Meanings

Alopias (genus of thresher sharks)

Cephaloscyllium (genus of catshark known as swellsharks)

Mustelus (genus of smooth-hound sharks)

Galeocerdo (genus whose sole member is the tiger shark)

Dascyllus (genus of damselfish)

Nasolamia (genus of requiem sharks whose only member is the whitenose shark)

Scoliodon (genus of requiem sharks whose sole member is the spadenose shark)

Hemigaleus (genus of weasel sharks)

Chrysiptera (genus of damselfish)

Ctenochaetus (genus of bristletooth tangs)

Varanus (genus of carnivorous monitor lizards)

Paracanthurus (genus whose sole member is the palette surgeonfish)

Prionurus (genus of surgeonfish and sawtail tangs)

Isogomphodon (genus of requiem sharks with one extant species known as the daggernose shark)

Negaprion (genus of requiem sharks)

Triaenodon (genus of requiem sharks whose sole member is the whitetip reef shark)

Sphyrna (genus of hammerhead sharks)

Chlamydoselachus (genus of frilled sharks)

Heptranchias (genus of cow shark containing the sharpnose seven-gill shark as its only member)

Naso (genus of tropical marine surgeonfishes)