List of CHONDRICHTHYES species in Australia List of CHONDRICHTHYES species in Australia List of CHONDRICHTHYES species in Australia

This is a list of CHONDRICHTHYES in Australia according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory Pavoraja umbrosa Dusky Skate 70681387 LC Pastinachus ater Banana-tail Ray 70682232 LC Mobula birostris Giant Manta Ray 198921 VU Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky Shark 3852 VU Dipturus polyommata Argus Skate 202053 LC Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Australian Eagle Ray 70686656 LC Dalatias licha Kitefin Shark 6229 VU Pristiophorus cirratus Common Sawshark 39327 LC Heterodontus portusjacksoni Port Jackson Shark 39334 LC Brachaelurus colcloughi Bluegray Carpetshark 39335 VU Megachasma pelagios Megamouth Shark 39338 LC Furgaleus macki Whiskery Shark 39351 LC Hypogaleus hyugaensis Pencil Shark 39354 LC Mustelus antarcticus Sweet William 39355 LC Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Gray Reef Shark 39365 NT Carcharhinus amboinensis Java Shark 39366 DD Carcharhinus leucas Bull Shark 39372 NT Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip Reef Shark 39375 NT Glyphis glyphis Speartooth Shark 39379 EN Anoxypristis cuspidata Pointed Sawfish 39389 EN Pristis clavata Dwarf Sawfish 39390 EN Dipturus confusus Longnose Skate 70688138 CR Rajella challengeri Challenger Skate 70688333 LC Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Queensland shark 40797 NT Apristurus albisoma White-bodied Catshark 41718 LC Asymbolus analis Australian Spotted Catshark 41720 LC Asymbolus funebris Blotched Catshark 41721 DD Asymbolus occiduus Western Spotted Catshark 41722 LC Asymbolus pallidus Pale Spotted Catshark 41723 LC Asymbolus parvus Dwarf Catshark 41724 LC Asymbolus rubiginosus Rusty Catshark 41725 LC Asymbolus submaculatus Saddled Catshark 41726 LC Asymbolus vincenti Gulf Catshark 41727 LC Atelomycterus fasciatus Banded Catshark 41728 LC Atelomycterus macleayi Marbled Catshark 41729 LC Aulohalaelurus labiosus Black Spotted Catshark 41731 LC Brachaelurus waddi Blind Shark 41732 LC Carcharhinus cautus Nervous Shark 41733 DD Carcharhinus fitzroyensis Creek Whaler 41735 LC Carcharhinus macloti Hardnose Shark 41737 NT Carcharhinus sealei Blackspot Shark 41738 NT Carcharhinus tilstoni Blacktip Whaler 41739 LC Centrophorus harrissoni Dumb Gulper Shark 41740 EN Callorhinchus milii Ghost Shark 41743 LC Centroscyllium kamoharai Jelly Shark 41746 LC Centroscymnus owstonii Owston's Dogfish 41749 VU Cephaloscyllium laticeps Nutcracker Shark 41753 LC Chlamydoselachus anguineus Frilled Shark 41794 LC Bathytoshia brevicaudata Short-tail Stingray 41796 LC Hemitrygon fluviorum Brown Stingray 41797 VU Echinorhinus cookei Spinous Shark 41802 DD Etmopterus dianthus Pink Lanternshark 41805 LC Etmopterus dislineatus Lined Lanternshark 41806 LC Etmopterus evansi Blackmouth Lanternshark 41807 LC Etmopterus fusus Pygmy Lanternshark 41808 LC Figaro boardmani Sawtail Shark 41811 LC Galeus gracilis Slender Sawtail Shark 41812 DD Hemiscyllium ocellatum Epaulette Shark 41818 LC Hemiscyllium trispeculare Speckled Carpetshark 41820 LC Hemitriakis abdita Deepwater Sicklefin Hound Shark 41821 DD Hemitriakis falcata Sicklefin Hound Shark 41822 LC Heterodontus galeatus Crested Port Jackson Shark 41824 LC Heterodontus zebra Barred Bull-head Shark 41825 LC Hypnos monopterygius Crampfish 41828 LC Iago garricki Longnose Hound Shark 41829 LC Loxodon macrorhinus Jordan's Blue Dogshark 41831 LC Mobula japanica Spinetail Devilray 41833 NT Negaprion acutidens Sharptooth Lemon Shark 41836 VU Orectolobus maculatus Spotted Wobbegong 41837 LC Orectolobus ornatus Ornate Wobbegong 41838 LC Orectolobus wardi Northern Wobbegong 41839 LC Oxynotus bruniensis Prickly Dogfish 41840 NT Parascyllium collare Collared Carpetshark 41841 LC Parascyllium ferrugineum Rusty Carpetshark 41842 LC Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Ginger Carpetshark 41843 DD Pristiophorus nudipinnis Southern Sawshark 41846 LC Parascyllium variolatum Necklace Carpetshark 41844 LC Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Grey Sharpnose Shark 41851 LC Rhizoprionodon taylori Australian Sharpnose Shark 41852 LC Rhynchobatus australiae Bottlenose Wedgefish 41853 CR Scymnodalatias albicauda Whitetail Dogfish 41855 DD Scymnodalatias sherwoodi Sherwood's Dogfish 41856 DD Squaliolus aliae Smalleye Pygmy Shark 41858 LC Squatina australis Australian Angel Shark 41862 LC Squatina tergocellata Archbishop 41863 LC Sutorectus tentaculatus Cobbler Carpet Shark 41864 LC Trygonorrhina fasciata Banjo Shark 41866 LC Centrophorus squamosus Nilson's Deepsea Dogfish 41871 VU Chiloscyllium punctatum Brownbanded Bamboo Shark 41872 NT Eucrossorhinus dasypogon Tasselled Wobbegong 41873 LC Odontaspis ferox Herbst's Nurse Shark 41876 VU Apristurus melanoasper Fleshynose Catshark 42700 LC Apristurus ampliceps Roughskin Catshark 42701 LC Apristurus bucephalus Bighead Catshark 42703 DD Apristurus australis Pinocchio Catshark 42704 LC Cephaloscyllium albipinnum Whitefin Swellshark 42706 CR Cephaloscyllium variegatum Saddled Swellshark 42707 NT Cephaloscyllium zebrum Narrowbar Swellshark 42709 DD Cephaloscyllium speccum Speckled Swellshark 42710 DD Figaro striatus Northern Sawtail Shark 42711 DD Glyphis garricki New Guinea River Shark 42712 CR Halaelurus sellus Rusty Catshark 42713 LC Mustelus stevensi Western Spotted Gummy Shark 42716 LC Orectolobus hutchinsi Western Wobbegong 42717 LC Parmaturus bigus Short-tail Catshark 42718 DD Pristiophorus delicatus Tropical Sawshark 42720 LC Rhinobatos sainsburyi Goldeneye Shovelnose Ray 42721 LC Squalus notocaudatus Bartail Spurdog 42722 LC Squalus albifrons Eastern Highfin Spurdog 42723 LC Squalus crassispinus Fatspine Spurdog 42725 LC Squalus nasutus Western Longnose Spurdog 42726 NT Squalus grahami Eastern Longnose Spurdog 42727 NT Squatina pseudocellata Western Angel Shark 42728 LC Squatina albipunctata Eastern Angel Shark 42729 VU Urolophus kapalensis Kapala Stingaree 42730 NT Centrophorus moluccensis Smallfin Gulper Shark 42838 DD Cephaloscyllium cooki Cook’s Swellshark 174145 DD Carcharias taurus East coast of Australia subpopulation Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark 44070 CR Carcharias taurus Western Australia subpopulation Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark 44071 NT Dipturus canutus Grey Skate 14134315 EN Bythaelurus incanus Sombre Catshark 44171 DD Aptychotrema vincentiana Southern Shovelnose Ray 44186 LC Apristurus longicephalus Longhead Catshark 44217 LC Apristurus pinguis Bulldog Catshark 44222 LC Apristurus platyrhynchus Spatula Catshark 44223 LC Mitsukurina owstoni Elfin Shark 44565 LC Pseudotriakis microdon Keel-dorsal Shark 44566 LC Scymnodon plunketi Waite's Dogfish 46865 VU Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus Blue-banded Eagle Ray 84785231 LC Etmopterus unicolor Brown Lanternshark 124696811 DD Stegostoma fasciatum Eastern Indonesian-Oceania subpopulation Zebra Shark 71711344 NT Centrophorus moluccensis Eastern Australian subpopulation Endeavour Dogfish 16727327 NT Centrophorus moluccensis Western Australian subpopulation Endeavour Dogfish 16727330 LC Trygonorrhina dumerilii Banjo Shark 43270317 LC Cephaloscyllium signourum Flagtail Swellshark 181361 DD Glaucostegus typus Giant Guitarfish 104061138 CR Pristis pristis Indo-West Pacific subpopulation Largetooth Sawfish 43508905 CR Trygonoptera galba Yellow Shovelnose Stingaree 60080 LC Trygonoptera imitata Eastern Shovelnose Stingaree 60081 LC Trygonoptera mucosa Bebil 60082 LC Trygonoptera ovalis Striped Stingaree 60083 LC Trygonoptera personata Masked Stingaree 60084 LC Trygonoptera testacea Common Stingaree 60085 NT Urolophus bucculentus Great Stingaree 60088 VU Urolophus circularis Circular Stingaree 60089 LC Urolophus cruciatus Crossback Stingaree 60090 LC Urolophus expansus Wide Stingaree 60092 LC Urolophus flavomosaicus Patchwork Stingaree 60093 LC Urolophus gigas Sinclair’s Stingaree 60094 LC Urolophus lobatus Lobed Stingaree 60097 LC Urolophus mitosis Blotched Stingaree 60098 LC Urolophus orarius Coastal Stingaree 60100 EN Urolophus paucimaculatus White-spotted Stingaree 60102 LC Urolophus piperatus Coral Sea Stingaree 60103 LC Urolophus sufflavus Yellowback Stingaree 60104 VU Urolophus viridis Greenback Stingaree 60105 VU Urolophus westraliensis Brown Stingaree 60106 LC Plesiobatis daviesi Deepwater Stingray 60111 LC Aetomylaeus vespertilio Reticulate Eagle Ray 60121 EN Myliobatis hamlyni Purple Eagle Ray 60124 NT Harriotta haeckeli Smallspine Spookfish 60139 LC Harriotta raleighana Longnosed Chimaera 60140 LC Rhinochimaera africana Paddlenose Chimaera 60144 DD Rhinochimaera pacifica Knifenose Chimaera 60146 LC Neotrygon annotata Brown Stingray 60150 NT Neotrygon leylandi Painted Maskray 60156 LC Aptychotrema timorensis Spotted Shovelnose Ray 60179 VU Chimaera lignaria Giant Purple Chimaera 60185 LC Chimaera phantasma Silver Chimaera 60187 DD Hydrolagus lemures Bight Ghostshark 60192 LC Hydrolagus ogilbyi Whitefish 60195 VU Hydrolagus trolli Ray Troll’s Chimaera 60197 LC Euprotomicrus bispinatus Pygmy Shark 60210 LC Isistius plutodus Bigtooth Cookiecutter 60212 LC Zameus squamulosus Smallmouth Velvet Dogfish 60215 DD Squalus altipinnis Western Highfin Spurdog 158616 DD Squalus edmundsi Edmunds’ Spurdog 158617 NT Squalus acanthias Australasia subpopulation Spurdog 61409 LC Cirrhigaleus australis Southern Mandarin Shark 161321 DD Dipturus cerva White-spotted Skate 161329 NT Pavoraja alleni Allens Skate 161337 LC Gymnura australis Australian Butterfly Ray 161342 LC Narcine westraliensis Banded Numbfish 161346 LC Hexanchus nakamurai Bigeyed Sixgill Shark 161352 DD Squalus chloroculus Greeneye Spurdog 161360 EN Pavoraja nitida Peacock Skate 161370 LC Carcharhinus sorrah Spottail Shark 161376 NT Bathyraja ishiharai Abyssal Skate 161387 DD Insentiraja laxipella Eastern Looseskin Skate 161390 DD Squalus montalbani Philippine Spurdog 161404 VU Etmopterus molleri Slendertail Lanternshark 161407 DD Amblyraja hyperborea Blackbelly Skate 63119 LC Bathyraja richardsoni Deepsea Skate 63127 LC Urogymnus granulatus MacLeay's Coachwhip Ray 161431 VU Atelomycterus marnkalha Eastern Banded Catshark 161434 DD Mustelus ravidus Grey Gummy Shark 63165 LC Dentiraja lemprieri Thornback Skate 161489 LC Spiniraja whitleyi Melbourne Skate 161496 VU Maculabatis toshi Brown Whipray 161505 LC Etmopterus lucifer Blackbelly Lanternshark 161517 LC Carcharhinus albimarginatus Silvertip Shark 161526 VU Rhinoptera neglecta Australian Cownose Ray 161530 DD Dipturus gudgeri Bight Skate 161535 NT Hemigaleus australiensis Australian Weasel Shark 161539 LC Insentiraja subtilispinosa Velvet Skate 161553 LC Notoraja ochroderma Pale Skate 161559 DD Carcharhinus altimus Bignose Shark 161564 DD Megatrygon microps Smalleye Stingray 161582 DD Aptychotrema rostrata Eastern Shovelnose Ray 161596 LC Alopias pelagicus Pelagic Thresher 161597 VU Pateobatis fai Pink Whipray 161615 VU Narcine tasmaniensis Tasmanian Numbfish 161628 LC Deania quadrispinosa Longsnout Dogfish 161635 NT Dipturus australis Sydney Skate 161637 VU Notoraja hirticauda Ghost Skate 161647 DD Etmopterus brachyurus Short-tail Lanternshark 161649 DD Orectolobus parvimaculatus Dwarf Spotted Wobbegong 161651 LC Irolita waitii Southern Round Skate 161655 LC Orectolobus floridus Floral Banded Wobbegong 161664 LC Hexatrygon bickelli Sixgill Stingray 161674 LC Tetronarce tokionis Longtail Torpedo Ray 161676 DD Narcine lasti Western Numbfish 161700 LC Orectolobus halei Banded Wobbegong 161709 LC Pateobatis jenkinsii Jenkins' Whipray 161744 VU Isurus oxyrinchus Indo-west Pacific subpopulation Shortfin Mako 161750 VU Urogymnus dalyensis Freshwater Whipray 195319 LC Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum Reticulate Swellshark 195422 LC Mustelus walkeri Eastern Spotted Gummy Shark 195426 DD Chimaera argiloba Whitefin Chimaera 195427 LC Chimaera fulva Southern Chimaera 195429 LC Chimaera macrospina Longspine Chimaera 195430 LC Chimaera obscura Shortspine Chimaera 195432 DD Hydrolagus homonycteris Black Ghostshark 195433 LC Hydrolagus marmoratus Marbled Ghostshark 195434 LC Orectolobus reticulatus Network Wobbegong 195439 DD Parascyllium elongatum Elongate Carpetshark 195440 DD Hemitrygon parvonigra Dwarf Black Stingray 195442 DD Dentiraja flindersi Pygmy Thornback Skate 195443 DD Dipturus acrobelus Deepwater Skate 195444 LC Dipturus apricus Pale Tropical Skate 195445 LC Dipturus endeavouri Endeavour Skate 195446 NT Dipturus falloargus False Argus Skate 195447 DD Dipturus grahami Graham's Skate 195448 LC Dipturus healdi Heald's Skate 195449 LC Dipturus melanospilus Blacktip Skate 195450 DD Dipturus oculus Ocellate Skate 195451 LC Dipturus queenslandicus Queensland Deepwater Skate 195452 DD Maculabatis astra Blackspotted Whipray 195455 LC Himantura leoparda Leopard Whipray 195456 VU Dipturus wengi Weng's Skate 195453 LC Leucoraja pristispina Sawback Skate 195458 LC Irolita westraliensis Western Round Skate 195457 DD Mobula alfredi Reef Manta Ray 195459 VU Narcine nelsoni Eastern Numbfish 195460 LC Narcine ornata Ornate Numbfish 195462 LC Neotrygon ningalooensis Ningaloo Maskray 195463 DD Neotrygon picta Speckled Maskray 195464 LC Notoraja azurea Blue Skate 195465 LC Notoraja sticta Blotched Skate 195468 LC Okamejei arafurensis Arafura Skate 195469 LC Okamejei leptoura Thintail Skate 195470 LC Pavoraja arenaria Sandy Skate 195471 DD Pavoraja mosaica Mosaic Skate 195472 LC Pavoraja pseudonitida False Peacock Skate 195473 LC Rhynchobatus palpebratus Eyebrow Wedgefish 195475 NT Sinobatis bulbicauda Western Legskate 195477 LC Sinobatis caerulea Blue Legskate 195478 DD Sinobatis filicauda Eastern Legskate 195479 DD Centrophorus westraliensis Western Gulper Shark 195485 DD Zearaja maugeana Maugean Skate 64442 EN Carcharhinus coatesi Australian Blackspot Shark 70679787 LC

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