(1) Family Pentanchidae
deepsea catshark

Apristurus macrorhynchus (Tanaka, 1909): male, 67 cm TL, Tokyo Bay. Naga-herazame, Flathead catshark

Galeus eastmani (Jordan & Snyder, 1904): male, 45 cm TL, Tokyo Bay. Yamorizame, Gecko catshark

Galeus nipponensis Nakaya, 1975: female, 57 cm TL, Tokyo Bay. Nihon-yamorizame, Broadfin sawtail catshark

Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810: Blackmouth catshark

(2) Family Scyliorhinidae Gill, 1862
catsharks

Atelomycterus marmoratus (Bennett, 1830): Sango-torazame, Coral catshark

Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Chan, 1966: Reticulated swellshark

Cephaloscyllium laticeps (Dumeril, 1853): Australian swellshark

Cephaloscyllium umbratile Jordan & Fowler, 1903: female, 88 cm TL, Shima-Peninsula. Nanukazame, Japanese swellshark

C. umbratile: female, 48 cm TL, Kumanonada

C. umbratile: male, 49.5 cm TL, Tokyo Bay

Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758): Hanakake-torazame, Smallspotted catshark

Scyliorhinus torazame (Tanaka, 1908): male, 40 cm TL, Tokyo Bay. Torazame, Cloudy catshark

(3) Family Proscyllidae Hilgendorf, 1904
finback catsharks

Proscyllium habereri Hilgendorf, 1904: female, 59 cm TL, Minamisatsuma. Taiwanzame, Graceful catshark

(4) Family Pseudotriakidae Gill, 1868
False catshark

Pseudotriakis microdon Capello, 1868: ca. 250 cm TL, Suruga Bay. False cat shark

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