Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)

Brachaeluridae - blind sharks

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Brachaeluridae Genus:  Brachaelurus Species:  waddi Common Name:  Blind shark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Brachaeluridae Genus:  Heteroscyllium Species:  colcloughi Common Name:  Bluegray carpetshark

Ginglymostomatidae- Nurse sharks

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Ginglymostomatidae Genus:  Pseudoginglymostoma Species:  brevicaudatum Common Name:  Shorttail nurse shark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Ginglymostomatidae Genus:  Ginglymostoma Species:  cirratum Common Name:  Nurse shark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Ginglymostomatidae Genus:  Nebrius Species:  ferrugineus Common Name:  Tawny nurse or giant sleepy shark

Hemiscylliidae - Longtailed carpetsharks

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Chiloscyllium Species:  arabicum Common Name:  Arabian carpetshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Chiloscyllium Species:  burmensis Common Name:  Burmese bambooshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Chiloscyllium Species:  griseum Common Name:  Gray bambooshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Chiloscyllium Species:  hasselti Common Name: Indonesian bambooshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Chiloscyllium Species:  indicum Common Name:  Slender bambooshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Chiloscyllium Species:  plagiosum Common Name:  Whitespotted bambooshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Chiloscyllium Species:  punctatum Common Name:  Brownbanded bambooshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Hemiscyllium Species:  freycineti Common Name:  Indonesian speckled carpetshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Hemiscyllium Species:  hallstromi Common Name:  Papuan epaulette shark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Hemiscyllium Species:  ocellatum Common Name:  Epaulette shark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Hemiscyllium Species:  strahani Common Name:  Hooded carpetshark

Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Chondrichthyes Order:  Orectolobiformes Family:  Hemiscylliidae Genus:  Hemiscyllium Species:  trispeculare Common Name:  Speckled carpetshark

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