Cartilaginous fishes

This category contains articles about taxa at and above the order level in the Class Chondrichthyes - the cartilaginous fishes. More specific articles should be placed in subcategories.

The higher level taxonomy of the cartilaginous fishes is as follows:

• Subclass Elasmobranchii, containing
  • Superorder Batoidea the rays and skates
  • Superorder Selachimorpha the sharks

• Subclass Holocephali, containing
  • Order Chimaeriformes the Chimaeras