Home›Fish›Common Group›Sharks, Rays And ChimaerasGroupSharks, Rays And ChimaerasThis group gathers Fish subcategory members belonging to the cartilaginous fishes, class Chondrichthyes, whose skeleton is built of cartilage rather than bone, setting them apart from every other fish in this subcategory. It spans the sharks, from the enormous filter-feeding whale shark and basking shark to active hunters such as the great white, tiger and bull sharks and the hammerheads, the sawsharks and their superficially similar but unrelated sawfish cousins among the rays, the stingrays, eagle rays and the giant oceanic manta ray, and the chimaeras, an ancient, deep-sea-dwelling cartilaginous lineage that split from the sharks and rays hundreds of millions of years ago. Nearly every member reproduces by internal fertilization, unusual among fish, and several groups within it, the hammerheads and the great white among them, are apex predators found in every ocean.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTaxonomic Rank OrderWell-attested5 1Reproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 2Browse ByAll Sharks, Rays And ChimaerasSharks, Rays And Chimaeras45 entriesSharks, Rays And ChimaerasFilter Results67 entriesEveryday GroupAllSharks, Rays And Chimaeras (45)HabitatAllCoral Reef (11)Estuary (2)Freshwater (1)Intertidal Zone (2)Kelp Forest (1)Marine (21)Open Ocean (8)River (2)Seagrass Meadow (1)Where It LivesAllAfrica (1)Argentina (1)Asia (1)Australia (2)Australia (9)Bahamas (1)Belgium (5)Brazil (16)Canada (4)Chile (11)China (2)Colombia (12)Comoros (7)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Denmark (5)Djibouti (9)Eritrea (10)Europe (1)France (3)Ghana (1)Greece (10)India (4)Indonesia (6)Ireland (2)Israel (11)Italy (1)Japan (4)Kenya (15)Madagascar (17)Malaysia (3)Mauritius (12)Mexico (17)Mozambique (16)Netherlands (1)New Caledonia (1)New Guinea (1)New Zealand (10)Niger (1)Nigeria (1)North America (1)Norway (12)Pakistan (1)Papua New Guinea (1)Philippines (1)Portugal (6)Queensland (1)Senegal (1)Seychelles (10)South Africa (17)Spain (6)Sri Lanka (1)Sweden (6)Syria (1)Taiwan (15)Taiwan Strait (1)Tanzania (15)Thailand (2)United Kingdom (2)Uruguay (1)Venezuela (11)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (6)Data Deficient (4)Endangered (7)Least Concern (11)Near Threatened (4)Vulnerable (12)DietAllCarnivore (38)Filter Feeder (3)Piscivore (2)Living or ExtinctAllYes (45)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (3)Marine (43)Marine and Freshwater (1)Population TrendAllStable (1)Relationship to PeopleAllHunted or Fished (37)Kept as Pets (4)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (2)Appendix II (14)Not Listed (30)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (3)G3 Vulnerable (2)G4 Apparently Secure (3)G5 Secure (2)GNR Unranked (7)EcosystemAllCoral Reef Systems (12)Coral Triangle (2)Deep Sea (1)Everglades (1)Galapagos (1)Great Barrier Reef (1)Gulf of California (3)Kruger National Park (1)Ningaloo Reef (1)Raja Ampat (1)TaxonomyAllCarcharhinus (5)Chiloscyllium (4)Chondrichthyes (29)Chordata (3)Squatina (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 17Shortfin Mako SharkFish2 linksShortnose sawsharkFish2 linksShort-tail nurse sharkFish3 linksShort-tail StingrayFish2 linksSixgill sawsharkFish2 linksSlender bamboo sharkFish2 linksSmall-spotted catsharkFish2 linksSmalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)Fish3 linksSpeckled carpetsharkFish3 linksSquatiniformesFish OrdersStingrayFish4 linksTaiwan angelsharkFish3 linksTasselled wobbegongFish3 linksTiger SharkFish2 linksWhale SharkFish4 linksWhitespotted bamboo sharkFish3 linksZebra SharkFish3 linksShowing 51 to 67 of 67, page 2 of 2.← Previous12Sources1. Wikipedia: Taxonomic ranktier 2WikipediaTaxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516664Quote, Taxonomic rank, Fundamental ranks section, rank sequence sentence, group 516664kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, and speciesView the Source2. Wikipedia: Fishtier 2WikipediaFish, Reproduction and life-cycle section, group 516664Quote, Fish, Reproduction and life-cycle section, group 516664Over 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed into the water and develop outside the mother's body.View the SourceMegamouth shark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Megamouth shark, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Megamouth shark, Lead, groupis a species of deepwater sharkView the SourceEstuary stingray (Wikipedia)Has Member: Estuary stingray, LeadQuote, Has Member: Estuary stingray, LeadThe estuary stingray (Hemitrygon fluviorum), also called the estuary stingaree or brown stingray, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.View the SourceBlackish stingray (Wikipedia)Has Member: Blackish stingray, Lead, groupQuote, Has Member: Blackish stingray, Lead, groupThe blackish stingray (Hemitrygon navarrae) is a little-known species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae, found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of mainland China and Taiwan.View the SourceFishBase: Hemiscyllium trispeculare, Speckled carpetsharkFishBaseHas Member: Speckled carpetshark, Classification / NamesQuote, Has Member: Speckled carpetshark, Classification / NamesElasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)View the SourceShort-tail nurse shark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Short-tail nurse shark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Short-tail nurse shark, Leadis an orectolobiform shark in the family GinglymostomatidaeView the SourceSquatiniformes (Wikipedia)Has Member: Squatiniformes, LeadQuote, Has Member: Squatiniformes, LeadSquatiniformes is an order of sharksView the SourceFishBase: Squatina tergocellatoides, Ocellated angelshark (FishBase)FishBaseHas Member: Ocellated angelshark, ClassificationQuote, Has Member: Ocellated angelshark, ClassificationElasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Squatiniformes (Angel sharks)View the SourceArabian carpetshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Arabian carpetshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Arabian carpetshark, Leadis a species of carpet sharkView the SourceChilean angelshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Chilean angelshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Chilean angelshark, Leadis an angelshark of the family SquatinidaeView the SourceSlender bamboo shark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Slender bamboo shark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Slender bamboo shark, Leadis a bamboo shark in the family HemiscylliidaeView the SourceAngular angelshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Angular angelshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Angular angelshark, Leadis a species of shark in the Squantinidae familyView the SourceEastern angelshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Eastern angelshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Eastern angelshark, LeadThe eastern angelshark (Squatina albipunctata) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae.View the SourceIndonesian angelshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Indonesian angelshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Indonesian angelshark, Leadis a rare species of angelshark, family SquatinidaeView the SourceDaisy stingray (Wikipedia)Has Member: Daisy stingray, LeadQuote, Has Member: Daisy stingray, Leadis a little-known species of stingray in the family DasyatidaeView the SourceClouded angelshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Clouded angelshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Clouded angelshark, Leadis an angelshark of the family Squatinidae found in the northwest Pacific from the southeastern Sea of Japan to TaiwanView the SourceBrazilian large-eyed stingray (Wikipedia)Has Member: Brazilian large-eyed stingray, LeadQuote, Has Member: Brazilian large-eyed stingray, LeadThe Brazilian large-eyed stingray, Hypanus marianae, is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae.View the SourcePink lanternshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Pink lanternshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Pink lanternshark, LeadThe pink lanternshark (Etmopterus dianthus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found around Australia and New Caledonia, at depths of between 108 and 880 m.View the SourceAfrican angelshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: African angelshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: African angelshark, LeadThe African angelshark (Squatina africana) is an angelshark of the family Squatinidae.View the SourceShortnose sawshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Shortnose sawshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Shortnose sawshark, LeadThe shortnose sawshark, (Pristiophorus nudipinnis) or southern sawshark, is a sawshark of the family Pristiophoridae.View the SourceHemiscyllium henryi (Wikipedia)Has Member: Hemiscyllium henryi, LeadQuote, Has Member: Hemiscyllium henryi, Leadis a species of bamboo shark in the genus HemiscylliumView the SourceOrnate angelshark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Ornate angelshark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Ornate angelshark, Leadis an angelshark of the family SquatinidaeView the SourceLeopard epaulette shark (Wikipedia)Has Member: Leopard epaulette shark, LeadQuote, Has Member: Leopard epaulette shark, Leadis a species of bamboo shark in the genus HemiscylliumView the SourceComments (0)No 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