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Scientific name
FAO English name
FAO French name
FAO Spanish name
Alopias pelagicus
Pelagic thresher
Renard pélagique
Zorro pelágico
Alopias superciliosus
Bigeye thresher
Renard à gros yeux
Zorro ojón
Alopias vulpinus
Thresher
Renard
Zorro
Brachaelurus waddi
Blind shark
Requin aveugle des roches
Tiburón ciego de roca
Carcharhinus falciformis
Silky shark
Requin soyeux
Tiburón jaquetón
Carcharhinus obscurus
Dusky shark
Requin de sable
Tiburón arenero
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Sandbar shark
Requin gris
Tiburón trozo
Carcharhinus signatus
Night shark
Requin de nuit
Tiburón de noche
Carcharias taurus
Sand tiger shark
Requin taureau
Toro bacota
Carcharodon carcharias
Great white shark
Grand requin blanc
Jaquetón blanco
Centrophorus acus
Needle dogfish
Squale-chagrin aiguille
Quelvacho agujon
Centrophorus granulosus
Gulper shark
Squale-chagrin commun
Quelvacho
Centrophorus harrissoni
Dumb gulper shark
Squale-chagrin bilimélé
Quelvacho galludo
Centrophorus lusitanicus
Lowfin gulper shark
Squale-chagrin longue dorsale
Quelvacho lusitánico
Centrophorus moluccensis
Smallfin gulper shark
Squale-chagrin cagaou
Quelvacho de aleta corta
Centrophorus niaukang
Taiwan gulper shark
Squale-chagrin quelvacho
Quelvacho chino
Centrophorus squamosus
Leafscale gulper shark
Squale-chagrin de l'Atlantique
Quelvacho negro
Centrophorus tessellatus
Mosaic gulper shark
Squale-chagrin mosaïque
Quelvacho mosaico
Cetorhinus maximus
Basking shark
Pèlerin
Peregrino
Chiloscyllium arabicum
Arabian carpetshark
Requin-chabot camot
Bamboa arábiga
Chiloscyllium griseum
Grey bambooshark
Requin-chabot gris
Bamboa gris
Chiloscyllium indicum
Slender bambooshark
Requin-chabot élégant
Bamboa elegante
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Whitespotted bambooshark
Requin-chabot taches blanches
Bamboa punteada
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Brownbanded bambooshark
Requin-chabot bambou
Bamboa estriada
Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Frilled shark
Requin lézard
Tiburón anguila
Cirrhigaleus barbifer
Mandarin dogfish
Squale moustache
Tollo mandarín
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
Barbelthroat carpetshark
Requin carpette à moustache
Alfombrera barbuda
Cirrhoscyllium formosanum
Taiwan saddled carpetshark
Requin carpette chin
Alfombrera de Taiwan
Cirrhoscyllium japonicum
Saddle carpetshark
Requin carpette chat
Alfombrera japonesa
Deania calcea
Birdbeak dogfish
Squale savate
Tollo pajarito
Deania hystricosa
Rough longnose dogfish
Squale-savate rude
Tollo raspa
Deania profundorum
Arrowhead dogfish
Squale-savate lutin
Tollo flecha
Deania quadrispinosa
Longsnout dogfish
Echinorhinus brucus
Bramble shark
Squale bouclé
Tiburón de clavos
Echinorhinus cookei
Prickly shark
Squale bouclé du Pacifique
Tiburón negro espinoso
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
Tasselled wobbegong
Requin-tapis barbu
Tapicero barbudo
Furgaleus macki
Whiskery shark
Émissole moustachue
Cazón bigotudo
Galeorhinus galeus
Tope shark
Requin-hâ
Cazón
Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum
Short-tail nurse shark
Requin nourrice à queue courte
Gata nodriza rabicorta
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Nurse shark
Requin-nourrice
Gata nodriza
Hemiscyllium freycineti
Indonesia speckled carpetshark
Requin-chabot grivelé
Bamboa jaspeada
Hemiscyllium hallstromi
Papuan epaulette shark
Requin-chabot épaulette
Bamboa hombrera
Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Epaulette shark
Requin-chabot ocellé
Bamboa ocellada
Hemiscyllium strahani
Hooded carpetshark
Requin-chabot moine
Bamboa capuchona
Hemiscyllium trispeculare
Speckled carpetshark
Requin-chabot marquéterie
Bamboa moteada
Heptranchias perlo
Sharpnose sevengill shark
Requin perlon
Cañabota bocadulce
Heterodontus francisci
Horn shark
Requin dormeur cornu
Dormilón cornudo
Heterodontus galeatus
Crested bullhead shark
Requin dormeur à crête
Dormilón carenado
Heterodontus japonicus
Japanese bullhead shark
Requin dormeur nekozame
Dormilón japonés
Heterodontus mexicanus
Mexican hornshark
Requin dormeur buffle
Dormilón búfalo
Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Port Jackson shark
Requin dormeur taureau
Dormilón toro
Heterodontus quoyi
Galapagos bullhead shark
Requin dormeur bouledogue
Dormilón de Galápagos
Heterodontus ramalheira
Whitespotted bullhead shark
Requin dormeur chabot
Dormilón boquigrande
Heterodontus zebra
Zebra bullhead shark
Requin dormeur zébré
Dormilón acebrado
Heteroscyllium colcloughi
Bluegray carpetshark
Requin aveugle gris-bleu
Tiburón ciego gris
Hexanchus griseus
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Requin griset
Cañabota gris
Isurus oxyrinchus
Shortfin mako
Taupe bleue
Marrajo dientuso
Isurus paucus
Longfin mako
Petite taupe
Marrajo carite
Lamna ditropis
Salmon shark
Requin-taupe saumon
Marrajo salmón
Lamna nasus
Porbeagle
Requin-taupe commun
Marrajo sardinero
Megachasma pelagios
Megamouth shark
Requin grande guele
Tiburón bocudo
Mitsukurina owstoni
Goblin shark
Requin lutin
Tiburón duende
Mustelus schmitti
Narrownose smooth-hound
Émissole gatuso
Gatuso
Nebrius ferrugineus
Tawny nurse shark
Requin nourrice fauve
Gata nodriza atezada
Notorynchus cepedianus
Broadnose sevengill shark
Platnez
Cañabota gata
Odontaspis ferox
Smalltooth sand tiger
Requin féroce
Solrayo
Odontaspis noronhai
Bigeye sand tiger shark
Requin noronhai
Solrayo ojigrande
Orectolobus japonicus
Japanese wobbegong
Requin-tapis moustache
Tapicero japonés
Orectolobus maculatus
Spotted wobbegong
Requin-tapis tacheté
Tapicero manchado
Orectolobus ornatus
Ornate wobbegong
Requin-tapis paste
Tapicero ornamentado
Orectolobus wardi
Northern wobbegong
Requin-tapis savetier
Tapicero zapatilla
Oxynotus bruniensis
Prickly dogfish
Centrine aiguille
Cerdo marino agujeta
Oxynotus caribbaeus
Caribbean roughshark
Centrine antillaise
Tiburón ojinoto
Oxynotus centrina
Angular roughshark
Centrine commune
Cerdo marino
Oxynotus paradoxus
Sailfin roughshark
Humantin
Cerdo marino velero
Parascyllium collare
Collared carpetshark
Requin carpette à collarette
Alfombrera collareja
Parascyllium ferrugineum
Rusty carpetshark
Requin carpette roux
Alfombrera mohosa
Parascyllium variolatum
Necklace carpetshark
Requin carpette à collier
Alfombrera colarina
Pliotrema warreni
Sixgill sawshark
Requin scie flutien
Tiburón sierra del Cabo
Prionace glauca
Blue shark
Peau bleue
Tiburón azul
Pristiophorus cirratus
Longnose sawshark
Requin scie à long nez
Tiburón sierra trompudo
Pristiophorus japonicus
Japanese sawshark
Requin scie moustache
Tiburón sierra japonés
Pristiophorus nudipinnis
Shortnose sawshark
Requin scie à nez court
Tiburón sierra ñato
Pristiophorus schroederi
Bahamas sawshark
Requin scie d'Amérique
Tiburón sierra americano
Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Crocodile shark
Requin crocodile
Tiburón cocodrilo
Rhincodon typus
Whale shark
Requin baleine
Tiburón ballena
Somniosus microcephalus
Greenland shark
Laimargue du Groenland
Tollo de Groenlandia
Sphyrna lewini
Scalloped hammerhead
Requin-marteau halicorne
Cornuda común
Squalus acanthias
Picked dogfish
Aiguillat commun
Mielga
Squalus blainville
Longnose spurdog
Aiguillat coq
Galludo
Squalus cubensis
Cuban dogfish
Aiguillat cubain
Galludo cubano
Squalus megalops
Shortnose spurdog
Aiguillat nez court
Galludo ñato
Squalus melanurus
Blacktailed spurdog
Aiguillat à queue noire
Galludo cola negra
Squalus mitsukurii
Shortspine spurdog
Aiguillat épinette
Galludo espinilla
Squalus rancureli
Cyrano spurdog
Aiguillat cyrano
Galludo cirano
Squatina aculeata
Sawback angelshark
Ange de mer épineux
Angelote espinudo
Squatina africana
African angelshark
Ange de mer africain
Angelote africano
Squatina argentina
Argentine angelshark
Ange de mer argentin
Angelote argentino
Squatina australis
Australian angelshark
Ange de mer australien
Angelote australiano
Squatina californica
Pacific angelshark
Ange de mer du Pacifique
Pez ángel del Pacífico
Squatina dumeril
Sand devil
Ange de mer de sable
Tiburón ángel
Squatina formosa
Taiwan angleshark
Ange de mer moinillon
Angelote de Taiwan
Squatina japonica
Japanese angelshark
Ange de mer Kasuzame
Angelote japonés
Squatina nebulosa
Clouded angelshark
Ange de mer nébuleux
Angelote nebuloso
Squatina oculata
Smoothback angelshark
Ange de mer ocellé
Pez ángel
Squatina squatina
Angelshark
Ange de mer commun
Angelote
Squatina tergocellata
Ornate angelshark
Ange de mer bourgeois
Angelote ornamentado
Squatina tergocellatoides
Ocellated angelshark
Ange de mer dandy
Angelote ocelado
Stegostoma fasciatum
Zebra shark
Requin zèbre
Tiburón acebrado
Sutorectus tentaculatus
Cobbler wobbegong
Requin-tapis cordonnier
Tapicero zapatudo
Triakis semifasciata
Leopard shark
Virli léopard
Tollo leopardo