Chondrichthyans in the Argentine Sea

Below is a systematic list of chondrichthyes found in the Argentine maritime areas, which is based on Menni and Lucifora (2007). The order and classification follow Nelson (2006). The common names are given for the most well-known species.

Callorhinchidae Family (elephant fish)
·        Callorhinchus callorhynchus (elephant fish)

Chimaeridae Family (chimaeras)
·        Hydrolagus cf. affinis

Odontaspididae Family
  • Carcharias taurus (sand tiger shark, sarda)

Alopiidae Family (thresher sharks)
  • Alopias vulpinus
  • Alopias superciliosus

Cetorhinidae Family
  • Cetorhinus maximus (basking shark)

Lamnidae Family (mako shark)
  • Carcharodon carcharias (great white shark)
  • Isurus oxyrinchus (mako shark)
  • Lamna nasus (mackerel shark)

Scyliorhinidae Family (catsharks)
  • Schroederichthys bivius
  • Scyliorhinus besnardi
  • Scyliorhinus haeckeli

 Triakidae Family (school sharks and smooth hound sharks)
  • Galeorhinus galeus (school shark, tope shark)
  • Mustelus canis (smooth hound shark)
  • Mustelus fasciatus
  • Mustelus schmitii (smooth hound shark)

Carcharhinidae Family
  • Carcharhinus acronotus
  • Carcharhinus brachyurus (copper shark)
  • Carcharhinus brevipinna
  • Carcharhinus falciformis
  • Carcharhinus isodon
  • Carcharhinus leucas (bull shark)
  • Carcharhinus longimanus (oceanic white-tip shark)
  • Carcharhinus obscurus
  • Carcharhinus plumbeus
  • Carcharhinus porosus
  • Carcharhinus signatus
  • Galeocerdo cuvier (tiger shark)
  • Prionace glauca (blue shark)
  • Rhizoprionodon lalandii
  • Rhizoprionodon porosus

Sphyrnidae Family (hammerhead sharks)
  • Sphyrna lewini
  • Sphyrna tudes
  • Sphyrna zygaena

Hexanchidae Family
  • Hexanchus griseus (bluntnose sixgill shark)
  • Heptranchias perlo (sharpnose sevengill shark)
  • Notorynchus cepedianus (broadnose sevengill shark)

Echinorhinidae Family
  • Echinorhinus brucus

 Squalidae Family
  • Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish)
  • Squalus mitsukurii
  • Squalus cubensis

Etmopteridae Family
  • Centroscyllium fabricii
  • Centroscyllium granulatum
  • Etmopterus bigelowi
  • Etmopterus gracilispinis
  • Etmopterus granulosus
  • Etmopterus lucifer
  • Etmopterus pusillus

Somniosidae Family
  • Centroscymnus owstonii
  • Proscymnodon macracanthus
  • Somniosus antarcticus (southern sleeper shark)
  • Zameus squamulosus

Dalatiidae Family
  • Euprotomicroides zantedeschia
  • Squaliolus laticaudus

Squatinidae (Angel fish)
  • Squatina argentina
  • Squatina guggenheim (angular angel shark)
  • Squatina occulta

Torpedinidae Family  (torpedos)
  • Torpedo puelcha

Narcinidae Family (torpedos)
  • Discopyge tschudii
  • Discopyge castelloi
  • Narcine brasiliensis

Pristidae Family (sawfish)
  • Pristis pectinata

Rhinobatidae Family (guitar fish)
  • Rhinobatos horkelli
  • Zapteryx brevirostris

Rajidae Family (rays)
  • Amblyraja doellojuradoi
  • Amblyraja frerichsi
  • Amblyraa georgiana
  • Amblyraja taaf
  • Atlantoraja castelnaui
  • Atlantoraja cyclophora
  • Atlantoraja platana
  • Bathyraja albomaculata
  • Bathyraja brachyurops
  • Bathyraja cousseauae
  • Bathyraja griseocauda
  • Bathyraja macloviana
  • Bathyraja magellanica
  • Bathyraja meridionalis
  • Bathyraja multispinnis
  • Bathyraja papilionifera
  • Bathyraja scaphiops
  • Bathyraja schroederi
  • Dipturus leptocauda
  • Dipturus mennii
  • Dipturus trachyderma
  • Dipturus argentinensis
  • Dipturus chilensis
  • Psammobatis bergi
  • Psammobatis extenta
  • Psammobatis lentiginosa
  • Psammobatis normani
  • Psammobatis rudis
  • Psammobatis rutrum
  • Rioraja agassizi
  • Sympterygia acuta
  • Sympterygia bonapartii

Dasyatidae Family (rays)
  • Dasyatis centroura
  • Dasyatis cf. hipostigma
  • Pteroplatytrygon violacea

Gymnuridae Family (butterfly ray)
  • Gymnura altavela

Myliobatidae (eagle rays, rays)
  • Myliobatis freminvillei
  • Myliobatis goodei
  • Mobula hypostoma
  • Manta birostris
  • Rhinoptera bonasus