Milk shark  (Rhizoprionodon acutus)

Taxonomy of Fishes

• Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
• Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->

  • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->

    • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
    • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->

      • Carcharhinidae - Requiem sharks->

        • Prionace - Blue sharks->
        • Carcharhinus - Reef shark->
        • Negaprion - Negaprion->
        • Triaenodon - Triaenodon->
        • Rhizoprionodon - Sharpnose sharks->

          • Milk shark (Rhizoprionodon acutus)
          • Brazilian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon lalandii)
          • Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio)
          • Grey sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon oligolinx)
          • Caribbean sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus)
          • Australian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon taylori)
          • Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae)
        • Glyphis - Glyphis->
        • Isogomphodon - Isogomphodon->
        • Lamiopsis - Lamiopsis->
        • Loxodon - Loxodon->
        • Nasolamia - Nasolamia->
        • Scoliodon - Scoliodon->
      • Scyliorhinidae - Cat sharks->
      • Pentanchidae - Deepwater catsharks->
      • Triakidae - Houndsharks->
      • Sphyrnidae - Hammerheads->
      • Atelomycteridae - Coloured catsharks->
      • Galeocerdonidae - Tiger sharks->
      • Hemigaleidae - Weasel sharks->
      • Leptochariidae - Barbeled houndsharks->
      • Proscylliidae - Finback catsharks->
      • Pseudotriakidae - False catsharks->
    • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
    • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
    • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
    • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->
    • Squatiniformes - Angelsharks->
    • Heterodontiformes - Bullhead and horn sharks->
    • Hexanchiformes - Six-gill sharks->
    • Myliobatiformes - Stingrays->
    • Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks->
    • Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks->
    • Pristiophoriformes - Saw sharks->
  • Holocephali - Chimaeras->
• Agnatha - Jawless fishes->