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Species of Ground Sharks, page 2 of 3
Red indicates inclusion on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.
Species
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Common name
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Family Proscylliidae - Finback Cat Sharks - 5 species
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Genus Ctenacis
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Ctenacis fehlmanni
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Harlequin Catshark
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Genus Eridacnis
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Eridacnis barbouri
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Cuban Ribbontail Catshark
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Eridacnis radcliffei
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Pygmy Ribbontail Catshark
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Eridacnis sinuans
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African Ribbontail Catshark
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Genus Proscyllium
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Proscyllium habereri
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Graceful Catshark
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Family Pseudotriakidae - False Catsharks - 4 species
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Genus Gollum
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Gollum attenuatus
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Slender Smoothhound
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Gollum sp.
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Philippine Slender Smoothhound
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Genus Pseudotriakis
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Pseudotriakis microdon
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False Catshark
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New Genus [Unnamed]
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[New genus] [new species]
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Pygmy False Catshark
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Family Leptochariidae - Houndshark - 1 species
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Genus Leptocharias
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Leptocharias smithii
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Barbelled Houdshark
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Family Triakidae - Smoothhound Sharks - 47 species
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Genus Furgaleus
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Furgaleus macki
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Whiskery Shark
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Genus Galeorhinus
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Galeorhinus galeus
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Liver Oil Shark
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Genus Gogolia
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Gogolia filewoodi
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Sailback Houndshark
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Genus Hemitriakis
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Hemitriakis abdita
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Deepwater Sicklefin Houndshark
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Hemitriakis complicofasciata
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Ocellate Topeshark
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Hemitriakis japanica
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Japanese Topeshark
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Hemitriakis falcata
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Sicklefin Smoothhound
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Hemitriakis leucoperiptera
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Whitefin Topeshark
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Hemitriakis sp.
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Philippine Ocellate Topeshark
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Genus Hypogaleus
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Hypogaleus hyugaensis
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Blacktip Topeshark
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Genus Iago
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Iago garricki
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Longnose Houndshark
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Iago omanensis
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Bigeye Houndshark
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Iago sp.
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Lowfin Houndshark
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Iago sp.
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Bengal Smalltail Houndshark
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Genus Mustelus
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Mustelus antarcticus
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Gummy Shark
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Mustelus asterias
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Starry Smoothhound
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Mustelus californicus
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Grey Smoothhound
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Mustelus canis
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Dusky Smoothhound
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Mustelus dorsalis
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Sharpnose Smoothhound
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Mustelus fasciatus
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Striped Smoothhound
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Mustelus griseus
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Spotless Smoothound
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Mustelus henlei
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Brown Smoothhound
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Mustelus higmani
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Smalleye Smoothhound
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Mustelus lenticulatus
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Spotted Estuary Smoothound
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Mustelus lunulatus
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Sicklefin Smoothhound
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Mustelus manazo
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Starspotted Smoothhound
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Mustelus mento
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Speckled Smoothound
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Mustelus minicanis
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Venezuelan Dwarf Smoothhound
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Mustelus mosis
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Arabian Smoothhound
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Mustelus mustelus
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Smoothhound
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Mustelus norrisi
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Narrowfin Smoothhound
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Mustelus palumbes
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Whitespot Smoothhound
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Mustelus punctulatus
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Blackspot Smoothhound
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Mustelus schmitti
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Narrownose Smoothhound
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Mustelus sinusmexicanus
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Gulf of Mexico Smoothhound
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Mustelus whitneyi
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Humpback Smoothhound
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Mustelus ravidus (Mustelus sp. A)
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Grey Gummy Shark
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Mustelus sp. B
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Whitespotted Gummy Shark
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Mustelus sp.
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Broadnose Smoothhound
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Mustelus sp.
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Pacific Narrownose Smoothhound
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Mustelus sp. cf. manazo
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New Caledonia Smoothhound
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Genus Scylliogaleus
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Scylliogaleus quecketti
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Flapnose Houndshark
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Genus Triakis
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Triakis acutipinna
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Sharpfin Houndshark
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Triakis maculata
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Spotted Houndshark
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Triakis megalopterus
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Spotted Gully Shark
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Triakis scyllium
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Banded Houndshark
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Triakis semifasciata
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Leopard Shark
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