Ocean 140 TL 1898
Carcharhinus coatesi East Indian to Western Pa 88 TL 1939
Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek shark Indian Ocean 121 TL 1839
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark Circumtropical. Western A 350 TL 1839
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Creek whaler Western Pacific 135 TL 1943
Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark Circumtropical with a pre 370 TL 1905
Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry shark Indo-West Pacific 200 TL 1839
Carcharhinus humani Human’s whaler shark Western Indian Ocean 84.4 TL 2014
Carcharhinus isodon Finetooth shark Western Atlantic 200 TL 1839
Carcharhinus leiodon Smooth tooth blacktip shark Western Indian Ocean 165 TL 1985
Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark Cosmopolitan in tropical 400 TL 1839
Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip shark Cosmopolitan. Western Atl 286 TL 1839
Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark Circumglobal in tropical 400 TL 1861
Carcharhinus macloti Hardnose shark Indo-West Pacific 110 TL 1839
Carcharhinus macrops Northwest Pacific 1983
Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip reef shark Indo-Pacific 200 TL 1824
Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky shark Western Atlantic 420 TL 1818
Carcharhinus obsoletus Lost shark Western Pacific 43.3 TL 2019
Carcharhinus perezii Caribbean reef shark Western Atlantic 300 TL 1876
Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar shark Widespread in tropical an 300 TL 1827
Carcharhinus porosus Smalltail shark Western Atlantic 150 TL 1839
Carcharhinus sealei Blackspot shark Indo-West Pacific 100 TL 1913
Carcharhinus signatus Night shark Western Atlantic 280 TL 1868
Carcharhinus sorrah Spot-tail shark Indo-West Pacific 160 TL 1839
Carcharhinus tilstoni Australian blacktip shark Indo-West Pacific 200 TL 1950
Carcharhinus tjutjot Western Pacific 93.7 TL 1852
Carcharias taurus Sand tiger shark Circumtropical 330 TL 1810
Carcharias tricuspidatus Indian sand tiger Indian Ocean 370 TL 1878
Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Worldwide. Very wide-rang 640 TL 1758
Centrophorus atromarginatus Dwarf gulper shark Indo-West Pacific 87 TL 1913
Centrophorus granulosus Gulper shark Eastern Atlantic 170 TL 1801



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