iucn mediterranean sharks (pdf) - The Shark Trust

Appendix 1. Checklist ofchondrichthyan fishes in theMediterranean SeaThis checklist of Mediterranean chondrichthyan fauna wascompiled from Leonard Compagno’s (2005) GlobalChecklist of Living Chondrichthyan Fishes. This list isthe standard used by the SSG to ensure consistency acrossassessments, although there is some contention withinthe chondrichthyan scientific community over the namingand classification of some species and this checklist doesnot necessarily represent the views of all systematistswithin the IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group network.Fabrizio Serena’s Field Guide to the Sharks and Rays ofthe Mediterranean and Black Seas (2005) was alsoreferred to in the preparation of the list.Class: CHONDRICHTHYESFamily Scientific name Common nameSubclassHolocephaliOrderCHIMAERIFORMESModern ChimaerasCHIMAERIDAEShortnose Chimaera RabbitfishChimaerasmonstrosaSubclassElasmobranchiiOrderHEXANCHIFORMESCow andFrilled sharksHEXANCHIDAESix andSevengill sharks Heptranchias perlo Sharpnosesevengill sharkHexanchus griseusBluntnose sixgill sharkHexanchusnakamuraiBigeye sixgill sharkOrderSQUALIFORMESDogfish sharksECHINORHINIDAEBramble sharks Echinorhinus brucus Bramble sharkSQUALIDAEDogfish sharks Squalus acanthias Spiny dogfishSqualus megalops Shortnose spurdog Occurrence of this species in theMediterranean Sea is uncertain* Illustrations are not to scale.33