Short-tail nurse shark  (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum)

Taxonomy of Fishes

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

  • Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays->

    • Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks->
    • Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks->
    • Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays->
    • Torpediniformes - Electric rays->
    • Rajiformes - Skates and rays->
    • Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark->

      • Rhincodontidae - Whale sharks->
      • Ginglymostomatidae - Nurse sharks->

        • Ginglymostoma - Ginglymostoma->
        • Nebrius - Nebrius->
        • Pseudoginglymostoma - Pseudoginglymostoma->

          • Short-tail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum)
      • Orectolobidae - Wobbegongs->
      • Stegostomatidae - Zebra sharks->
      • Brachaeluridae - Brachaeluridae->
      • Hemiscylliidae - Bamboo sharks->
      • Parascylliidae - Collared carpet sharks->
    • 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->