List of sharks


Shark is the naming term of all members of Selachimorpha suborder in the subclass Elasmobranchii, in the class Chondrichthyes. The Elasmobranchii also include rays and skates; the Chondrichthyes also include Chimaeras. The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic.
Listed below are extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 557 described and 23 undescribed species in eight orders. The families and genera within the orders are listed in alphabetical order. Also included is a field guide to place sharks into the correct order.

Cow and frilled sharks (2 Families)

ORDER HEXANCHIFORMES

Dogfish sharks (7 families)

ORDER SQUALIFORMES
Lesueur, 1818

Sawsharks (1 family)

ORDER PRISTIOPHORIFORMES

Angel sharks (1 family)

ORDER SQUATINIFORMES

Bullhead sharks (1 family)

ORDER HETERODONTIFORMES

Mackerel sharks (7 families)

ORDER LAMNIFORMES

Carpet sharks (7 families)

ORDER ORECTOLOBIFORMES

Ground sharks (8 families)

ORDER CARCHARHINIFORMES
White, 2021

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