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CLASS ELASMOBRANCHII

Order Lamniformes

Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) Basking Shark
Unconfirmed
References: Minchin, 1987a; Rogers, 1991

Order Carcharhiniformes

Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) [Scyllium canicula] Dogfish or Small Spotted Catshark
Western Cliff 1990 : Glannafeen Cliff, Codium Bay W 1993 : Western Cliff, Gatehouse Reef 1993 (BioMar) : Labhra Cliff, Whirlpool Cliff 1994 (BioMar) : Codium Bay W 1997 : Whirlpool Cliff 2000 (Bell & Turner, 2003) : Codium bay W 2005 : Goleen Cliff 2013 : Goleen Cliff 2015 Codium Bay W dive 2015: Western Cliff 2017

Unconfirmed
References: (database) Renouf, 1931d; Kitching et al., 1976; Minchin, 1987a; Rogers, 1991
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Nursehound or Bull Huss
Western Cliff 1993 : Whirlpool Cliff 2000 (Bell & Turner, 2003) : Codium Bay W dive 2015 Labhra Cliff 2015: Barloge Quay 2016 : Western Cliff 2017

References: Minchin, 1987a; Rogers, 1991
Collections: NMI

Order Squatiniformes

Squalidae
Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 Spurdog
Renouf, off Barloge
Collections: NMI

Squatinidae
Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758)Angel Shark
References: Minchin, 1987a; Rogers, 1991

Order Rajiformes

Rajidae
Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758) [Raia batis] Common Skate
References: Renouf, 1931d
Raja clavata (Linnaeus, 1758) Roker or Thornback Ray
North island dive 1990

References: Minchin, 1987a; Rogers, 1991



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