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Order	Family	Genus	(Species descriptions in the Shark Database)
Dogfish sharks (Squaliformes) Details
	Bramble sharks (Echinorhinidae) Details
		Echinorhinus	(2)
	Dogfish sharks (Squalidae) Details
		Aculeola	(1)
		Centrophorus	(7)
		Centroscyllium	(4)
		Centroscymnus	(4)
		Cirrhigaleus	(1)
		Dalatias	(1)
		Daenia	(2)
		Etmopterus	(3)
		Euprotomicroides	(1)
		Euprotomicrus	(1)
		Heteroscymnoides	(1)
		Isistius	(2)
		Scymnodalatias	(3)
		Scymnodon	(2)
		Somniosus	(4)
		Squaliolus	(1)
		Squalus	(10)
	Roughsharks (Oxynotidae) Details
		Oxynotus	(5)

Frilled and cow sharks (Hexanchiformes) Details
	Frilled sharks (Chlamydoselachidae) Details
		Chlamydoselachus	(2)
	Cow sharks (Hexanchidae) Details
		Heptranchias	(1)
		Hexanchus	(3)
		Notorynchus	(2)

Sawsharks (Pristiophoriformes) Details
	Sawsharks (Pristiophoridae) Details
		Pliotrema	(1)
		Pristiophorus	(4)

Angelsharks (Squatiniformes) Details
	Angelsharks (Squatinidae) Details
		Squatina	(16)

Bullhead sharks (Heterodontiformes) Details
	Bullhead sharks (Heterodontidae) Details
		Heterodontus	(8)

Carpetsharks (Orectolobiformes) Details
	Collared carpetsharks (Parascyllidae) Details
		Cirrhoscyllium	(3)
		Parascyllium	(5)
	Blind sharks (Brachaeluridae) Details
		Brachaelurus	(1)
		Heteroscyllium	(1)
	Wobbegongs (Orectolobidae) Details
		Eucrossorhinus	(1)
		Orectolobus	(4)
		Sutorectus	(1)
	Bamboosharks (Hemiscyllidae) Details
		Chiloscyllium	(6)
		Hemiscyllium	(5)
	Zebra sharks (Stegostomatidae) Details
		Stegostoma	(1)
	Nurse sharks (Ginglymostomatidae) Details
		Ginglymostoma	(2)
		Nebrius	(1)
	Whale sharks (Rhiniodontidae) Details
		Rhincodon	(1)

Mackerel sharks (Lamniformes) Details
	Sandtiger sharks (Odontaspididae) Details
		Carcharias	(1)
		Eugomphodus	(2)
		Odontaspis	(2)
	Goblin sharks (Mitsukurinidae) Details
		Mitsukurina	(1)
	Crocodile sharks (Pseudocarchariidae) Details
		Pseudocarcharias	(1)
	Megamouth sharks (Megachasmidae) Details
		Megachasma	(1)
	Thresher sharks (Alopiidae) Details
		Alopias	(3)
	Basking sharks (Cetorhinidae) Details
		Cetorhinus	(1)
	Mackerel sharks (Lamnidae) Details
		Carcharodon	(1)
		Isurus	(2)
		Lamna	(2)

Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes) Details
	Catsharks (Scyliorhinidae) Details
		Apristurus	(38)
		Asymbolus	(2)
		Atelomycterus	(1)
		Aulohalaelurus	(2)
		Cephaloscyllium	(10)
		Cephalurus	(1)
		Galeus	(5)
		Halaelurus	(3)
		Haploblepharus	(2)
		Holohalaelurus	(2)
		Parmaturus	(3)
		Pentanchus	(1)
		Poroderma	(1)
		Schroederichthyes	(2)
		Scyliorhinus	(9)
	Finback catsharks (Proscylliidae) Details
		Ctenacis	(1)
		Eridacnis	(1)
		Gollum	(1)
		Proscyllium	(1)
	False catsharks (Pseudotriakidae) Details
		Pseudotriakis	(2)
	Barbelled houndsharks (Leptochariidae) Details
		Leptocharias	(1)
	Houndsharks (Triakidae) Details
		Furgaleus	(1)
		Galeorhinus	(2)
		Gogolia	(1)
		Hemitriakis	(3)
		Hypogaleus	(1)
		Iago	(1)
		Mustelus	(9)
		Scylliogaleus	(1)
		Triakis	(6)
	Weasel sharks (Hemigaleidae) Details
		Chaenogaleus	(1)
		Hemigaleus	(1)
		Hemipristis	(1)
		Paragaleus	(1)
	Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae) Details
		Carcharhinus	(33)
		Galeocerdo	(1)
		Glyphis	(4)
		Isogomphodon	(1)
		Lamiopsis	(1)
		Loxodon	(1)
		Nasolamia	(1)
		Negaprion	(2)
		Prionace	(1)
		Rhizoprionodon	(3)
		Scoliodon	(1)
		Triaenodon	(1)
	Bonnethead sharks (Sphyrnidae) Details
		Eusphyra	(1)
		Sphyrna	(8)

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