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this is a partial list of Australian species; to view all species choose the Australian Fish Species List 

FAMILY PETROMYZONTIDAE

Geotria australis Gray, 1851

Mordacia mordax (Richardson, 1846)

Mordacia praecox Potter, 1968

 

FAMILY MYXINIDAE

Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801)

Eptatretus longipinnis Strahan, 1975

 

 

FAMILY HEXANCHIDAE

Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Hexanchus nakamurai Teng, 1962

Notorynchus cepedianus (Péron, 1807)

 

 

FAMILY CHLAMYDOSELACHIDAE

Chlamydoselachus anguineus Garman, 1884

 

 

FAMILY HETERODONTIDAE

Heterodontus galeatus (Günther, 1870)

Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793)

Heterodontus zebra (Gray, 1831)

 

 

FAMILY ODONTASPIDIDAE

Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810

Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810)

 

 

FAMILY MEGACHASMIDAE

Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983

 

 

FAMILY MITSUKURINIDAE

Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898

 

 

FAMILY PSEUDOCARCHARIIDAE

Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936)

 

 

FAMILY LAMNIDAE

Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810

Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966

Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

 

 

FAMILY CETORHINIDAE

Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

 

 

FAMILY ALOPIIDAE

Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935

Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1839)

Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

 

 

FAMILY BRACHAELURIDAE

Brachaelurus colcloughi (Ogilby, 1908)

Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

 

 

FAMILY HEMISCYLLIDAE

Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838

Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1843

 

 

FAMILY PARASCYLLIDAE

Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888

Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911

Parascyllium sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Parascyllium sp. B [in ISR Munro collection]

Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853)

 

 

FAMILY STEGASTOMATIDAE

Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)

 

 

FAMILY ORECTOLOBIDAE

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867)

Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883)

Orectolobus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939

Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters, 1865)

 

 

FAMILY GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE

Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1830)

 

 

FAMILY RHINCODONTIDAE

Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828

 

 

FAMILY SCYLIORHINIDAE

Apristurus longicephalus Nakaya, 1975

Apristurus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Apristurus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Apristurus sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Apristurus sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Apristurus sp. E [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Apristurus sp. F [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Apristurus sp. G [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Asymbolus analis (Ogilby, 1885)

Asymbolus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Asymbolus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Asymbolus sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Asymbolus sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Asymbolus sp. E [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Asymbolus sp. F [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Asymbolus vincenti (Zietz, 1908)

Atelomycterus fasciatus Compagno & Stevens, 1993

Atelomycterus macleayi Whitley, 1939

Aulohalaelurus labiosus (Waite, 1905)

Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966

Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Duméril, 1853)

Cephaloscyllium sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Cephaloscyllium sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Cephaloscyllium sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Cephaloscyllium sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Cephaloscyllium sp. E [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Galeus boardmani (Whitley, 1928)

Galeus gracilis Compagno & Stevens, 1993

Galeus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Halaelurus boesemani Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972

Halaelurus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Parmaturus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

 

 

FAMILY PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE

Pseudotriakis microdon Capello, 1868

 

 

FAMILY TRIAKIDAE

Furgaleus macki (Whitley, 1943)

Galeorhinus galeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Hemitriakis abdita Compagno & Stevens, 1993

Hemitriakis falcata Compagno & Stevens, 1993

Hypogaleus hyugaensis (Miyosi, 1939)

Iago garricki Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979

Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870

Mustelus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Mustelus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

 

 

FAMILY CARCHARHINIDAE

Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell, 1837)

Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950)

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley, 1934)

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)

Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther, 1870)

Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945)

Carcharhinus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1839)

Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron, 1839)

Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)

Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller, 1905)

Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839)

Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861)

Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818)

Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827)

Carcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839)

Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley, 1950)

Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822)

Glyphis sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle, 1839

Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)

Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)

Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer, 1964

Rhizoprionodon taylori (Ogilby, 1915)

Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837)

 

 

FAMILY HEMIGALEIDAE

Hemigaleus microstoma Bleeker, 1852

Hemipristis elongata (Klunzinger,1871)

 

 

FAMILY SPHYRNIDAE

Eusphyra blochii (Cuvier, 1816)

Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834)

Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837)

Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

 

FAMILY SQUALIDAE

Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915

Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860

Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810)

Centroscyllium kamoharai Abe, 1966

Centroscymnus coelolepis Bocage & Capello, 1864

Centroscymnus crepidater (Bocage & Capello, 1864)

Centroscymnus owstoni Garman, 1906

Centroscymnus plunketi (Waite, 1910)

Cirrhigaleus barbifer Tanaka, 1912

Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839)

Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915)

Etmopterus brachyurus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

Etmopterus granulosus (Günther, 1880)

Etmopterus lucifer Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Etmopterus molleri Whitley, 1939

Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe, 1839)

Etmopterus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Etmopterus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Etmopterus sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Etmopterus sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Etmopterus sp. E [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Etmopterus sp. F [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Scymnodalatias albicauda Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986

Somniosus pacificus Bigelow & Schroeder, 1944

Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959

Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758

Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)

Squalus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1903

Squalus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Squalus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Squalus sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Squalus sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Squalus sp. E [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Squalus sp. F [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877)

 

 

FAMILY OXYNOTIDAE

Oxynotus bruniensis (Ogilby, 1893)

 

 

FAMILY ECHINORHINIDAE

Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann, 1928

 

 

FAMILY PRISTIOPHORIDAE

Pristiophorus cirratus (Latham, 1794)

Pristiophorus nudipinnis Günther, 1870

Pristiophorus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Pristiophorus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

 

 

FAMILY SQUATINIDAE

Squatina australis Regan, 1906

Squatina sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Squatina sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Squatina tergocellata McCulloch, 1914

 

 

FAMILY PRISTIDAE

Anoxypristis cuspidata (Latham, 1794)

Pristis clavata Garman, 1906

Pristis microdon Latham, 1794

Pristis pectinata Latham, 1794

Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851

 

 

FAMILY RHYNCHOBATIDAE

Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskċl, 1775)

 

 

FAMILY RHINOBATIDAE

Aptychotrema rostrata (Shaw & Nodder, 1794)

Aptychotrema sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Aptychotrema vincentiana (Haacke, 1885)

Rhinobatos sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Rhinobatos typus Bennett, 1830

Trygonorrhina fasciata Müller & Henle, 1841

Trygonorrhina melaleuca Scott, 1954

Trygonorrhina sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

 

 

FAMILY TORPEDINIDAE

Torpedo macneilli (Whitley, 1932)

Torpedo sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

 

 

FAMILY NARCINIDAE

Narcine sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Narcine sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Narcine sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Narcine tasmaniensis Richardson, 1841

Narcine westraliensis McKay, 1966

 

 

FAMILY HYPNIDAE

Hypnos monopterygium (Shaw & Nodder, 1795)

 

 

FAMILY RAJIDAE

Bathyraja sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Irolita sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Irolita waitii (McCulloch, 1911)

Notoraja ochroderma McEachran & Last, 1994

Notoraja sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Notoraja sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Notoraja sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Pavoraja alleni McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982

Pavoraja laxipella Yearsley & Last, 1992

Pavoraja nitida (Günther, 1880)

Pavoraja sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Pavoraja sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Pavoraja sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Pavoraja sp. E [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Pavoraja sp. F [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja australis Macleay, 1884

Raja cerva Whitley, 1939

Raja gudgeri (Whitley, 1940)

Raja hyperborea Collett, 1879

Raja lemprieri Richardson, 1845

Raja polyommata Ogilby, 1910

Raja sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. C [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. D [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. E [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. F [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. G [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. H [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. I [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. J [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. K [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. L [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. M [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. N [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. O [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja sp. P [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Raja whitleyi Iredale, 1938

 

 

FAMILY ANACANTHOBATIDAE

Anacanthobatis sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Anacanthobatis sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

 

 

FAMILY DASYATIDIDAE

Dasyatis annotatus Last, 1987

Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875)

Dasyatis fluviorum Ogilby, 1908

Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Dasyatis leylandi Last, 1987

Dasyatis microps (Annandale, 1908)

Dasyatis sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Dasyatis thetidis Ogilby, 1899

Dasyatis violacea (Bonaparte, 1832)

Himantura chaophraya Monkolprasit & Roberts, 1990

Himantura fai Jordan & Seale, 1906

Himantura granulata (Macleay, 1883)

Himantura jenkinsii (Annandale, 1909)

Himantura sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Himantura toshi Whitley, 1939

Himantura uarnak (Forsskċl, 1775)

Himantura undulata (Bleeker, 1852)

Pastinachus sephen (Forsskċl, 1775)

Taeniura lymma (Forsskċl, 1775)

Taeniura meyeni Müller & Henle, 1841

Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

 

 

FAMILY GYMNURIDAE

Gymnura australis (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)

 

 

FAMILY HEXATRYGONIDAE

Hexatrygon sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

 

 

FAMILY UROLOPHIDAE

Plesiobatis daviesi (Wallace, 1967)

Trygonoptera mucosa Whitley, 1939

Trygonoptera ovalis Last & Gomon, 1987

Trygonoptera personata Last & Gomon, 1987

Trygonoptera sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Trygonoptera sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Trygonoptera testacea (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884

Urolophus circularis McKay, 1966

Urolophus cruciatus (Lacépède, 1804)

Urolophus expansus McCulloch, 1916

Urolophus flavomosaicus Last & Gomon, 1987

Urolophus gigas Scott, 1954

Urolophus lobatus McKay, 1966

Urolophus mitosis Last & Gomon, 1987

Urolophus orarius Last & Gomon, 1987

Urolophus paucimaculatus Dixon, 1969

Urolophus sp. A [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Urolophus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994]

Urolophus sufflavus Whitley, 1929

Urolophus var. viridis [Stanley]

Urolophus viridis McCulloch, 1916

Urolophus westraliensis Last & Gomon, 1987

 

 

FAMILY MYLIOBATIDIDAE

Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790)

Aetomylaeus nichofii (Schneider, 1801)

Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852)

Myliobatis australis Macleay, 1881

Myliobatis hamlyni Ogilby, 1911

 

 

FAMILY RHINOPTERIDAE

Rhinoptera javanica Müller & Henle, 1841

Rhinoptera neglecta Ogilby, 1912

 

 

FAMILY MOBULIDAE

Manta birostris (Donndorff, 1798)

Mobula eregoodootenke (Cuvier, 1829)

Mobula japanica (Müller & Henle, 1841)

Mobula thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908)