Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Chondrichthyes Huxley, 1880 - cartilaginous fishes Order Carcharhiniformes Compagno, 1973 - ground sharks Family Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 - requiem sharks Genus Carcharhinus Blainville, 1816 Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) - shark