order
Squaliformes
Squaliformes is an order in the class Elasmobranchii. This database currently files 208 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 208
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 1%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
What is in Squaliformes?
22 families filed directly under this order.
Squalidae
spiny dogfish, longnose spurdog, roughskin dogfish, cuban dogfish …
72 speciesEtmopteridae
velvet belly, dwarf lantern shark, smooth lanternshark, viper dogfish …
59 speciesCentrophoridae
gulper shark, leafscraper shark, brier shark, dwarf gulper shark …
25 speciesSomniosidae
greenland shark, pacific sleeper shark, portuguese shark, little sleeper shark …
21 speciesDalatiidae
cookiecutter shark, seal shark, spined pigmy shark, pygmy shark …
20 speciesOxynotidae
don pedro, rough shark, kite-fin shark, japanese roughshark …
5 speciesCentrosqualus
1 speciesCretascymnus
1 speciesEoetmopterus
1 speciesFredipristis
1 speciesProetmopterus
1 speciesProtoxynotus
1 speciesAngoumeius
0 speciesCentrophoroides
0 speciesCentropterus
0 speciesEoscymnidae
0 speciesGibbechinorhinus
0 speciesMicroetmopterus
0 speciesParaechinorhinus
0 speciesProtosqualus
0 speciesPseudoechinorhinus
0 speciesSqualogaleus
0 species
Best-known members of Squaliformes
Ranked by popularity score.

Greenland shark
Somniosus microcephalus

Spiny dogfish
Squalus acanthias

Cookiecutter shark
Isistius brasiliensis
Seal shark
Dalatias licha
Velvet belly
Etmopterus spinax
Dwarf lantern shark
Etmopterus perryi
Gulper shark
Centrophorus granulosus
Don Pedro
Oxynotus centrina
How threatened is Squaliformes?
3 of 208 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 67% |
| LCLeast Concern | 1 | 33% |
The 200 best-known species in Squaliformes
Of 208 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland shark | Somniosus microcephalus | Somniosidae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spiny dogfish | Squalus acanthias | Squalidae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cookiecutter shark | Isistius brasiliensis | Dalatiidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seal shark | Dalatias licha | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Velvet belly | Etmopterus spinax | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dwarf lantern shark | Etmopterus perryi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gulper shark | Centrophorus granulosus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Don Pedro | Oxynotus centrina | Oxynotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pacific sleeper shark | Somniosus pacificus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spined pigmy shark | Squaliolus laticaudus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Leafscraper shark | Centrophorus squamosus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Portuguese shark | Centroscymnus coelolepis | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Smooth lanternshark | Etmopterus pusillus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pygmy shark | Euprotomicrus bispinatus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Viper dogfish | Trigonognathus kabeyai | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black dogfish | Centroscyllium fabricii | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brier shark | Deania calceus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Little sleeper shark | Somniosus rostratus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Longnose spurdog | Squalus blainville | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dwarf gulper shark | Centrophorus atromarginatus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dogshark | Centrophorus moluccensis | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pocket shark | Mollisquama parini | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rough shark | Oxynotus bruniensis | Oxynotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hooktooth dogfish | Aculeola nigra | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lowfin gulper shark | Centrophorus lusitanicus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mosaic dogfish | Centrophorus tessellatus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Golden dogfish | Centroselachus crepidater | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blackbelly lanternshark | Etmopterus lucifer | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rough sagre | Etmopterus princeps | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taillight shark | Euprotomicroides zantedeschia | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gulf dogfish | Isistius plutodus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kite-fin shark | Oxynotus paradoxus | Oxynotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blimp shark | Somniosus antarcticus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black gulper shark | Centrophorus isodon | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Western gulper shark | Centrophorus westraliensis | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Roughskin dogfish | Cirrhigaleus asper | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Arrowhead dogfish | Deania profundorum | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Splendid lanternshark | Etmopterus splendidus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Longnose pygmy shark | Heteroscymnoides marleyi | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cuban dogfish | Squalus cubensis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Velvet dogfish | Zameus squamulosus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Highfin dogfish | Centroscyllium excelsum | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Granular dogfish | Centroscyllium granulatum | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black shark | Centroscyllium nigrum | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ornate dogfish | Centroscyllium ornatum | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Whitefin dogfish | Centroscyllium ritteri | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black shark | Centroscymnus owstonii | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mandarin shark | Cirrhigaleus barbifer | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rough longnose dogfish | Deania hystricosa | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Slender lanternshark | Etmopterus bigelowi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green lantern shark | Etmopterus virens | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Japanese roughshark | Oxynotus japonicus | Oxynotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Frog shark | Somniosus longus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Japanese spurdog | Squalus japonicus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cyrano spurdog | Squalus melanurus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dumb shark | Centrophorus harrissoni | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seychelles gulper shark | Centrophorus seychellorum | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Endeavour dogs | Centrophorus uyato | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Jelly shark | Centroscyllium kamoharai | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pink lanternshark | Etmopterus dianthus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blackmouth lanternshark | Etmopterus evansi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blackbelly dogfish | Etmopterus hillianus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| African lantern shark | Etmopterus polli | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rasptooth dogfish | Etmopterus sheikoi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Smalleye pygmy shark | Squaliolus aliae | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green-eye spurdog | Squalus mitsukurii | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ninja lanternshark | Etmopterus benchleyi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shorttail laternshark | Etmopterus brachyurus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lined lanternshark | Etmopterus bullisi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cylindrical lantern shark | Etmopterus carteri | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Combtooth lanternshark | Etmopterus decacuspidatus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pygmy lanternshark | Etmopterus fusus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lucifer | Etmopterus granulosus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Moller's lanternshark | Etmopterus molleri | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Densescale lanternshark | Etmopterus pycnolepis | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| West Indian lanternshark | Etmopterus robinsi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fringefin lantern shark | Etmopterus schultzi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown lanternshark | Etmopterus unicolor | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Caribbean roughshark | Oxynotus caribbaeus | Oxynotidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Greeneye dogfish | Squalus albifrons | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Greeneye dogfish | Squalus altipinnis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fatspine spurdog | Squalus crassispinus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spikey | Squalus megalops | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Grayfish | Squalus suckleyi | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Longsnout dogfish | Deania quadrispinosa | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tailspot lanternshark | Etmopterus caudistigmus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lined lanternshark | Etmopterus dislineatus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Broadband dogfish | Etmopterus gracilispinis | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ninja lanternshark | Etmopterus litvinovi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| False pygmy shark | Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Thorny lantershark | Etmopterus sentosus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hawaiian lanternshark | Etmopterus villosus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bighead spurdog | Squalus bucephalus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Greeneye dogfish | Squalus grahami | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cyrano spurdog | Squalus rancureli | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taiwan lantern shark | Etmopterus burgessi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Whitetail dogfish | Scymnodalatias albicauda | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sherwood dogfish | Scymnodalatias sherwoodi | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Knifetooth dogfish | Scymnodon ringens | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shortnose spurdog | Squalus brevirostris | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Spiny dogfish | Squalus chloroculus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrophorus zeehaani | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mandarin shark | Cirrhigaleus australis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown lanternshark | Etmopterus compagnoi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Azores dogfish | Scymnodalatias garricki | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sparsetooth dogfish | Scymnodalatias oligodon | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taiwan spurdog | Squalus formosus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Greeneye | Squalus griffini | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Philippine spurdog | Squalus montalbani | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Greeneye dogfish | Squalus nasutus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kermadec spurdog | Squalus raoulensis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shortfin smooth lanternshark | Etmopterus joungi | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Edmunds’ spurdog | Squalus edmundsi | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Indonesian shortnose spurdog | Squalus hemipinnis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bartail spurdog | Squalus notocaudatus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| American pocket shark | Mollisquama mississippiensis | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Seychelles spurdog | Squalus lalannei | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sculpted lanternshark | Etmopterus sculptus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Traveler lanternshark | Etmopterus viator | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brazilian whitetail dogfish | Squalus albicaudus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| African gulper shark | Centrophorus lesliei | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Laila's lanternshark | Etmopterus lailae | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Japanese velvet dogfish | Scymnodon ichiharai | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Northeastern Brazilian dogfish | Squalus bahiensis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gulf dogfish | Squalus clarkae | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hawaiian spurdog | Squalus hawaiiensis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Nipponic dogfish | Squalus shiraii | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Cretascymnus beauryi | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Papuan lanternshark | Etmopterus samadiae | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taiwan sleeper shark | Somniosus cheni | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Atlantic lobefin dogfish | Squalus lobularis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Humpback western dogfish | Squalus quasimodo | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Longfin gulper shark | Centrophorus longipinnis | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Whitecheek lanternshark | Etmopterus alphus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marsha's lanternshark | Etmopterus marshae | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Etmopterus schmidti | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hessinodon wardi | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrodeania annae | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrodeania perchensis | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrodeania rugosa | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Danodalatias ochevi | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Dracipinna bracheri | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Eodalatias austrinalis | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Eoetmopterus davidi | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Barrie’s lanternshark | Etmopterus brosei | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| West Australian lanternshark | Etmopterus westraliensis | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Fredipristis eximia | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Incognitorapax fernsebneri | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Palaeocentroscymnus bavaricus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Proetmopterus lukasi | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Protocentrophorus steviae | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Protoxynotus mayrmelnhofi | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Plunket's shark | Scymnodon macracanthus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Scymnus crispatus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Scymnus duomaculatus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Scymnus jilongicus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Scymnus paradoxus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squaliodalatias savoiei | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bluntnose spurdog | Squalus acutipinnis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| African longnose spurdog | Squalus bassi | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Malagasy skinny spurdog | Squalus mahia | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Smith's dogfish | Squalus margaretsmithae | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrophorus armatus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrophorus machiquensis | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrophorus squaloideus | Centrophoridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Centrosqualus mustardi | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Etmopterus heterodontus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Li's lanternshark | Etmopterus lii | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Etmopterus maschalis | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Etmopterus parini | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Etmopterus prostigmus | Etmopteridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Isistius marmoratus | Dalatiidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Leiodon viridipunctatus | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Rhinoscymnus clarki | Somniosidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus aquatina | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus ascensionis | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus assierus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus atlanticus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus barbarus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Boretz's dogfish | Squalus boretzi | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus catta | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus ciliaris | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus conductus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus dentoides | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus fullonicus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus gata | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus gunneri | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Indian spurdog | Squalus hima | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus kamul | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus kelbelbahr | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus kelves | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus kumal | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus lassier | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus mafreka | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus massasa | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus nicholsae | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus norvegicus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus otea | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus palasorrah | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Squalus pictus | Squalidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |