Lesser spotted dogfish  (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Taxonomy of Fishes

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

  • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->

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

      • Carcharhinidae - Requiem sharks->
      • Scyliorhinidae - Cat sharks->

        • Scyliorhinus - Scyliorhinus->

          • Lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)
          • Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
          • Polkadot catshark (Scyliorhinus besnardi)
          • Boa catshark (Scyliorhinus boa)
          • Scyliorhinus cabofriensis (Scyliorhinus cabofriensis)
          • Yellowspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus capensis)
          • West African catshark (Scyliorhinus cervigoni)
          • Comoro cat shark (Scyliorhinus comoroensis)
          • Duhamel’s catshark (Scyliorhinus duhamelii)
          • Brownspotted catshark (Scyliorhinus garmani)
          • Cinder cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus hachijoensis)
          • Freckled catshark (Scyliorhinus haeckelii)
          • Whitesaddled catshark (Scyliorhinus hesperius)
          • Blotched catshark (Scyliorhinus meadi)
          • Chain catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)
          • Cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame)
          • Dwarf catshark (Scyliorhinus torrei)
          • Dark freckled catshark (Scyliorhinus ugoi)
        • Poroderma - Poroderma->
        • Cephaloscyllium - Swellsharks->
        • Akheilos - Akheilos->
      • 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->