Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Superclass Pisces Linnaeus, 1758 - fishes
       Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes
         Family Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 - requiem sharks
           1 Genus Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816
           2 Genus Galeocerdo Müller & Henle, 1837
           3 Genus Negaprion Whitley, 1940
           4 Genus Triaenodon Müller & Henle, 1837