A list of 185 threatened elasmobranchs generated from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 19/11/03

NE = Not evaluated, DD = Data deficient, LC = Least concern, NT = Near threatened, VU = Vulnerable, EN = Endangered, CR = Critically endangered, EW = Extinct in the wild, EX = Extinct.  

A full description of designations is given below the table.

 Current population trends (where = improving, = deteriorating, = stable and = uncertain or don't know, while a blank indicates that this has not been looked at yet). Note that there are no species showing improvement.

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[Scientific Name]

Common Name(s)

Red List designation

Trend

1

Aetobatus narinari

SPOTTED EAGLE RAY (E)

DD

2

Aetomylaeus nichofii

BANDED EAGLE RAY (E)

VU A2d+3d+4d   

3

Alopias vulpinus

THRESHER SHARK (E)

DD   

4

Anoxypristis cuspidata

KNIFETOOTH SAWFISH (E)

EN A1acde+2cde   

5

Apristurus albisoma

WHITISH CATSHARK (E)

NT   

6

Apristurus sp. nov. A

FRECKLED CATSHARK (E)

DD   

7

Apristurus sp. nov. B

BIGFIN CATSHARK (E)

DD   

8

Apristurus sp. nov. C

FLESHYNOSE CATSHARK (E)

DD   

9

Apristurus sp. nov. D

ROUGHSKIN CATSHARK (E)

DD   

10

Apristurus sp. nov. E

BULLDOG CATSHARK (E)

DD  

11

Apristurus sp. nov. F

BIGHEAD CATSHARK (E)

DD   

12

Apristurus sp. nov. G

PINOCCHIO CATSHARK (E)

DD   

13

Asymbolus analis

AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED CATSHARK (E)
GREY SPOTTED CATSHARK (E)
SPOTTED DOGFISH (E)

DD   

14

Asymbolus funebris

BLOTCHED CATSHARK (E)

DD   

15

Atelomycterus marmoratus

CORAL CATSHARK (E)
CHIEN CORAIL (F)
PINTARROJIA (S)

NT   

16

Aulohalaelurus kanakorum

NEW CALEDONIA CATSHARK (E)

VU B1ab(iii)   

17

Bathyraja abyssicola

DEEPSEA SKATE (E)

DD   

18

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides

GRACEFUL SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

19

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

GRAY REEF SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

20

Carcharhinus amboinensis

JAVA SHARK (E)
PIGEYE SHARK (E)

DD   

21

Carcharhinus borneensis

BORNEO SHARK (E)

EN C2b   

22

Carcharhinus brachyurus

BRONZE WHALER (E)
COCKTAIL SHARK (E)
COPPER SHARK (E)
NARROWTOOTH SHARK (E)
NEW ZEALAND WHALER (E)
REQUIN CUIVRE (F)
BACOTA (S)
JAQUETON DEL ESTRECHO (S)
TIBURÓN COBRIZO (S)

NT   

23

Carcharhinus brevipinna

SPINNER SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

24

Carcharhinus cautus

NERVOUS SHARK (E)

DD   

25

Carcharhinus dussumieri

WHITECHEEK SHARK (E)
WIDEMOUTH BLACKSPOT SHARK (E)

NT   

26

Carcharhinus galapagensis

GALAPAGOS SHARK (E)

NT   

27

Carcharhinus hemiodon

PONDICHERRY SHARK (E)

CR A2acd; C2a(i)   

28

Carcharhinus leiodon

SMOOTHTOOTH BLACKTIP (E)

VU B1+2c, C2b   

29

Carcharhinus leucas

BULL SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

30

Carcharhinus limbatus

BLACKTIP SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

31

Carcharhinus longimanus

OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

32

Carcharhinus macloti

HARDNOSE SHARK (E)

NT   

33

Carcharhinus melanopterus

BLACKTIP REEF SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

34

Carcharhinus obscurus

DUSKY SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

35

Carcharhinus plumbeus

SANDBAR SHARK (E)

LR/nt   

36

Carcharhinus sealei

BLACKSPOT SHARK (E)
REQUIN À TACHE NOIR (F)
TIBURÓN ALINEGRO (S)

NT   

37

Carcharias taurus

GREY NURSE SHARK (E)
SAND TIGER SHARK (E)
REQUIN TAUREAU (F)
TORO BACOTA (S)

VU A1ab+2d   

38

Carcharodon carcharias

GREAT WHITE SHARK (E)

VU A1cd+2cd   

39

Centrophorus granulosus

GULPER SHARK (E)

VU A1abd+2d   

40

Centrophorus harrissoni

DUMB GULPER SHARK (E)
DUMB SHARK (E)
HARRISON ’S DEEPSEA DOGFISH (E)
HARRISON ’S DOGFISH (E)

CR A2bd+3d+4bd   

41

Centrophorus moluccensis

ENDEAVOUR DOGFISH (E)
SMALLFIN GULPER SHARK (E)

DD   

42

Centrophorus niaukang

QUELVACHO CHINO (E)
TAIWAN GULPER SHARK (E)
SQUALE-CHAGRIN GUELVACHO (F)

NT   

43

Centrophorus squamosus

DEEPWATER SPINY DOGFISH (E)
LEAFSCALE GULPER SHARK (E)
NILSON’S DEEPSEA DOGFISH (E)
SQUALE-CHAGRIN DE L’ATLANTIQUE (F)
QUELVACHO NEGRO (S)

VU A2bd+3bd+4bd

44

Centrophorus uyato

LITTLE GULPER SHARK (E)
SOUTHERN DOGFISH (E)

DD   

45

Centroscyllium kamoharai

BARESKIN DOGFISH (E)
JELLY SHARK (E)
AIGUILLAT LISSE (F)
TOLLO NEGRO LISO (S)

DD   

46

Centroscymnus coelolepis

PORTUGUESE DOGFISH (E)

NT   

47

Centroscymnus plunketi

PLUNKET’S DOGFISH (E)
PLUNKET’S SHARK (E)
WAITE’S DOGFISH (E)

NT   

48

Cephaloscyllium fasciatum

RETICULATE SWELL SHARK (E)
RETICULATED SWELLSHARK (E)
HOLBICHE BOUFFIE (F)
PEJEGATO MALLERO (S)

DD   

49

Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. A

DRAUGHTBOARD SHARK (E)
SWELL SHARK (E)
WHITEFIN SWELL SHARK (E)

NT   

50

Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. B

SADDLED SWELL SHARK (E)

DD   

51

Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. C

NORTHERN DRAUGHTBOARD SHARK (E)

NT   

52

Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. D

NARROWBAR SWELL SHARK (E)

DD   

53

Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. E

SPECKLED SWELL SHARK (E)

DD   

54

Cetorhinus maximus

BASKING SHARK (E)
PELERIN (F)
PEREGRINO (S)

VU A1ad+2d   

55

Chiloscyllium griseum

GREY BAMBOO SHARK (E)
REQUIN-CHABOT GRIS (F)
BAMBOA GRIS (S)

NT   

56

Chiloscyllium indicum

CATSHARK (E)
FROG SHARK (E)
NURSE SHARK (E)
RIDGE BACK SHARK (E)
RIDGEBACK CATSHARK (E)
RIDGEBACKED BAMBOO SHARK (E)
SLENDER BAMBOO SHARK (E)
STONE SHARK (E)
TIME TELLER SHARK (E)
REQUIN-CHABOT ÉLÉGANT (F)
BAMBOA ELEGANTE (S)

NT   

57

Chiloscyllium punctatum

BROWN-SPOTTED CATSHARK (E)
BROWNBANDED BAMBOO SHARK (E)
GREY CARPET SHARK (E)
SPOTTED CATSHARK (E)

NT   

58

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

FRILLED SHARK (E)
LIZARD SHARK (E)
SCAFFOLD SHARK (E)

NT   

59

Cirrhihaleus barbifer

MANDARIN SHARK (E)
SQUALE MOUSTACHE (F)
TOLLO MANDARIN (S)

NT   

60

Dalatias licha

KITEFIN SHARK (E)

DD   

61

Dasyatis fluviorum

BROWN STINGRAY (E)
ESTUARY STINGAREE (E)
ESTUARY STINGRAY (E)

VU A2bcd+3cd+4bcd   

62

Dasyatis garouaensis

NIGER STINGRAY (E)
SMOOTH FRESHWATER STINGRAY (E)

VU B1+2cde, C2b   

63

Dasyatis laosensis

MEKONG FRESHWATER STINGRAY (E)

EN A1cde+2cde, B1+2ce   

64

Dipturus batis

COMMON SKATE (E)

EN A1abcd+2bcd   

65

Dipturus binoculata