Scientific name for sharks

Here are a list of some of the most common shark scientfic names. Learn the scientific name of a shark.

• Aculeola nigra Hooktooth dogfish
• Alopias vulpinus Thresher shark
• Apristurus albisoma Whitish catshark
• Apristurus aphyodes White ghost catshark
• Apristurus atlanticus Atlantic Ghost catshark
• Apristurus brunneus Brown catshark
• Apristurus canutus Hoary catshark
• Apristurus fedorovi Stout catshark
• Apristurus gibbosus Humpback catshark
• Apristurus herklotsi Longfin catshark
• Apristurus internatus New catshark species
• Apristurus investigatoris Broadnose catshark
• Apristurus kampae Longnose catshark
• Apristurus laurussonii Icelandic catshark
• Apristurus longicephalus Longhead catshark
• Apristurus macrostomus Broadmouth catshark
• Apristurus micropterygeus Smalldorsal catshark
• Apristurus nasutus Largenose catshark
• Apristurus parvipinnis Smallfin catshark
• Apristurus pinguis Fat catshark
• Apristurus platyrhynchus Borneo catshark
• Apristurus profundorum Deepwater catshark
• Apristurus riveri Broadgill catshark
• Apristurus sinensis South China catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. A Freckled catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. B 27Bigfin catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. C Fleshynose catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. D Roughskin catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. E Bulldog catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. F Bighead catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. G Pinocchio catshark
• Apristurus spongiceps Spongehead catshark
• Apristurus stenseni Panama ghost catshark
• Asymbolus analis Australian spotted catshark
• Asymbolus funebris Blotched catshark
• Atelomycterus marmoratus Coral catshark
• Aulohalaelurus kanakorum New Caledonia catshark
• Bythaelurus alcocki Arabian catshark
• Bythaelurus clevai Broadhead catshark
• Bythaelurus dawsoni Dawson's cat shark
• Bythaelurus hispidus Bristly catshark
• Bythaelurus immaculatus Spotless catshark
• Bythaelurus lutarius Brown catshark
• Bythaelurus sp. nov. A Sombre catshark
• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Graceful shark
• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Gray reef shark
• Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye shark
• Carcharhinus borneensisBorneo shark
• Carcharhinus brachyurus Copper shark
• Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner shark
• Carcharhinus cautus Nervous shark
• Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek shark
• Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark
• Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry shark
• Carcharhinus leiodon Smoothtooth Blacktip
• Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark
• Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip shark
• Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark
• Carcharhinus macloti Hardnose shark
• Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip reef shark
• Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky shark
• Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar shark
• Carcharhinus sealei Blackspot shark
• Carcharias Taurus Grey nurse shark
• Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark
• Centrophorus cf. Uyato Little gulper shark
• Centrophorus granulosus Gulper shark
• Centrophorus harrissoni Dumb gulper shark
• Centrophorus isodon Black gulper shark
• Centrophorus moluccensis Endeavour dogfish
• Centrophorus niaukang Quelvacho chino
• Centrophorus squamosus Deepwater spiny dogfish
• Centroscyllium granulatum Granular dogfish
• Centroscyllium kamoharai Bareskin dogfish
• Centroscyllium nigrum Black shark
• Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese dogfish
• Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Reticulate Swell shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. A Draughtboard shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. B Saddled Swell shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. C Northern Draughtboard shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. D Narrowbar Swell shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. E Speckled Swell shark
• Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark
• Chiloscyllium griseum Grey bamboo shark
• Chiloscyllium indicum Catshark
• Chiloscyllium punctatum Brownbanded bambooshark
• Chlamydoselachus anguineus Frilled shark
• Chlamydoselachus sp. nov. A Frilled shark
• Cirrhigaleus barbifer Mandarine dogfish
• Dalatias licha Kitefin shark
• Echinorhinus brucus Bramble shark
• Echinorhinus cookei Prickly shark
• Eucrossorhinus dasypogonTasselled wobbegong
• Euprotomicroides zantedeschiaTaillight shark
• Eusphyra blochii Winghead shark
• Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger shark
• Galeorhinus galeus Tope shark
• Galeus gracilis Slender sawtail shark
• Galeus mincaronei Southern sawtail catshark
• Galeus sp. nov. B Northern sawtail shark
• Glyphis gangeticus Ganges shark
• Glyphis glyphis Speartooth shark
• Glyphis sp. nov. A Bizant river shark
• Glyphis sp. nov. C New Guinea River shark
• Gogolia filewoodi Sailback houndshark
• Halaelurus lineatus Banded catshark
• Halaelurus natalensis Tiger catshark
• Haploblepharus edwardsii Puffadder shyshark
• Hemipristis elongatus Snaggletooth shark
• Hemiscyllium freycineti Freycinet's Epaulette shark
• Hemiscyllium hallstromi Papuan epaulette shark
• Hemiscyllium strahani Hooded carpet shark
• Hemitriakis abdita Darksnout hound shark
• Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Whitefin topeshark
• Heptranchias perlo One-finned shark
• Heterodontus quoyi Galapagos bullhead shark
• Heterodontus ramalheira Whitespotted bullhead shark
• Heteroscyllium colcloughi Bluegray carpetshark
• Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose sixgill shark
• Hypogaleus hyugaensis Lesser soupfin shark
• Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako
• Lamna ditropis Salmon shark
• Lamna nasus Porbeagle
• Leptocharias smithii Barbeled houndshark
• Megachasma pelagiOS Megamouth
• Miroscyllium sheikoi Rasptooth dogfish
• Mollisquama parini Pocket shark
• Mustelus canis Dusky smoothhound
• Mustelus dorsalis Sharptooth smoothhound
• Mustelus fasciatus Striped dogfish
• Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny nurse shark
• Negaprion acutidens Sicklefin lemon shark
• Negaprion brevirostris Lemon shark
• Notorynchus cepedianus Broadnose sevengill shark
• Odontaspis ferox Smalltooth sand tiger
• Odontaspis noronhai Bigeye sandtiger
• Orectolobus maculatusSpotted Wobbegong
• Orectolobus ornatusOrnate wobbegong
• Oxynotus bruniensis Prickly dogfish
• Oxynotus caribbaeus Caribbean roughshark
• Oxynotus japonicus Japanese roughshark
• Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Ginger carpet shark
• Parmaturus macmillani McMillan's catshark
• Parmaturus sp. nov. A Short-tail shark
• Pliotrema warreni Sixgill sawshark
• Poroderma africanum Pyjama shark
• Prionace glauca Blue shark
• Pristiophorus sp. nov. A Eastern Sawshark
• Proscymnodon macracanthus Largespine Velvet dogfish
• Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Crocodile shark
• Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Shorttail nurse shark
• Pseudotriakis microdon False catshark
• Rhincodon typus Whale shark
• Rhizoprionodon lalandii Brazilian sharpnose shark
• Schroederichthys bivius Narrowmouth catshark
• Schroederichthys chilensis Chilean catshark
• Schroederichthys saurisqualus Lizard catshark
• Schroederichthys tenuis Slender catshark
• Scoliodon laticaudus Spadenose shark
• Scyliorhinus besnardi Polkadot catshark
• Scyliorhinus capensis Dogfish
• Scyliorhinus haeckelii Freckled catshark
• Scyliorhinus hesperius Whitesaddled catshark
• Scyliorhinus sp. Nov. Nwe catshark species
• Scylliogaleus quecketti Flapnose houndshark
• Scymnodalatias albicauda Whitetail dogfish
• Scymnodalatias oligodon Sparsetooth dogfish
• Scymnodalatias sherwoodi Sherwood dogfish
• Scymnodon plunketi Plunket's shark
• SomniOSus antarcticus Southern Sleeper shark
• Sphyrna corona Crown shark
• Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead
• Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead
• Sphyrna zygaena Smooth hammerhead
• Squalus acanthias Spiny dogfish
• Squalus megalops Cosmopolitan spurdog
• Squalus mitsukurii Shortspine spurdog
• Squalus rancureli Cyrano spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. A Bartail spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. B Eastern Highfin spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. C Western Highfin spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. D Fatspine spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. E Western Longnose spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. F Eastern Longnose spurdog
• Squatina africana African Angelshark
• Squatina armata Chilean angel shark
• Squatina californica Pacific angel shark
• Squatina guggenheim Angular angel shark
• Squatina occulta Smoothback Angel shark
• Squatina sp. nov. A Eastern Angel shark
• Squatina sp. nov. B Western Angel shark
• Squatina squatina Angelshark
• Stegostoma fasciatum Zebra shark
• Triaenodon obesus Whitetip reef shark
• Triakis acutipinna Sharpfin houndshark
• Triakis megalopterus Spotted gully shark
• Triakis semifasciata Leopard shark
• Trigonognathus kabeyai Viper dogfish