Gollum

From English Gollum, the character in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, "to whom this shark bears some resemblance in form and habits." See more on Wikipedia: Slender smooth-hound § Taxonomy and phylogeny.

A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudotriakidae – the slender smooth-hound and gollumsharks.


Lamniformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – the mackerel sharks.

†Anacoracidae

order): Alopiidae (thresher shark), Cetorhinidae (basking shark), Lamnidae (great mackerel shark), Megachasmidae (megamouth shark), Mitsukurinidae (goblin shark), Odontaspididae (sand tiger), Pseudocarchariidae (crocodile shark) (families


Lamnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamniformes – various sharks.


Elasmobranchii

From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).

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A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes.

A taxonomic class within the superclass Chondrichthyes.


Carcharodon carcharias

Carcharodon + Ancient Greek καρχαρίας (karkharías, “shark”), from κάρχαρος (kárkharos, “sharp, jagged”)

A taxonomic species within the family Lamnidae – great white shark, found in most oceans, excepting polar regions.


Selachimorpha

Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “cartilaginous fish, sharks and rays”) + -morpha

A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Elasmobranchii – sharks; synonym of Selachii.


Carcharodon

From Ancient Greek καρχαρόδων (karkharódōn, “having sharp teeth”), from κάρχαρος (kárkharos, “sharp, jagged”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – great white shark.


Sphyrnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – the hammerhead sharks etc.


Sphyrna

Corruption of Ancient Greek σφῦρα (sphûra, “hammer, mallet”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Sphyrnidae – the hammerhead sharks.


Carcharhiniformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – ground sharks.


Triakidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – hound sharks.


Carcharodon megalodon

Carcharodon + Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “great, large”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”)

A taxonomic species within the family Lamnidae – a prehistoric shark, related to the great white shark, known only from fossils.


Carcharhinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carcharhiniformes – the requiem sharks.

†Abdounia

family): Carcharhinus - type genus; Galeocerdo (tiger shark), Glyphis, Isogomphodon, Lamiopsis (broadfin shark), Loxodon (sliteye shark), Nasolamia (whitenose shark), Negaprion (lemon shark), Prionace (blue shark), Rhizoprionodon (sharpnose shark), Scoliodon (spadenose shark), Triaenodon (whitetip reef shark) (genera


Galeocerdo

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – tiger shark.


Galeorhinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Triakidae – the school shark.


Isurus

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – mackerel shark.


Isistius

A taxonomic genus within the family Dalatiidae.


Rhincodontidae

A taxonomic family within the order Orectolobiformes – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).


Somniosus

A taxonomic genus within the family Dalatiidae – certain dogfish sharks.


Alopiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamniformes – thresher shark.


Galeocerdo cuvier

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – tiger shark.


Rhincodon typus

A taxonomic species within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark.


Sphyrna tiburo

A taxonomic species within the family Sphyrnidae – bonnethead.


Mitsukurina

From the name of Japanese zoologist Kakichi Mitsukuri.

A taxonomic genus within the family Mitsukurinidae – the goblin shark and extinct relatives.

†Mitsukurina lineata

genus): Mistukurina owstoni (sole extant species


Mitsukurina owstoni

A taxonomic species within the family Mitsukurinidae – goblin shark.


Carcharhinus leucas

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – bull shark.


Rhincodon

ῥίνη (rhínē, “rasp”) + -odon; intrusive c from a printer's error; name conserved by ICZN. (See EtyFish.)

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhincodontidae – whale shark (Rhincodon typus).


Triaenodon obesus

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – whitetip reef shark.


Negaprion

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – the lemon sharks.

†Negaprion eurybathrodon

(genus): Negaprion acutidens (sicklefin lemon shark) - type species; Negaprion brevirostris - other extant species


Mitsukurinidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lamniformes – the goblin shark and extinct relatives.


Lamna nasus

A taxonomic species within the family Lamnidae – porbeagle.


Negaprion brevirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – lemon shark.


Somniosus microcephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Dalatiidae – Greenland shark.


Eusphyra blochii

A taxonomic species within the family Sphyrnidae – the winghead shark.


Triaenodon

From Ancient Greek τρίαινα (tríaina, “trident”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – whitetip reef shark.


Carcharhinus longimanus

oceanic whitetip shark
oceanic whitetip shark

A taxonomic species within the family Carcharhinidae – oceanic whitetip shark.


Orectolobiformes

A taxonomic order within the superorder Selachimorpha – carpet sharks.

Hemiscylliidae

bamboo shark, some carpet shark, and epaulette shark


Alopias

From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx, “fox”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Alopiidae – thresher shark.


Lamna

From Ancient Greek λάμνα (lámna), variation of λάμια (lámia, “kind of shark”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Lamnidae – porbeagles.


Dalatiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Squaliformes – the kitefin sharks.


Isistius brasiliensis

A taxonomic species within the family Dalatiidae – cookiecutter shark.


Galeorhinus galeus

A taxonomic species within the family Triakidae – school shark.


Carcharhinus

New Latin, from Latin carcharinus, from carchărus (“shark”) (from Ancient Greek καρχαρίας (karkharías)) + -inus.

A taxonomic genus within the family Carcharhinidae – typical requiem sharks.

Carcharhinus brachyurus

bronze whaler, copper shark, narrowtooth shark


Hemiscyllium ocellatum

From Hemiscyllium + Latin ocellatum (“eyed, spotted”).

A taxonomic species within the family Hemiscylliidae – epaulette shark.


Hemiscyllium

From Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-) ("half") + Latin Scylla from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla) ("a type of sea monster").

Hemiscyllium nA taxonomic genus within the family Hemiscylliidae – walking sharks.


Hemiscylliidae

longtail carpet sharks
longtail carpet shark

A taxonomic family within the order Orectolobiformes – bamboo sharks or longtail carpet sharks.