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7AMarine species declared to be animals

CNIDARIA

The following table is small in size and has 3 columns grouped under the heading CNIDARIA.
Anthozoa (corals and sea anemones)—
	Black corals—
		all species in the order Antipatharia
	Gorgonian corals—
		all species in the order Gorgonacea
	Stony corals—
		all species in the order Scleractinia
Hydrozoa (hydra-like animals)—
	Hydrocorals—
		all species in the family Stylasteridae

CHORDATA

The following table is small in size and has 3 columns grouped under the heading CHORDATA.
Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)—
	Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)—
		Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
	Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)—
		Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
		Deepwater nurse shark (Odontaspis ferox)
		White pointer shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
	Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)—
		Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
	Rajiformes (skates and rays)—
		Manta ray (Manta birostris)
		Spinetail devil ray (spinetail mobula) (Mobula japanica)
Osteichthyes (bony fishes)—
	Perciformes (perch-like fishes)—
		Giant grouper (Queensland grouper) (Epinephelus lanceolatus)
		Spotted black grouper (Epinephelus daemelii)

Notes

Schedule 7A: amended, on 3 January 2013, by clause 3 of the Wildlife (Oceanic Whitetip Shark) Order 2012 (SR 2012/356).
Schedule 7A: amended, on 16 December 2010, by clause 3 of the Wildlife (Basking Shark) Order 2010 (SR 2010/411).